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Making Air Inlet Duct At Home For Headlight Cover?

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Old Feb 14, 2002 | 05:58 PM
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Hey mobius, email me to them and I'll host them for you again if you want. Like I said, I have tons of space, and some bandwidth, its fine by me!
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 11:15 PM
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Rico, if you're around I sent Sonicrat the pictures that might better explain what I was sayin' earlier.
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 11:17 PM
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Thanks a lot!
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 11:37 PM
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Just go to this url, and there they will be:

http://rodent.uplogon.com/~rat/mobius/
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 11:41 PM
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Thank you for hosting them SonicRaT! Well, damn. How is this gonna work? I was not planning on using the brake coolers, just put the 3rd ram air scoop somewhere in the front lip. Hmmm. The FTP lens thing will not work w/o some really crazy setup. And the headlight cover will need to close when the headlights are up, so to keep the box sealed. I will get the parts made, send one to ya Mobius, if it works, and then we can go from there! Great pics, Mobius!
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Old Feb 15, 2002 | 11:45 PM
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np, i have more webspace than i know what to do with!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:03 AM
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thanks sonicrat
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:05 AM
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Rico05

How about this. You make the scoop.

I'll make the crazy set up.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:06 AM
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pass one on to both of you if ya want em. And they'll work.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:07 AM
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I fnothing else you can use it for a paper weight!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:08 AM
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Good idea! I will see what I get from this guy tomorrow! Worse come to worse, I will hit up a few junkyards to get 3 or 4 headlight covers! We WILL make this work! Thanks Mobius!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:10 AM
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Hmmmm, I think i may need my car to actually have a motor to give air to before i worry about this subject
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:12 AM
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If this works, I will get you a headlamp air duct to allow a little more air into that empty space!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:13 AM
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I think i have good enough air flow at the moment, what do you think?

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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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No, of corse not! When are you gettin that engine in there? Glad you did the 5-speed though!!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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Oh yeah. I'd say that's in the: Shitloads Of dept.
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:29 AM
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Won't have an engine for about a month, unless I take out a loan or something (that sounds like a good idea!) Right now it's mostly getting the parts together, cleaning it all out, making everything thats there function right, making it a 5 speed, etc. I have the t2 tranny already, and my LSD is installed, i just need to get a new driveshaft, i found out my 'automatic' wasn't really an auto driveshaft, not sure wtf it is for, but i'm gonna just have mazdatrix or someone make me one if they will
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:31 AM
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I can't wait to see what she does when she is runnin! And the huge smile on your face will be hard to miss as well!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:32 AM
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On the driveshaft, a guy on www.thepartstrader.com is selling an after maerket one custom made for his rex for $150. Not sure if it will work though, but hell, wouldn't hurt to check it out!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:33 AM
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I'm planning on going through at least 2 engines until I learn my lesson I'm hoping to upgrade the turbo and maybe put some N20 on there, see what I can get my quarters to. After I grenade my NA rearend, I'll swap it for a T2 rear, but until then, I'm going to port it out myself, lighten it up as much I can, and see what I can get it to do. Hopefully it will outrun my truck, which does quarters in about 14.7
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:34 AM
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As far as the driveshaft, i just might do that, I'll wait until what mazdaspeed quotes me on, because they have the changeable u-joints
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:36 AM
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Wow, nice truck! Hey, keep me posted on the a/c removal. I want to do this myself!
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:38 AM
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Ok, will do, I started to release the freon earlier today, and it wasn't bothering me at all, wasn't even cold, but it sure did go forever, I gave up on it and let it be, which one should I empty from, the one on top, or bottom?
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:47 AM
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So do you just open the black caps and it comes out, or do you have to do anything else?
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Old Feb 16, 2002 | 12:50 AM
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It looks like a tire valve, just press it in with a screwdriver and make sure your hand isnt in the way, I'm going to start with the top one first because it doesnt spray anything out like the bottom does. Hey I have a question for you, what is that cylinder looking thing WAY in the top right corner of this picture?

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