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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Im on a mission to clean up the engine bay. I gave the engine a quick wash. Its the first time ive ever washed it. Im gonna get down and dirty and detail it eventually. Then I put on a ported and polished TB, removed ac, ASP UD pulley, and put on some FRC's. The frc's are just test fit in the picture. Got a little more trimming to do to make em fit right. Now to just get rid of that damn ac evaporator!

On the outside I put on brand new turn signal housings, sockets, and silverstar bulbs. A buddy is bringing his buffer over this weekend and Im gonna touch up all the rock chips and buff the car.

So what next? I was thinkin black calipers with silver transam on em. Maybe nightshade the sidemarkers. New fog lights? Id like a hood when I can find a used one painted black already.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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I had been wondering what FRCs would look like with a FAST intake. Did you have to trim them to fit it or just do the standard trimming?
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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I got them on without trimming, but the shape of the fast manifold doesnt let me clip it down on the fuel rails. so I just need to shave the edges a bit. And I have to make a better notch for the throttle cable/cruise cable. They will sit flatter when its all said and done. They are about an inch high right now.

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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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Looks good.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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How did you get those turn signals lens out? and where did you get the new ones?
Car looks extremely clean
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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I got em on ebay. They are sold in right and left hand side. The crappy cell phone camera pictures dont do them justice. They look really good in person. Especially with the blue silverstar bulbs making them twinkle.

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To get them out I put the headlights up, then turned the lights out. I took the bezels off the headlights. Then you can stick one hand down the headlights and one hand up the hole below the turn signals. There are 2 bolts behind the housing. I believe they are 10mm bolts. Unplug the socket/bulb and then they are out. Fairly easy to get out. Splicing in new sockets in this fashion was a different story.
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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looks good under the hood. clean car
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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Next step is the WS6 hood

(or something other then stock...)
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I think you should repaint the FRCs, the blue doesn't really go with the theme you have. Well, I don't know if you have a certain theme going at this time, but there is no blue anywhere else under the hood or on the car at all. Maybe make the flame silver?
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