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Old 09-21-2014, 09:33 PM   #60 (permalink)
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wheel discs on, grille block under construction

All four mounted now...



I took the car up to ~110 km/h and double-checked them. All looks good.

Started on the grille blocks as well. I just used some scraps of wood to sandwich the factory grille, and screwed coroplast into the scraps:



Before...



Now:



Upper is now completely blocked. I'm going to reposition the plate to the lower right grille area, leaving a center opening about the size of the plate itself.
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