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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Very faint, and nothing like a BOV. More like an

E E E EEEeeeee e e e e

Noise.
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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
Very faint, and nothing like a BOV. More like an

E E E EEEeeeee e e e e

Noise.
you should fix that and get a pssssssssht
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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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Looking pretty cool there Bill!!! You're quite an industrious fellow

Cheers,
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 10:56 AM
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Foghorn likes it!

I have the vents primed almost black now (primer/sealer) and the cutout edges of the hood too to prevent rust for the time being. The contrast is much more muted now, and the look has totally changed. I'll try to get a pic up today. Screens are installed in the vents too, but I still haven't done the front two vents yet.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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Foghorn likes it!

I have the vents primed almost black now (primer/sealer) and the cutout edges of the hood too to prevent rust for the time being. The contrast is much more muted now, and the look has totally changed. I'll try to get a pic up today. Screens are installed in the vents too, but I still haven't done the front two vents yet.
What are you waiting for...get moving :P
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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I like the vents and had thought about adding vents to the 93 but to let cooler air in the car because i had no ac and my thought was to have a shutter to match the vents so i could open and close them when needed by a turn of a **** or switch like the old cars did before A/C
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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These first two vents I installed exhaust a TON of hot air off the rear manifold and alternator, especially if I have the fan override on. It should increase when the front vents are installed. Convection should cause a natural draw from front to rear even at idle.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 08:07 AM
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I realize Optimus needs little advice, but i just want to say when you sand your hood down, sand it all the way down to bare metal. Dad and I repainted a hood with flaking clearcoat but we only sanded it down to the primer and now you can still see in the paint where the clear coat had flaked before.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by John Deere Boy
I realize Optimus needs little advice, but i just want to say when you sand your hood down, sand it all the way down to bare metal. Dad and I repainted a hood with flaking clearcoat but we only sanded it down to the primer and now you can still see in the paint where the clear coat had flaked before.
You have to use a sealer, not just a primer-sealer to hide that. I'll be prepping and priming, but I'll leave it to the body shop to take the prep to the next level. My priming right now is only to prevent rust on the new cut edges until I can get the whole thing off to paint.
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And where'* a pic with the latest colors?
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