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Old 11-26-2012, 03:48 PM   #77 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
1. Plasti-dip the back of the block
2. Drill 4 eye hooks into it at the corners
3. Pull a zip tie through each pair of eye hooks, tightening them around the back of the grille slats.

$10, 20 minutes.
True, but that might not meet the "pretty" standard marked-out as a priority in the OP. I think the weather stripping is a good idea. Then you might also glass onto the back some sort of hooking or strapping hardware, cushioned so as not to scratch the OEM surfaces.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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