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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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not done cleaning up, just too tiring doing this, my dremel isn't cooperating too! just test fitting right now.

Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:19 AM
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yo pare that's bad a$$!...are you gonna add some lighting to it?


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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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maybe later on. I broke 2 of my dremel bit. too frustrating doing this.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:29 AM
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pretty tight! and you did all that with a dremel?
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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Very nice!
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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nice pare
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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Wow, can you say dremel skills.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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^^^^^
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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Nice Sid, looking forward to seeing it in person this weekend.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:08 PM
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How long did that take you and would you consider making one and selling it to me?
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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that is sweet, maybe you could make a few and sell them....
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Thats awesome! Great job.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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add some lighting to it would really set it off
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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wow, off the hook skills, man. definitely add an LED somwhere to have the entire thing light up @ nite! =]
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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thanks guys, but it doesn't really look good in person.you can even tell in the pics that the curve are flawed.
plexi and dremel does not go together if done freehand(like I did), I made lots of chips and over eating to the plexi.
lol, I even doesn't have a main idea when I was doing it, I just wanted a scion logo as a grille and started cutting til I came up with this.
very time consuming, and one mistake plexi will brake.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Ain't nobody puttin' a ruler to it, just an eye! And it looks good to me!
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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Maybe you could do one out of wood may not be as efective but still look good and would be easyer to work with. Just a thoght. Props on doing it and trying something diff.
Old Apr 24, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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What type of enclosure is that?
Old Apr 24, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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What type of enclosure is that?
its just a box that I made, then put a hole on the strock lid.
Old Apr 25, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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Sid, pare that's very nice. Now PM me the details of the materials used.



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