Smoothed Truck Intakes
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I am using a truck intake on my swap. I have an extra I was thinking about smoothing out. I used the search but only found pics of one. If anyone has done this I would appreciate some pics.
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I need to get some pictures of mine online, hopefully in the next week or two, but it turned out really well I think. I basically ground EVERYTHING off the top, and then layed a couple of layers of fiberglass on top to cover up all the holes. Each of those protrusions on the older truck intake will be a 1" x 1.5" oval hole if you grind them out smooth. Probably 5 hours total of work, not counting all the curing time for the fiberglass and paint, but worth every minute for how much better it looks.
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Like this...
![](https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w114/carfreak07/Monte%20Carlo%20Phase%203/SmoothedTruckIntake.jpg)
Here is a thread from the S10 Site I'm on..
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f213/t...pretty-460483/
![](https://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w114/carfreak07/Monte%20Carlo%20Phase%203/SmoothedTruckIntake.jpg)
Here is a thread from the S10 Site I'm on..
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f213/t...pretty-460483/
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I also painted mine.
The sanding is a bit boring since the plastic tends to clog your sandpaper.
Bwefore sanding though I used a "hobby saw" (for the lack of a better name) and then used the carbide bits ion my high speed grinder to create a sort of smooth finish.
Then the final sanding... I did not take it to where I wanted since I got tired of it, then some adhesion promoter, filler primer, metallic silver, and a coat of clear.
It really attracts attention on my C-10.
The sanding is a bit boring since the plastic tends to clog your sandpaper.
Bwefore sanding though I used a "hobby saw" (for the lack of a better name) and then used the carbide bits ion my high speed grinder to create a sort of smooth finish.
Then the final sanding... I did not take it to where I wanted since I got tired of it, then some adhesion promoter, filler primer, metallic silver, and a coat of clear.
It really attracts attention on my C-10.