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RCR
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JUL 24, 07:51 PM
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Oh, heck Neil. Have you noticed how bad my garage is in the background of my pics? I'm happy to get around it and I vacuum constantly to help keep the dust down.
Sorry about the other issue. I understand completely and I'm also confident you will nail it.
Bob
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Neils88
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JUL 24, 09:39 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by RCR:
Oh, heck Neil. Have you noticed how bad my garage is in the background of my pics? I'm happy to get around it and I vacuum constantly to help keep the dust down.
Sorry about the other issue. I understand completely and I'm also confident you will nail it.
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Come on Bob....your garage is spotless!  My rule of thumb seems to be "work until the floor completely disappears..."
...and if putting these cars together was easy, everyone would have one...  I think I've figured it out. Not much room for the hinges, but I'll squeeze them in there somehow. 
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Neils88
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JUL 28, 11:35 PM
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I'm still flipping back and forth between two projects...the active spoiler mechanism and the engine cover. I took some time to work on the "fake" throttle bodies.
This is the Mazda 3 throttle body that I'm using (posted this pic earlier in the thread):
After cleaning them all up and sanding down the scaling, I ground off the top coolant tube to make them look just like the OEM Lambo throttle bodies and then cut out the butterfly valve (I'll need to use them as part of the air intake to the real throttle body so I obviously don't want any flow restriction). Finally, I masked them off and gave them a coat of paint to make them look like new again:
Now they look pretty close to OEM. 
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Neils88
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JUL 31, 10:06 PM
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I finished correcting some of the issues I had with the engine cover. Unfortunately I still have some surface imperfections that I may go back and tackle later (they really show up with the camera flash). It's not perfect, but I'm still quite happy with it.
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shemdogg
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AUG 01, 12:19 AM
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Thats looking good buddy! Whered u get that cover? i need one for my fierrari
shem
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Neils88
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AUG 01, 09:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by shemdogg:
Thats looking good buddy! Whered u get that cover? i need one for my fierrari
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Nate at Inspire Composites made that up. I got the prototype...which needed a bit of extra work to correct some issues. It took a bit of work but I think it's almost there. He made some fiberglass throttle bodies, but I think the Mazda 3 throttle bodies gave a more realistic look.
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RCR
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AUG 03, 06:41 AM
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Neils88
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SEP 09, 10:27 PM
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Unfortunately, I was forced to take a month away from working on the car due to health issues. I'm starting to feel a little better so I was finally able to get back into the garage today for a few hours. I decided to start back just working on some simpler tasks. Today I re-installed the rear engine bay hatch latch mechanism about 3 inches further back from its original position. This was required to line up the latch with the hole in the engine trim covers. Of course I had originally installed the latch mechanism long before purchasing the oem trim pieces.
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Patrick
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SEP 09, 10:43 PM
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RCR
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SEP 10, 04:51 PM
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Good to see you back at it, Neil. Hope you feel better soon.
Bob
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Otherwise you may begin to feel ill again with the upcoming NHL season about to start. 