Well.... She's Coming Along just Fine...
 

Here she is NOW... Just a bit more to go.... (Black Roof/Stripes, Black Light Bar/Driving Lights, Powdercoating Rims Black, Lowering the back and inch, and little stuff)

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Some Before/After Shots...

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WOW.. all i can say! i wish i had one i would paint it exaclty like my r56.. DS/ white roof, 2 stripes!!

Unless you're planing on driving in sub zero temperatures, I can't figure out why on Thor's Green Earth you'd want to draw air from around one of the exhaust tubes of the manifold.

Everything sure does look purty though. That's some seriously dark tint 'ya got there! Our limit out here in Hawaii is 35%, so what you've got looks like someone just painted your windows black (well to me!) :)

Mmmmm....pretty...

Man, I cant wait to get mine!!

Great looking ride! Keep us posted!!

Thanks... I'll still keep pluggin away... as it's all just a matter of time to work on it and the dollars to pay for the pieces... :)

(I never got why they had the bracket around the the manifold either... seems weird to preheat the intake air that much... but, left it stock as it looks niftier)

Looking good! keep the pics flowing. Thanks for the updates.

I had a similar device on my '69 Chevelle with duct work coming from the exhaust manifold. I think it had something to do with smog control when the car was warming up, or something of that sort. I didn't last long, since I took it off for a open element air filter.

Looks quite nice!

Wow!! Terrific!! How did you do the engine bay?? What is the black color? Is it black paint..or sound deadening material. It looks great? Maybe hammerite..?

Does the black color make it harder to see under the hood...say, compared to a lighter gray color for example. I've always wondered if I would regret painting the engine bay black...mainly just for lighting...but then light colors will require more detailing because they will show more dirt, grease and grim.

Heck, I'm not sure if I've made any sense...sorry.

But I really like what you've done!!! Thanks for posting!!

Sincerely, Rob

The material I used in the engine bay, and also for my floor in the cabin is called "Herculiner"... It can come in different colors, and is like 90 bucks for a gallon kit with everything you need... it goes a LONG ways...

It's designed for truck beds and works amazingly to seal/clean/coat areas and also is paintable over again, so touch ups or repairs to dinged areas are a breeze. It dries hard as a rock and is unremovable, so it's a permanent addition when applied, but I'm really happy with how it turned out and looks, and glad that it'll prevent oil, fluids, and moisture from having their way with the floor or engine bay for quite some time.