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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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hood mod

this was the last mod I will do
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 02:40 PM
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Re: hood mod

Looks sick.
IMO you should maybe replace that rubber intake tube with either a polished or painted aluminum tube to finish it off.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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Re: hood mod

gotta friend that is making one for me


thanks
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Re: hood mod

Looks great. Nice to have an engine and bay you want people to see!
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 05:57 PM
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Re: hood mod

that is freaking bad ***. how has no one thought of that before??? freaking genious!!!
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Re: hood mod

Originally Posted by cIaRmOaCrZo
that is freaking bad ***. how has no one thought of that before??? freaking genious!!!
From 3 years ago... https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...d-hood-im.html

Forward to the end to see the finished product.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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Re: hood mod

I got the idea from him...gave him props in the detail threads
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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Re: hood mod

Not something I would do,but still very cool. I foresee it turning to crap like some headlight covers from UV light and the heat. It looks easy enough to replace if that happens. I think you will see a lot more of this in the future,thanks to the new ZR-1's,again very very cool.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 06:38 PM
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Re: hood mod

that is very neat.
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Re: hood mod

thanks for all the love...but it is all about trying to do something different.....I love it

I did keep my stock hood in case something happened

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