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Old 11-29-2016, 02:31 AM   #50 (permalink)
Natalya
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I'm feeling the cold, and it's affecting my mileage. I need to construct another radiator block. But in the mean time I made an upper grille block:
















Next step is to seal the top by adding some kind of rubber seal along it, except for right where the latch is, so that it closes with the hood.

Then I can either:
- Use it as a mold to make a nice permanent fibreglass grill block
- Or add another couple layers of pink blocks going forwards so that it extends out and can be shaped differently for more of an aero benefit

If anyone has tips on the fibreglass, let me know. I used fibreglass resin and mesh once to repair the chin splitter on my Mustang, but beyond that I don't know what I'm doing. I think if I made a fibreglass block that is approximately where this foam one is and I painted it black it would look really sharp.
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