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Old Dec 9, 2016 | 10:12 AM
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Some works of art posted in this thread.
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Originally Posted by Mardis Gras
I have got to ask, where did you get that solid one piece polished plenum cover?!? I have been looking everywhere for one like that!!!
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Originally Posted by FYREANT
I have got to ask, where did you get that solid one piece polished plenum cover?!? I have been looking everywhere for one like that!!!
Creative Engine Covers.....
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Old Dec 12, 2016 | 06:50 PM
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Kept it simple.
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Originally Posted by Mardis Gras
Creative Engine Covers.....
Thanks! Did you paint the airbox or is that a polished cover of some kind?
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Just gonna drop this off here


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Thanks for sharing these pictures with me!!!!
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Originally Posted by FYREANT
Thanks! Did you paint the airbox or is that a polished cover of some kind?
Chrome painted by local vendor.
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Old Dec 14, 2016 | 10:12 PM
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still working on a few more items, but this is as of today
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Old Dec 14, 2016 | 10:35 PM
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I kept it very simple. The only change I made under the hood was adding a dash of yellow to the engine cover.


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You all have some very beautiful engine bays. I'm impressed.
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Originally Posted by fumbling
Any pics of the engine without the plastic covers?


Would like to see what people have done after removing GM's goofy tupperware lids... esp since the design of the lids have absolutely no relation to the actual hardware underneath. (example: the fake 'runners' on the plenum cover look nothing like the real manifold underneath... just some 'falsies'... LOL)
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Agree! This thread definitely has some amazing art!
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I posted to this thread back in 2016, at which time I did not own a C7. Since I have one now, I thought I would post some pics of my engine bay.





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