Question About The Fuel Rail Covers
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Question About The Fuel Rail Covers I bought the stock Vette fuel rail covers. I know that I have to cut them to fit on my 2000 SS. Does anyone know the steps on getting these to fit? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ok when i got mine I just put them on looked at what I needed to cut and started cutting a little at a time till I got it.
Also you could always talk to parbreak and get a set already cut and then just do the smoothing and painting yourself
Also you could always talk to parbreak and get a set already cut and then just do the smoothing and painting yourself
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I spent about $20 each or so on them.
Originally Posted by ncSSu
You could look at the pics on afterthoughts auto and try to get the general outline of the cuts, by the way, how much were the plain Corvette FRC's?
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
Ok when i got mine I just put them on looked at what I needed to cut and started cutting a little at a time till I got it.
Also you could always talk to parbreak and get a set already cut and then just do the smoothing and painting yourself
Also you could always talk to parbreak and get a set already cut and then just do the smoothing and painting yourself
That's probably what I'm gonna have to do.
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Originally Posted by BitViper
Ive said it more than once.....someone could mak a BUTTLOAD of money just selling a template of their well done FRC....
IS ANYONE LISTENING!
IS ANYONE LISTENING!
Yes, but what you don't understand is some people make money on selling the covers that they cut. So if they 'sell' the templates, they won't make near as much money any more, ...
Yes, it's a hobby time project, but it is still a very small profit. Why would anyone want to give that away to someone else & lose their hobby/business dollars?
By the way, I really doubt it would be a 'Buttload', ..., easy money maybe, tho, ...
Hmm, ...
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
Ok when i got mine I just put them on looked at what I needed to cut and started cutting a little at a time till I got it.
Also you could always talk to parbreak and get a set already cut and then just do the smoothing and painting yourself
Also you could always talk to parbreak and get a set already cut and then just do the smoothing and painting yourself
I've had SO many people copy my cuts it's unbelievable. It shouldn't be that hard to find. Just look at some pics and freehand with a felt marker on the covers where the cuts should be. I do use a template that I made years ago so that all the cuts are consistent. I have no intentions however of selling those templates as I put a lot of hours into fine tuning them.
Bryan
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Bryan
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Originally Posted by travisnd
i used a jigsaw and dremel
Like Bryan said, there's too much invested to just give out the templates.
Good Luck to anyone who chooses to go the 'do-it-myself' route! It's not that tough though, ...
The hardest part of the work is the sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, paint, primer, sand, primer, sand, paint, wetsand, paint, etc., etc., ..., it seems to go on forever!
Shet, I give up, ...
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Originally Posted by PontiacFan
Damn, there goes the secret to success right there! Damn-it!
Like Bryan said, there's too much invested to just give out the templates.
Good Luck to anyone who chooses to go the 'do-it-myself' route! It's not that tough though, ...
The hardest part of the work is the sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, paint, primer, sand, primer, sand, paint, wetsand, paint, etc., etc., ..., it seems to go on forever!
Shet, I give up, ...
Like Bryan said, there's too much invested to just give out the templates.
Good Luck to anyone who chooses to go the 'do-it-myself' route! It's not that tough though, ...
The hardest part of the work is the sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, paint, primer, sand, primer, sand, paint, wetsand, paint, etc., etc., ..., it seems to go on forever!
Shet, I give up, ...
I guess we'll have to see how it goes in a couple months. My car has been in storage since October and I won't get it out till April. Yeah, I don't mind telling what tools I use to do them. I use a dremel with a high quality cutting wheel that 's like $14.99 at Home Depot, not the cheapo cut wheels. Then use a drum wheel sander to smooth the cuts then sand them by hand with 400 grit to really smooth then down. Lots and lots of work. The people who complain about how much Afterthoughts or others charge are the same people who have never done them.
Bryan
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Originally Posted by parbreak
Yeah, I don't mind telling what tools I use to do them. I use a dremel with a high quality cutting wheel that 's like $14.99 at Home Depot, not the cheapo cut wheels. Then use a drum wheel sander to smooth the cuts then sand them by hand with 400 grit to really smooth then down. Lots and lots of work. The people who complain about how much Afterthoughts or others charge are the same people who have never done them.
Bryan
parbreak
Bryan
parbreak
Originally Posted by parbreak
Yeah, I don't mind telling what tools I use to do them. I use a dremel with a high quality cutting wheel that 's like $14.99 at Home Depot, not the cheapo cut wheels. Then use a drum wheel sander to smooth the cuts then sand them by hand with 400 grit to really smooth then down. Lots and lots of work. The people who complain about how much Afterthoughts or others charge are the same people who have never done them.
Bryan
parbreak
Bryan
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