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Old 02-02-2010, 09:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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coroplast(polyethelene corrogated) for bellypans. lexan or acrilic for grill blocks and headlight covers different plastics for different jobs, i have a cheap local dealer down here in fl.
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I suggest usin plastic interior pieces from the jy....I made my grill block from the piece of plastic that covers the inside of the rear hatch on my 1.0 Geo...took a max of 10 minutes.

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