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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Decided last week to fit the GT-XA bonnet scoops as per the TMR380 show car.
Also decided to get it done professionally, should be ready tomorrow will post some pics if anyone is interested?
It will look similar to this...only much better...
I have positioned them much closer so to not have to cut the bonnet safety structure and to actually cool the supercharger instead of just vents for show....
Cost is not cheap cause they will be spraying both guards for a perfect paint match.....
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| Nice, how about water getting into the bay, no problems? |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Godzilla - 11/10/2011 20:37
Nice, how about water getting into the bay, no problems?
Good point...I'll let you know...but I expect it will be fine.... |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Got it home an hour ago, the paint is still wet ...LOL
the cutting paste is still on there had to take pics while there is still sunshine ... I like the look of these XA scoops.....I like it a lot.
definitely much more supercharger noise now.
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Funny thing was a lot of people got out of my way on the route home..
Must look like an undercover cop car or some such...? |
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Location: Gawler | Look awseome
Just had my bonnett resprayed. Dammit wish I had seen this before
Can you get a long shot please |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | it got dark real quick...will do tomorrow if work is quiet mate....
edit...found a front pic...will this do?
chrisv - 12/10/2011 18:42
Look awseome
Just had my bonnett resprayed. Dammit wish I had seen this before
Can you get a long shot please
Just fit them black, doesnt have to match the bonnet colour, still looks good in black...
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| Looks the goods, nice paintwork too. |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Just driving around today it seems everyone around me was burning up tyres...
I didn't lose traction even once, the extractors had a weld fall apart amd it was so damn noisy i had to feather it all the way from Tullamarine airport to Geelong.
(must have been loud outside though even at light throttle, the break was just near the join of the two headers.)
It must be sending some sort of message?
Hope it doesn't become a police magnet... |
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Location: Brisbane,qld | You wanted to take them off anyway, guess thats the message hey, bonnet looks great by the way |
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| Weld fall apart?
If its a crack, 2 things.
Headers tend to get hot, Genie Headers told me that headers that crack tend to be on vehicles that are running lean and therefore too hot.
If its just a crack on a weld that was not done well or fatigued and not related to running lean, either get a torque strap to stop the engine moving, check your engine mounts for cracks/breakages (as yours is producing bucket loads of torque that goes straight through the mounts) or get a flex join on the extractors that allows the engine and headers to move without bending the exhaust system. |
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| Those scoops have come up real nice, can I get the details for my GT project. |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | I love this modification.
Just align them to the washer nozzles and no severe structural cutting...also it's perfectly located to cool the blower.
Just be careful that it clears the strut brace though!
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| Admin....you need bigger wheels to fill those guards now. |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Godzilla - 14/10/2011 23:14
Admin....you need bigger wheels to fill those guards now.
225/19 as per the maximum ADR compliant tyres on a 380.....gotta stay legal-ishhhhhh |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Well when you put bonnet scoops on a 380 the strut brace doesn't quite clear the sloping scoop bottoms, and with the torque of the motor the supercharger ocassionally banged on the TMR supplied strut brace.
Decided to have one custom made.
20mm thick steel...LOL...and clear of the blower so it can move up and down a bit.
Here is the result, Jennings Custom steel fabricators made it up for me from scratch.
$250 for a one off...not bad i thought (TMR asking about 5-600 dollars )
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | Another pic...I love the look of this car...and it goes so well...
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | here is another pic on a sunny day
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Location: Brisbane,qld | paint looks good with a bit sun on it , hey? |
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Location: An island off southern Tasmania. | wsbtt - 24/4/2012 22:34
paint looks good with a bit sun on it , hey?
It's a lot shinier in high res or real life...but had to resize the photo to fit the forum.
They actually resprayed bonnet and both guards when they put the scoops in...(two coats of orange metallic base and a clear coat)
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