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10-20-2011, 08:15 PM #1Long Live the Opti
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I never thought I"d see this day......
But she's a whole car again.
Just put the nose back on today. Took some "massaging" though. Lookie what I did........
But that's so it can function as seen here:
I left two long flaps that you can see are tucked under. This way when I eventually trash can the entire impact bar I can tilt the ic up some to hopefully make a high pressure area under there for better airflow (kind of like the Vette's have). The IC isn't dirty, it was dark and there was some water on it. The nose.....yeah, she needs paint. lol It sticks a tad bit lower than the nose would if stock, but not bad. I know this is a chitty pic but I'll try to get a better one later.
So the car is a car again. The only things I have left to put in are the visors and the under dash panels. I am going to try to get the headliner professionally redone here shortly (is going to be about $375ish, $180 for a new plastic board and around $150-200 for a professional job in suede). Everything appears to be copacetic other than it's FILTHY and I really need to clean up the paint with a buffer.
And I will be DRIVING it tomorrow!!!!!!
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10-20-2011, 08:17 PM #2"The Rock"
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CONGRATS!
Glad to see you all over it brotha!
PS, my intercooler also sits under the car.... we actually mounted a scoup to it, to direct air across the surface more directly...
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10-20-2011, 08:18 PM #3
Woot Woot! Happy for ya Sean. try and get some in car vids!
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10-20-2011, 08:38 PM #4Long Live the Opti
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Popo -- I've thought about doing a scoop, but she's so damn low anyway (well, not as low as my former Vette) that a scoop would get TRASHED. That should be a high pressure area down there as is if you apply the Bernoulli principle to the car as it moves forward, and the air damn is still in place (thought bastardized bolted in, had to use self tapping screws cause the IC crunch closed my clearance to the radiator crossmember, thus no space for bolts in the stock location) forcing air up and through, and I'm running a small puller fan on the top side of the IC also.
Jon -- You're in luck...I found my HD camcorder charger, so vids WILL be happening.
And for those wondering, she's NOT popeyed. I had the light up to tighten the inner upper bracket to mount the nose.
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10-20-2011, 08:40 PM #5"The Rock"
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I figured Id throw it out there.... If you ever wanna see pics, i can send you some.
Keep in mind I have a 2" drop......
BTW, My scoup has saved me from intercooler damage from road kills I couldnt avoid.... lol
Our BIG MOMENT @ the 2012 LTXshootout
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1996 Camaro Z28: RIP 09/25/2016
1994 Trans Am GT: SOLD 05/2017
1985/1996GS clone: SOLD
1996 Impala SS H/C, LT, with true dual exhaust, 4.10s, lowered, with CPT trans, many cosmetic mods, and a whole lot more to come...
2002 Caddilac EscaladeL CAI, lowered, 6.0 , AWD..
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10-20-2011, 08:54 PM #6Lurker
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looks like its winking at you lol
Kyle
just ur everyday slow LT1. wanna try her out?
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10-20-2011, 10:31 PM #7Banned
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god that color is tits, and I am not talking like omg, she knows she has them. But like damn girl got some dds and want to motorboat them babys all day long
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10-20-2011, 10:35 PM #8
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10-20-2011, 10:51 PM #9
Congrats on getting the car together. I hope you enjoy driving the car tomorrow.
1992 Corvette A4: Long Tubes, duals with circle track mufflers, cut lid, 17x9.5/17x11 deep dish ZR1's on 275 Nitto 555 front, 315 Nitto 555 rears, Performabuilt level 2 700R4 w/ FTI 3200 Stall, PCM For Less tune, C5 Brake Swap, more to come....
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10-21-2011, 06:25 AM #10Long Live the Opti
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We'll see. I'm about to go hook up the battery........will post from work later about how she drove. It'll be unnerving for sure considering I won't have the laptop hooked up and will be relying solely on my gauges for info.
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