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Old 11-15-2003 | 02:23 PM
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It'* a work in progress.
Made entirely out of perforated aluminum sheetmetal.

I can't post pics but I will E-mail them to Bill Wren and ask real nice if he will post them for me.

I'm trying to decide whether or not to line the edges with aluminum tape to smoothen them out or just leave it as is.
A Supercharged decal would be cool. I'm working on that.

(had to shrink 'em.....sorry...running out of space)





Old 11-15-2003 | 02:40 PM
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Border. Definitely. That should finish it off beautifully. Looks good. A totally new approach, instead of modifiying the original. That should help with SC temps at the very least.
Old 11-15-2003 | 03:35 PM
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Very different, I like it though. With a border of some kind and a supercharged sticker it will be very sharp. Where did you get the top wignut for it?
Old 11-15-2003 | 04:15 PM
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Got enough decals in there? Looks great...those added Ponty symbols add at least 50HP..gotta love it
Old 11-15-2003 | 06:53 PM
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looks like you got about 25 HP outta that cover, 35 if you edge it.
Old 11-15-2003 | 08:18 PM
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That looks sweet. If you paint it yellow, you'll get an extra 10hp.
Old 11-15-2003 | 08:30 PM
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That looks great Silver
Whats on the snout of your supercharger? looks like a temperature strip?
Old 11-15-2003 | 08:51 PM
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Wow, that definetly looks sharp. A few too many stickers for my taste. Just wondering, will having an open cover like that prevent proper warm up in the winter?
Old 11-15-2003 | 10:28 PM
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It looks good and all, but personally I think it would look better (and help keep the blower cooler) with no cover on it at all. But thats just my opinion.

Where did you get the top wignut for it?
http://www.pfyc.com/store/merchant.m...y_Code=GPUNDER

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Old 11-15-2003 | 11:23 PM
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Finish up the valve cover, and I LOVE the rad cover stuff you put on...


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