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Jan 18, 2009 | 10:25 PM

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cutting out front grill

I have a camaro and iam looking to cut out the front grill for airflow across the intercooler,what did you guys use and any tips? thanks

Jan 18, 2009 | 11:17 PM

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dremel with a small cutoff wheel. once it gets going, it cuts through the plastic like butter, literally. just make sure you use masking tape and cut down the middle of the tape so that you don't ruin the paint on the part of the bumper that isn't getting cut off. i did that on mine and it worked great. looked mean as hell with "braces" on the front of my catfish

Jan 18, 2009 | 11:25 PM

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damn... looks pretty badass man.

Jan 19, 2009 | 10:17 AM

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thanks,that does look great

Jan 19, 2009 | 11:06 AM

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ill bring over my hack saw and do it for you lol. while playing let me see your grillz by nelly

Jan 19, 2009 | 02:03 PM

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ill bring over my hack saw and do it for you lol. while playing let me see your grillz by nelly

thanks but no thanks

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anybody else with a smarter idea?

Jan 19, 2009 | 03:18 PM

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I wanted it to be not so noticeable and have more support for the bumper.

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Jan 19, 2009 | 08:33 PM

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I used a dremel with the cut off wheel. Just as said before, tape it up and go to town. It cuts through it like butter.

Jan 19, 2009 | 11:20 PM

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that looks damn good,what did you use to cut it with?

A small saw-zall, didn't really work to well. Use a dremel.

Jan 20, 2009 | 10:09 AM

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Here is what mine looks like.

Jan 20, 2009 | 10:58 AM

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Exactly how I did mine. Turned out fine. Took about 3 hours total.

I put a mesh grill on the front of mine afterwards. Pics below:

Without grill cover (Mine's the one in the middle)

With the mesh grill cover:

Have more pics if you need......

Jan 20, 2009 | 12:36 PM

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Thanks for the help guys.

Jan 20, 2009 | 12:42 PM

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a hooked razer blade works good with out hurting the paint.. just tape a straight line

Jan 20, 2009 | 02:17 PM

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Sluggish, your front looks killer with the grill in place.

Jan 20, 2009 | 02:41 PM

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Thanks

Jan 20, 2009 | 02:43 PM

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Exactly how I did mine. Turned out fine. Took about 3 hours total.

I put a mesh grill on the front of mine afterwards. Pics below:

Without grill cover (Mine's the one in the middle)

With the mesh grill cover:

Have more pics if you need......

where did you get the mesh grill cover...?