LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old 11-17-2008, 07:16 PM
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who makes them if any? if nobody, how do you fabricate corvette ones to fit?
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The original LT1 Corvette ones will work with some modification. Check out the sponsor Afterthoughts Auto, I know they used to sale the fuel rail covers already modded to fit. Plus they could fill in the "Corvette" lettering and make it say what you wanted plus paint them as desired.
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Wouldn't it be easy to make your own. Get some 3/8" or 1/4" Aluminum or maybe 1/8" steel... cut, bend, and drill the holes where needed. Either polish and clearcoat or get it powder coated....
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ive benn kinda interested in finding some fuel rail covers too... i need to hide all that nasty looking wire lol
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yeah i hear you about the wires, and no it would not be easier. i'm not a machinist. afterthoughtsauto used to have them. i just saw they took them off.
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Someone was doing them for Lt1s a while back, I think I saw him on the Firehawk board.
PontiacFan was the username, I think.
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Use the corvette ones and you can find custom plates on ebay and the likes to mount to them. You will have to do some trimming to clear the, brake booster line and the alt bracket. Check out how they mount up on mine:

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freakin Dave00 I freakin love your car! hardtop TA, slammed. looks great. clean engine bay as well. WHERE did you get those FRCs?

I've been looking for some as well. My buddy has a set of stock Corvette letter ones but I'd love to get a set that have the letters smoothed out or what not...
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Dave00, those rails are exactly what im looking for where did you get them at?
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The covers are the stock corvette plastic ones trimmed to fit, however to cover up the Corvette logo we put Trans Am cover plates. Honestly, I can't remember where we got these as we installed them over 9 years ago when we built the 383. Search ebay and other sources and you might be able to find some. I did find a pretty cool set of aluminum covers on hawksthirdgen here is the link:

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fuelrailcovers_1.aspx

PS: Thanks for the compliments
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Thanks for the link, they're a little expensive but I'll prbly pick them up when I have a little extra cash on hand... I keep putting all my $$ into performance stuff lol and conat stop
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yeah same here, theyr'e expensive. The FRC's on ebay are around 80 shipped. But then you have to modify them




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