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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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ok so i was board yesterday and decided to just go ahead and attempt to port and polish my old TB, i think it turned out pretty good for a first time job just wingin it, used a dremel, sandpaper and some metal poilsh you can see scratches but can not feel them it is very smooth actually if it looks like it or not. also did the bump stop mod to it so it is actual WOT. just thought id post it up. thanks
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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looks pretty spiffy
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Looks good to me. I need to try to do mine.
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Still got alot of meat in there still..... I hogged mine out
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^ damn i think i will be doing a little more now
i just didnt want to mess anything up.
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^ damn i think i will be doing a little more now
i just didnt want to mess anything up.
Yeah just take your time with it.....on one side of mine, i ported it so much i actually made a hole through to the outside of it. I had to take some jb weld to fix the hole. It gets thin quick on the sides and bottom.
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nice job
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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Still got alot of meat in there still..... I hogged mine out
yep, that does look good! you can do much, much more though if you wanted too. The danger spots are down on the bottom where the outside of the TB curves inward, towards the blade area,, just be careful there,,,the front lip comes off with no issues (just dont go so thin that it would break when trying to put your lid on. Once again though, good job!

i hogged mine out too,,,







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Bad Blue WS6: that looks damn good, thanks for all the tips guys il being doing more to the TB tonight and will post up some more pics, what all tools did you use?
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what all tools did you use?
jackhammer, 7" angle grinder, DA orbital palm sander, portercable buffer

haha, just kidding
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bad blue ws6 wanna do mine lol, looks awesome, must have took awhile
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That looks great bro blue ws6
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