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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 07:56 AM
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 07:57 AM
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 07:59 AM
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Posting all this **** aint easy!
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 08:01 AM
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I guess it should say Here ARE my pics. Woops.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 09:41 AM
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Where did you get that airbox? If you made it, I'll will pay serious cash for one!!
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I did make it and have been considering selling them. I had a feeling that was what most people would notice first. I was thinking about buying the alluminum and cutting it out and marking the lines of where to fold it. It is all one piece. I could even just use some cardboard and make templates and sell them for cheap. I still have the original template. I used a sheet of alluminum ($7) a hose fitting from lowes for the scoop ($3) a 3 foot piece of hose from lowes ($3) and one package of black door stripping to dress up the edges ($3) one lil screw to hold the lid down ($0.50) and a piece of wire to pull it forward to give the filter a lil extra clearance ($0.10). So all in all it cost me a total of $16.60. It dresses up the bay a lil too.

Nobody noticed my electronic deer whistle?
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 09:59 AM
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is that what that thing in the bumper is i couldnt figure out what that thing was
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 10:05 AM
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Hell, I'll buy a copy of the template even!! It looks very professional. Or, if you are willing, name your price for a finished one!!!!
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 10:13 AM
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I'd be up for the cardboard template.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 11:06 AM
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The thing in the lower front bumper, round hicky is the scoop for the air box. The deer whistle is attached to the support between the headlights. It's the "Hornet Electronic Deer Avoidence System". It has a 12v source and can scare away deer while the car sits still. I have a switch to turn it off and on due to its kinda anoying sound.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 11:17 AM
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how about a how to on that thing.... and can you scan the template and email it to me i'll paypal you what ever you are charging and where is that pipe going just to the ground? did you drill a hole in the undercarage and bolt it down or is it just dangling? any way let us know about it dude

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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 11:24 AM
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Yo,


Nice job! I like how you posted where it lives! *grin*

Always good to see NA powah! That fan looks like it will hack of the fingers of the unwary...*grin*

Thanks for postin' 'em!

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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 12:15 PM
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Notice how its home has a nice cooler in it along with a couch and table for tools. I also taped on some padding so the doors don't bang into the polls (smart huh?).

The inlet tube for the airbox runs just inside the radiator and up into the bottom of the box. The scoop piece in front is secured with one screw coming down from the plastic above it.

Scanning the template would not be very accurate since I only have access to a 14x20 scanner and piecing it together never works out so well. I can maybe just draw up some dimensions without the detailed curves and let you guys cut them out yourself. Since I had moved some wires and crap to make it fit right, my copy may differ from others. If you have hood pins, your box can be even nicer since I had to leave room for that damn rod to lay down.

The fan is a death trap, but frees up alot of room. It used to be on a thermo switch untill one hot day I was under the hood and it just came on because of the outside temp. Now it runs off a relay that just turns it off and on with the car.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 12:29 PM
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I bet that strut brace really stiffens up the front end
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 01:36 PM
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Very impressive, so nice to see someone who values suspension and chassis stiffening as much as engine performance and stuff.

Where'd you get that Cusco lower A arm bar? Did it make a big difference?
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 01:42 PM
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I got the lower a-arm bar from RX7.com for like $110. I couldn't really notice a difference but the reason I got it was to remove the extra front brace added to verts that weights roughly 50 pounds. So I replaced that part with the 2 pound bar. There was no loss in stiffness so the weight loss was all for good. On a coupe I would think it would make a noticable enough difference to spend a $110; christ that's a case of beer and dinner for two.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 01:43 PM
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Strut brace and roll bar stiffened up the chassis 10 fold. I highly reccomend these mods to everyone.
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 02:14 PM
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hell ya! suspention is good, thanks for the info samps when do you think you can get the dimentions to us or a kit to us at what price? if the price is good i just might have you build it (never was that good with sheet metal you should see my tool box)

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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 03:22 PM
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i dont see the pics!!!!!

i see little boxes with a x in it
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VMB2000@YAHOO.COM
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 04:51 PM
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I would also appreciate the pics e-mailed:

groovy_guy4@hotmail.com
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 08:13 PM
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THANKS A MILLION!!!! for mentioning the weight savings on the convertible.

I'll be picking one of those up really soon The vert needs weight reduction.

-- vaughnc
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Old Mar 13, 2002 | 08:22 PM
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Put your vert on a diet :o
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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 03:14 PM
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I would guess it's down to about what a stock coupe weighs. I'm gonna have it weighed as soon as I can find a place that will do it.
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Old Mar 28, 2002 | 03:51 PM
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Is it me or is the carpet really pink??? I'll buy one of those nifty airboxes off ya!! lemme know how much you want
-Ross
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