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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Well here it is, I know its nothing too special but as everyone elses , its a work in progress.

I got it cleaned up ,put the turkey on the lid, removed the padding thing on the hood that was pretty scummy looking, and removed the accessory belt routing sticker. I think its lookin pretty good.

On my list of things to do is:
-!wire mod
-port and polish throttle body
-polish MAF housing ends
-polish A/C Condensor
-install line lock
-probably a breather or polished catch can
-eventually a LS6 intake which will be painted glossy red

What else should I do ??


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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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Nice, its a start!
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 01:15 AM
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looks good.
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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oo you should get one of those head plates too
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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Not a bad start, looks good.
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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Re-paint the red air lid base black.
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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Good start..
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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I would re-paint the air box assebmly black & get a battery cover & fuse box covers
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Not bad looking good, sure like that clear airlid
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that's pretty neat lookin, definetly something new to look at compared to the usual black airboxes/lids I think.
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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Nice. Where did you get the clear lid?
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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nice but paint the red black
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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you should have bought a red car, there's some obvious love there
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paint the base back black.
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TS99V6
Re-paint the red air lid base black.

Ditto
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Luna
Well here it is, I know its nothing too special but as everyone elses , its a work in progress.

I got it cleaned up ,put the turkey on the lid, removed the padding thing on the hood that was pretty scummy looking, and removed the accessory belt routing sticker. I think its lookin pretty good.

On my list of things to do is:
-!wire mod
-port and polish throttle body
-polish MAF housing ends
-polish A/C Condensor
-install line lock
-probably a breather or polished catch can
-eventually a LS6 intake which will be painted glossy red
What else should I do ??
It seems that he wants a black and red theme. the red LS6 intake would look pretty crazy, i can't say that i have seen one though. i think the final outcome would be pretty neat. Red is no very hard to pull off. Good luck
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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I am going for a black and red theme, but I think I am going to repaint the lower air box piece to make it a much glossier red.
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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I understand you are going for a black and red theme, but I'd ditch the red lower airbox assembly. It's too flashy, you want the engine bay to kinda flow real smooth and be clean, not be real flashy like red tends to be. Remember, less is more.

Cleaning it up a little more would make it look much better. Try some armor all cleaning wipes on the places that don't come clean with just a normal spray down (like under the cowl and the core support at the front of the car, etc). Some of the wires could use to be rerouted as well. Just get creative without going overboard.
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