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Ronnie if you have access to a fab shop, have them remove the drain valve on the ic and weld the opening shut. Without the valve you will have no clearance issues with the front bumper.
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aluminum NPT (probably 1/2 or 3/8)
here is an assortment that would have you covered for $9
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g1484
edit ... looking at the picture a little more closely, I'm going to guess again and say it looks to be 1/4 NPT ... your local speed shop should have these (hanging on the wall next to their aluminum AN fittings)
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here is an assortment that would have you covered for $9
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g1484
edit ... looking at the picture a little more closely, I'm going to guess again and say it looks to be 1/4 NPT ... your local speed shop should have these (hanging on the wall next to their aluminum AN fittings)
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i just pulled a FB HE out of the box and can confirm that the plug is a 1/4-NPT
considering the "heft" of this HE ... steel or brass seems in order.
I would go for a flush style plug (allen or square-drive ... 2 plugs on left in pic)
considering the "heft" of this HE ... steel or brass seems in order.
I would go for a flush style plug (allen or square-drive ... 2 plugs on left in pic)
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Ronnie,
one more idea for your H E drain/plug .
if you have the flexibility in your mounting area relative to the vendor installed mounting tabs (or you are removing the mounting tabs and welding on more application-specific tabs like I am) ... you should consider mounting your HE with the drain bung UP (see pic I shot yesterday right before I removed the "Tabs"). this way the bottom of your HE is clean AND you can use the hole to bleed out the air on your initial fill of the system.
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one more idea for your H E drain/plug .
if you have the flexibility in your mounting area relative to the vendor installed mounting tabs (or you are removing the mounting tabs and welding on more application-specific tabs like I am) ... you should consider mounting your HE with the drain bung UP (see pic I shot yesterday right before I removed the "Tabs"). this way the bottom of your HE is clean AND you can use the hole to bleed out the air on your initial fill of the system.
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on second thought (what was I thinking?) i would source aluminum plugs (both the 1/4 NPT for the drain AND the 1/8 NPTfor the temp sensor bung) AND I would recommend aluminum hose-barbs. Steel is not so good here and .... Brass and aluminum together in a cooling system can (will) lead to aggressive Galvanic Corrosion issues. It would be a shame to bugger up the IC (mounted under the supercharger) due to saving a few bucks on fittings.
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Got my new CF shift knob with custom leather with red stitching boot, but the base of the boot is wrong!
Now need to find a good upholstery shop to swap the boots.
Now need to find a good upholstery shop to swap the boots.
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Good thing the new knob fits perfect, I just found a local upholstery shop that can do the boot swap for $65.
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looks good man. thats the audi one correct? you will probably have probs getting the stock intake tubes to fit. i couldn't get mine to work and the main reason i had to fab up the silicone couplers.
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MMMM, tasty, the updated mirrors + black headlight inlays would set the car. it'd be all done.
But if you dont want the inlays, you could put a dab of chrome on your grill. Like the 3-fin you showed us with the chrome slits, EXCEPT- make the silver part black.... IMO- the car would be finished..
But if you dont want the inlays, you could put a dab of chrome on your grill. Like the 3-fin you showed us with the chrome slits, EXCEPT- make the silver part black.... IMO- the car would be finished..
