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A few weekend projects, teaser pics :P

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Old 10-26-10, 01:55 AM
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Default A few weekend projects, teaser pics :P

so i have some time on my hands and decided to to a few projects

1) Intake hole for a CAI-bought a headlight at a junk yard for 200, in perfect condition, condensation on the inside but i had to bake them anyways to drill a hole and black out the housing, still needs to be molded




2) Port and polish throttle body-got a throttle body off ebay for 150 so theres no down time when working on it, waiting for the bits for my dremel to come



3)install my wald lip



probably ill be done hopefully in two weeks, working on them few hours a week :P

Update: had some time today so i ported and polished my throttle body, still need a final polish when the rest of my dremel bits come next week



i also knifed the edges, theyre sharp as a knife



Before the port and polish



Wald installed



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Old 10-26-10, 02:00 AM
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Wow, neat! I can't wait to see what the headlight/intake inlet looks like.
Old 10-26-10, 03:36 AM
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Excellent DIY projects! I look forward to the results.
Old 10-26-10, 07:15 AM
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headlight has potential to be sickkkkkkkk
Old 10-26-10, 10:36 AM
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What will the port and polishing do?
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thanks guys, i hope i can finish it soon
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Originally Posted by Calviin
What will the port and polishing do?
it makes the air flow more efficient to ur engine, frees up some hp and throttle response
Old 10-26-10, 11:02 AM
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Nice projects. Hopefully everything will come out the way you want. Let's get some pics up when you're done.
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Nice mods. Please post final pics of the headlights.
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I'll update pics once my parts start coming in
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That's the way to make things happen - doin it over there - can't wait to see the finalized work - keep us posted.
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love that wald
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All your mods are uique...nice going! Way to get in there and handle it yourself!
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Sweet!! Would there be any way possible for you to do before and after dyno runs with the intake and throttle body modifications?? Please keep us posted!!
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