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Old 08-08-12, 10:05 PM
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Resurrecting an old and apparently rare MS part
After looking and watching for months for one FS I gave up and asked if ANYONE had one available FS. Only ONE surfaced. (THANKS BRIAN!)

....but it needed some serious TLC.
A before and after
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Old 08-08-12, 10:18 PM
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I dont actually see any photos- did you upload them correctly?
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Not sure why the images didn't show the first time so here's another go..
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Old 08-09-12, 07:56 PM
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I've only noticed them for sale often on yahoo japan auctions. Nice rare piece over here for sure.
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lol
I have one of those on my car
I find the strut bar kind of gets in the way when I want to twist it
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Originally Posted by $lacker
I find the strut bar kind of gets in the way when I want to twist it
Get a different strut bar.

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Picture of it installed!
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Beautiful job refinishing it! That's going to look great under your hood... I hope you have an installed pic sometime to post up
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How did you do the refurb? Lots of elbow grease?
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Nice find, I've been trying to get one of those for years! Now sell it to me!
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A couple pics of it installed. Also a comparison of the size difference between the MS cap and the "Rotary13b"rotor shaped oil cap (now FS BTW). The MS cap is actually quite small and in part while I like it. The "Rotary13b" cap is nice but it is BIG and quite heavy!

As for how I cleaned it up....if it's aluminum, anything is possible. I am after all the "polishing fiend."

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Anyone wants to make an offer on mine, feel free lol
Always open to parts or money
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Anyone wants to make an offer on mine, feel free lol
Always open to parts or money
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