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Postby AB7 » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:17 pm

Wow..bling to the max...nice
Get you header hpc coated as well...even more bling :)
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Postby Ajay » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:32 pm

lol... the air flow meter will be polished soon.. when i dont need my car for a while..

Okibi getting a spark plug cover would defeat the purpose of getting Yellow leads now wouldnt it :lol:
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Postby Okibi » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:48 pm

mx5_boy wrote:..Okibi getting a spark plug cover would defeat the purpose of getting Yellow leads now wouldnt it :lol:


It could have a sexy perspex window :lol:
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Postby Ajay » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:58 pm

ahahaha!.. ill keep that one in mind for sure! COPYRIGHT!! lol
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Postby AJ » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:05 pm

bruce wrote:And why isn't your airflow meter polished.......?


haven't you ever heard of contrasting bruce??? :P
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Postby Okibi » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:08 pm

That's why I try and park next to an NC (sacrificial anode) :P
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Postby Boags » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:40 am

Okibi wrote:That's why I try and park next to an NC (sacrificial anode) :P


BAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAA. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby jules » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:56 am

Didn't you sell the rocker cover on Ebay?

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Postby Ajay » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:19 pm

relisted non paying bidder.. i have 2 polished ones :D
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Postby Ajay » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:35 pm

UPDATE: my custom yellow 8.8mm top gun leads arrived today!.. just fitted them.. a little bit of a difference in colours!.. but still look great!
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Postby lowmiata » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:21 pm

mx5_boy wrote:daytime pics as promised :)


even though its very dark cloudy and raining here... the pics still came out ok :)


Looking good :mrgreen:
Couple more cheap bling mods:-

-Remove all the bolts that hold the front fenders on, along the top of the fenders near the bonnet join.
If you get M6x16 or 20 cap screws of M6x16/20 hex head bolts (in stainless) give them the polishing treatment and they will brighten up the extremeties put washers under them though.
(dont stop at those either though they are everywhere!) just buy a box its cheaper in the long run trust me!

-thermostat housing the upper part (is a good quality casting and comes up mint)
-two M8 bolts the hold the thermo housing on :) can be bought in S/S and polished up!

-polish the PCV valve thing on the side of the intake plenum!
4 inch S/S tube fits perfectly over the charcoal canister :mrgreen:

- screws that hold the headlight covers on can be done in S/S they contrast against the black!

-polish your aircon lines to
they come up well and look like new!

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Postby lowmiata » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:24 pm

BTW if your handy with a vice you can make a new bonnet prop out of a bit of 6mm S/S rod just bend it up the same as the current one 8) and pinch all the fittings of the old one!
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Postby Okibi » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:35 pm

It's only appropriate to stick up a couple of pics of Ryan's engine bay, I think he was a foundation member of club bling.

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Postby PUR157 » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:21 am

I'm glad those were taken at lowlight... :shock:

It all looks like a solid billet of polished steel!
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Postby Benny » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:02 pm

The only thing missing now is a polished engine block.
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