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***updated pics***meshed my grilles,intake,and gauge cluster

Old Sep 10, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Default ***updated pics***meshed my grilles,intake,and gauge cluster

****updated with a night pic of cluster*****looks better in person,my camera phone stinks
I meshed all three grilles with gutter gaurd to see if I like the looks.I made the intake from a peice of 2.5" aluminum tube,it sounds great and feels like it has more bottom end but that could just be the sound.The guage cluster was just me playin around.I ran out of color ink so I had to color it with markers .I will be redoing it.I took the photos with my phone.I will try and get better pics later



Old Sep 10, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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Looking pretty good. It looks mostly like you just mounted the mesh on the old grilles though?
Old Sep 10, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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yeah i just covered the old grilles,i flat blacked the stock top grille.I am going to cut it out so it is just a frame.
Old Sep 10, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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yeah i just covered the old grilles,i flat blacked the stock top grille.I am going to cut it out so it is just a frame.
Yeah thats a good idea with the top grille. It does look good, but you can still see the stock lower grilles behind the mesh.
Old Sep 10, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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its kinda funny but you cant see the stock lower grilles in person as much as in the pic.I just did this to see if I could stand having all silver grilles before I buy better looking mesh or do the speed grille insertsi have $8 in the whole thing LOL.I really appreciate the response.I also made an intake for it I will get a few pics and post them also.
Old Sep 10, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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Where did you put the MAF on that intake??

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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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I extended the wires and hid it on the bottom right by the filter,I bored a whole in the tube and used self tapping screws to attach it then siliconed around it to seal it.its been done for a little over a week now with no check engine lights or anything and it is running great.
Old Sep 10, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by damnbump
its on the bottom right by the filter,I bored a whole in the tube and used self tapping screws to attach it then siliconed around it to seal it.its been done for a little over a week now with no check engine lights or anything and it is running great.
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Looks good!

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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Lookin good!!
Old Sep 11, 2005 | 12:15 AM
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thank you for the nice comments
Old Sep 11, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Gauge face looks great too. Wow, I really admire your craft in that in particular. Got style? I should say so!
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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thank you
Old Sep 11, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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applauding SL artists everywhere. you be one for sure
Old Sep 11, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SciFly
Gauge face looks great too. Wow, I really admire your craft in that in particular. Got style? I should say so!
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any night pics of the gauge? i had a really dark custom gauge face and had some problems with it at night. i ended up getting a translucent needle from a corolla cluster and mounted an LED behind it.
Old Sep 11, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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The grills look good. Im really impressed with the cold air though. It looks completly aftermarket. Nice work
Old Sep 12, 2005 | 05:20 PM
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I have to get another speedo needle because you cant see it at night,the gauges are backlit so the only light is the numbers and the logo.I will get some pics tonight of it lit up.
the intake looked REAL plain so I stuck a sticker on it to make it not look homemade and it actually made a HUGE difference?!?
This is my toy,I try to come up with mods that I can do for little or no money.the total for these three mods was $18.
I have a 95 Nissan that I actually spend money on,it is in the process of being stock floor bodydropped,getting right hand drive with a jdm 240sx dash,frontier front end conversion,suicide doors,5 lug conversion,and of course airbags
Old Sep 13, 2005 | 07:53 AM
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I bought a carbon fiber factory style wing off of ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT It should be here thursday,it has something white on it so I am going to colormatch it and put it on this weekend.I am thinking of painting the mirror mounts too.
Old Sep 14, 2005 | 02:45 AM
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I am supposed to get my camera back tomorrow so I will replace the pics I have now with new ones so it will show better detail.I appreciate all the positive comments.
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