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Old 11-15-2003, 02:23 PM
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It'* a work in progress.
Made entirely out of perforated aluminum sheetmetal.

I can't post pics but I will E-mail them to Bill Wren and ask real nice if he will post them for me.

I'm trying to decide whether or not to line the edges with aluminum tape to smoothen them out or just leave it as is.
A Supercharged decal would be cool. I'm working on that.

(had to shrink 'em.....sorry...running out of space)





Old 11-15-2003, 02:40 PM
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Border. Definitely. That should finish it off beautifully. Looks good. A totally new approach, instead of modifiying the original. That should help with SC temps at the very least.
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Very different, I like it though. With a border of some kind and a supercharged sticker it will be very sharp. Where did you get the top wignut for it?
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Got enough decals in there? Looks great...those added Ponty symbols add at least 50HP..gotta love it
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looks like you got about 25 HP outta that cover, 35 if you edge it.
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That looks sweet. If you paint it yellow, you'll get an extra 10hp.
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That looks great Silver
Whats on the snout of your supercharger? looks like a temperature strip?
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Wow, that definetly looks sharp. A few too many stickers for my taste. Just wondering, will having an open cover like that prevent proper warm up in the winter?
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It looks good and all, but personally I think it would look better (and help keep the blower cooler) with no cover on it at all. But thats just my opinion.

Where did you get the top wignut for it?
http://www.pfyc.com/store/merchant.m...y_Code=GPUNDER

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Finish up the valve cover, and I LOVE the rad cover stuff you put on...


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