ayoungman
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:17 PM |
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exhaust trim
I've spent a little time making a stainless trim for my exhaust. What do you think ?
don't forget, I'm having the grp painted silver, so ignore the yukky yellow 
 
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"just like that !"
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emsfactory
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:36 PM |
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Swish.
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Dave J
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 01:10 PM |
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Lovely job
Quite like yellow myself.
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cryoman1965
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 01:20 PM |
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Looks like you have spent more than a little time on that project. Very nice. Small items/attention to detail make the difference between an ok car
and a real nice one. Looks like yours could be a really nice one.
Cheers Nige
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 03:54 PM |
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We are not worthy
We are not worthy ;-)
Kinda like the yellow myself.
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ayoungman
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 08:30 AM |
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Thanks for the comments guys. I knew I'd get a response from the 'Pro yellow liberation front'
Its just that I've got a yellow tub, blue bonnet and red nose cone and I'm sick of looking at it at the moment. I cant get it sprayed
until the rear suspension is finished 
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02GF74
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| posted on 14/12/05 at 11:12 AM |
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very bling!!!
pray tell us more how you made it? Is it a piece of stainless sheet cut in a whacky shape? It looks like it is folded over into the hole, surely
not?
What colour scheme do you have in mind? Mine is red but since I have had 3 red cars already, I plan to paint the nose either lime green or orange,
then have it blend at a diagonal along the sides to a black rear end. The bonnet will be raw aluminium.
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ayoungman
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| posted on 15/12/05 at 12:39 PM |
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Very simple ! Cornflake box used to mark out shape and size of hole.
Then cut out to make a template.
Transferred onto a sexy piece of stainless sheet.
Air powered nibbler used to cut to the profile needed.
A couple of hours spent polishing on a buffing machine.
Hey- presto, an exhaust trim.
oh, car is silver bodywork, pink/purple chassis plus lots of chrome bling
"just like that !"
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chrisf
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| posted on 15/12/05 at 03:02 PM |
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I hope to do the same thing; it looks very nice. Why did you decide on stainless and not ali? I planned on ali because it is so much easier to work
with...
Also, did you put a backing plate behind the bolts or just big washers?
--Chris
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ayoungman
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| posted on 4/1/06 at 12:12 PM |
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Two reasons why I chose stainless. Firstly, aluminium looks great when polished but does need regular upkeep to mainain its polished appearance.
Stainless is much superior in keeping a shine.
Secondly, I've got plenty of the stuff knocking around and I've got air powered nibblers to cut it !
I've rivnutted into the grp with a large penny washer to spread the load. HTH
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/1/06 at 12:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ayoungman
Two reasons why I chose stainless. Firstly, aluminium looks great when polished but does need regular upkeep to mainain its polished appearance.
Stainless is much superior in keeping a shine.
ah, but think of the weight saving!! If you spary ali with clear laquer after polishing, that works. Or considered anodising?
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