Cut air box w/ pics
02-27-2012, 06:44 PM
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Cut air box w/ pics UPDATE
My little afternoon project
approx. time 7 beers
Needs tack welds, clean then powder coat!!
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Now that one looks excellent
02-27-2012, 08:12 PM
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03-12-2012, 05:53 PM
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Update new pics!
Got off early decided to finish my air box!
Sanded and taped off
painted!
another picture
beer time!!!!!!!
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03-12-2012, 05:55 PM
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Looks very good. I've never seen one done with the mesh. Did you do that for some purpose or is it just decorative?
Just asking, looks great.
03-12-2012, 05:55 PM
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Looks Sweet glad to see some guys still work for beer!
03-12-2012, 06:04 PM
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Looks very good. I've never seen one done with the mesh. Did you do that for some purpose or is it just decorative?
Just asking, looks great.
just to make it look cleaner.
03-12-2012, 08:12 PM
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Coors Light, good Kleptopigdog!
03-12-2012, 09:44 PM
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Great job
03-12-2012, 10:03 PM
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Congrats! Looks real professional!
03-12-2012, 10:20 PM
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Very nice work...
03-12-2012, 11:26 PM
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03-13-2012, 12:45 AM
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I like it, where did you get the expanded metal from?
03-13-2012, 08:08 AM
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I like it, where did you get the expanded metal from?
Home depot. It came out more gray than i wanted [Was suppose to be more of a dark hammered-gray] But anyway it really looks nice up close.
03-13-2012, 08:10 AM
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The mesh cuts airflow
It's magic mesh.When ever you punch the throttle it disappears!
03-13-2012, 12:07 PM
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I just bought a bone stock 35th Anni, am going to do the cut lid + K&N and was wondering what you used to get the cuts soooo straight??
03-13-2012, 12:09 PM
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tape measure, painters tape and a cutoff wheel+dremel
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It's magic mesh.When ever you punch the throttle it disappears!
02-27-2012, 06:44 PM
Cut air box w/ pics UPDATE
