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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 07:08 PM
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thinking making some parts or turbo kits. whats everyone think would go over good can make about anything, mill lathe grinder mig and tig welder. it would be cheap just to make some extra money.
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Put some pics up of samples of your work, plus installation shots.
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find a platform no one has an out of the box kit for, and focus there
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Old Jun 19, 2017 | 11:30 PM
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If you need some practice, I volunteer to have a turbo or two squeezed into mine.

Actually, I was thinking the other day. I think it was corvettes that used to have side pipes that kind of blended into the rocker panels. I was thinking it would be awesome to cut off the last 6-8" of rocker panel in front of the rear tire and have a side pipe exit there on 4th gen F-bodies.

Edit: Almost like this but better
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...ialmgr_ph.jpeg

Edit 2: Mix that idea with this http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-...8/87copper.jpg

Last Edit: Nevermind the friggin mustangs did it
http://www.mrbodykit.com/images/99-P...ROUSHSIDES.jpg

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thinking making some parts or turbo kits. whats everyone think would go over good can make about anything, mill lathe grinder mig and tig welder. it would be cheap just to make some extra money.
turbo kits for LS swapped second gen F bodies. Theres a million of them out there waiting to be repowered. If you do it, I'm in for one.
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