- Aug 25, 2006
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Ed’s gal has came to visit this winter to have several personal touch and performance enhancements completed such as the custom front brake air duct system and a retro style exhaust. No tere is no doubt that the custom front brake air duct system was a great task to complete in a way that created no conflict or compromise with previously integrated OEM systems while maintaining an OEM look and ease of future servicing of the system as well as those OEM systems around it; the objective was met as such once completed the custom front brake air duct system appears and functions as if OEM this including the cool electric fans as integrated into the system and the optional closure panels. Now once this was completed we began to focus on her exhaust and creating the vision as presented to us by Ed; this too was no small undertaking.
This gal has full length aka long tube headers and small metal bed cats as such the process was a bit more arduous because we needed to create the look as envisioned, maintain the OEM feel, and also insure that ease of future service was maintained.
After numerous mockups and the associated dry fits we have completed the system as such we are presenting tending to details as associated with the process so as to “unleash” her on the unsuspecting.
As evidenced in the pictures every detail was considered; for example we wanted to use an OEM style thermal expansion spring for the exhaust however the OEM piece would not work so we used the OEM thermal expansion spring as the basis to create what we needed; as a visual pattern of sorts so as to maintain the OEM look. Then we needed to create a pocket for the soon to be relocated license plate as such we created both of these items in CAD and then using the CNC we cut them out and created the mockups from which the final design was created pictures of which we be presented once the remaining items return from being powder coated. In the case of the license plate pocket/inset we are using the OEM license plate lights and the OEM wiring harness..
Now as for the exhaust, once we completed the fitting of the final version we then took the OEM center screen and used it as a pattern and recreated it within CAD from which we are creating a new screen to appear as if OEM with a retro feel to it so as to compliment the new higher exiting exhaust.
At the present time the tips are being cut to their final length as those in the pictures are the gross lengths and the detail Tig welding completed on them after which they will be ready for their final fitting.
We suspect that Ed is akin to a kid at Christmas
Takes care
Shadowman
This gal has full length aka long tube headers and small metal bed cats as such the process was a bit more arduous because we needed to create the look as envisioned, maintain the OEM feel, and also insure that ease of future service was maintained.
After numerous mockups and the associated dry fits we have completed the system as such we are presenting tending to details as associated with the process so as to “unleash” her on the unsuspecting.
As evidenced in the pictures every detail was considered; for example we wanted to use an OEM style thermal expansion spring for the exhaust however the OEM piece would not work so we used the OEM thermal expansion spring as the basis to create what we needed; as a visual pattern of sorts so as to maintain the OEM look. Then we needed to create a pocket for the soon to be relocated license plate as such we created both of these items in CAD and then using the CNC we cut them out and created the mockups from which the final design was created pictures of which we be presented once the remaining items return from being powder coated. In the case of the license plate pocket/inset we are using the OEM license plate lights and the OEM wiring harness..
Now as for the exhaust, once we completed the fitting of the final version we then took the OEM center screen and used it as a pattern and recreated it within CAD from which we are creating a new screen to appear as if OEM with a retro feel to it so as to compliment the new higher exiting exhaust.
At the present time the tips are being cut to their final length as those in the pictures are the gross lengths and the detail Tig welding completed on them after which they will be ready for their final fitting.
We suspect that Ed is akin to a kid at Christmas
Takes care
Shadowman
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