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p51hellfire 04-10-2009 03:44 PM

Would you consider making those exhausts for others...... lol

jedduh01 04-10-2009 05:01 PM

I like the exhaust piping. I atleast request a link to the aucction you bought it from. Looks like good matearial.

Cspence 04-10-2009 05:06 PM


Originally Posted by jedduh01 (Post 394239)
I like the exhaust piping. I atleast request a link to the aucction you bought it from. Looks like good matearial.

Old auction so check it out before it expires (seller: dawnmsn)
eBay Motors: 3" 16 ga. mild steel mandrel bent tubes. (item 140303869569 end time Mar-01-09 20:18:47 PST)

dstn2bdoa 04-11-2009 04:28 PM

Very nice work. Keep us in the loop on the progress.

What kind of lights are those tucked up in the the area where the blinkers were?

samnavy 04-11-2009 06:01 PM

Those are some unique parts... the community needs things like that. Go into production, small scale, there is a market.

wildfire0310 04-12-2009 07:02 PM


Originally Posted by samnavy (Post 394611)
Those are some unique parts... the community needs things like that. Go into production, small scale, there is a market.

I would buy the vent system. I just cut a smallish hole in my bumper but if I could get a system like that for a decent price I would have no problem cutting an even bigger hole.

locomonkeyboricua 04-15-2009 07:55 PM

i would buy the front vent system as well.. i want to cut my bumper. the exh is nice as well good work.. how does it sound?

pdexta 04-15-2009 08:39 PM

Awesome work. When I try making anything like that it looks like a 5 year old did it.

slutz4 04-15-2009 09:30 PM

that tubing was 40 bucks? Dam looks good. Btw are you just running a pusher fan only? Hows that working for ya?

Pitt 04-16-2009 09:05 AM

Great Work!

Turbo_4 04-16-2009 10:19 AM

looks great man, I like that gauge setup

Cspence 04-16-2009 12:05 PM


Originally Posted by p51hellfire (Post 394207)
Would you consider making those exhausts for others...... lol

I would, but every exhaust is a little different....and I don't have the facilities to do so at the moment ( I had to call in some favors)


Originally Posted by dstn2bdoa (Post 394585)
Very nice work. Keep us in the loop on the progress.

What kind of lights are those tucked up in the the area where the blinkers were?

Will do....they're just small retangular hallogens that the kid who owned the car before me put in there. I'm going to retrofit in some HID projectors in there and make some plexiglass lenses to enclose the opening. Not a top priority but it will quickly become one the more I drive at night.


Originally Posted by samnavy (Post 394611)
Those are some unique parts... the community needs things like that. Go into production, small scale, there is a market.

I would, but I dont think my company would feel the same way. They just don't share the passion....


Originally Posted by locomonkeyboricua (Post 396467)
i would buy the front vent system as well.. i want to cut my bumper. the exh is nice as well good work.. how does it sound?

It sounds pretty good, a little quiet at idle, but awsome driving. I want to swap out my cat now that I passed emissions. Plan on just putting in straight pipe and running the res and muffler.


Originally Posted by pdexta (Post 396478)
Awesome work. When I try making anything like that it looks like a 5 year old did it.

Me too...except when I have the right equipment, I knew I get up everyday for work for a reason!


Originally Posted by Pitt (Post 396627)
Great Work!

Thanks!


Originally Posted by slutz4 (Post 396492)
that tubing was 40 bucks? Dam looks good. Btw are you just running a pusher fan only? Hows that working for ya?

Ya $40 on ebay, you check out the link I posted? The seller was DawnMsn if your interested in picking up some.... As for the fan, I do only run a pusher but I never even have to turn it on. Drove it like 50 miles yesterday without it....then again it was only like 60 degrees out. The giant hole in front of the radiator helps a little, lol!


Originally Posted by Turbo_4 (Post 396650)
looks great man, I like that gauge setup

Thanks, I got extras....shoot me a pm

Cspence 04-19-2009 11:03 PM

Just ordered these up, not bad, $199 for the projectors, ballasts, ignitors, and bulbs. Out of a RX330....going to see if I can fit'em in the turn signal openings....

http://i8.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/3d/36/9a48_1.JPG

locomonkeyboricua 04-20-2009 04:31 PM

dam i was thinking of doing the same thing with some hid prjectors or even cutting my bumper and makeing it look real clean.. i would love to see them on your car,, take some night shots from the inside as well to see how much light it puts on the road...

Cspence 04-21-2009 11:04 PM

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Pitt 04-21-2009 11:43 PM

You have any plans to build an Iron Man suit too? You are a Fab guru.

p51hellfire 04-22-2009 01:49 AM

you lucky man I envy the fabbing opportunity you have with that machine....and well your skill of corse!!!

Cspence 04-22-2009 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by locomonkeyboricua (Post 398300)
dam i was thinking of doing the same thing with some hid prjectors or even cutting my bumper and makeing it look real clean.. i would love to see them on your car,, take some night shots from the inside as well to see how much light it puts on the road...

Well the headlights came in today, so I figured I would snap some pics. Prolly going to be a week or so before I dive into this project since its going to require a good amount of time / effort to pull it off right without being ghetto and since its supposed to be so nice for the next few days up here.....anyways on to the pics

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TonyV 04-22-2009 10:20 PM

^i had an rx330, those lights are friggin great.

If you find a way to fit them clean and proper, I'll be begging you to make a 2nd set for me

elesjuan 04-22-2009 10:22 PM

Dude.. You're the man with sheet metal!!

Suggestion for next project!!!

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c..._2047_67137683

Make something like that and sell em for 100$ a pop.. you'll make a KILLING!!! I would personally be interested in maybe looking into multiple pieces to cover the entire under carriage..


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