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Feb-22-12, 10:59 AM
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Real Name: Clint
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Trimming engine cover
What does everyone use to trim their engine cover were its not jagged like a saw zaw?
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Feb-22-12, 11:09 AM
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i haven't trimmed mine, but i would guess a dremel with a thin cut off wheel...that's what i'd use if i had to trim mine
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Feb-22-12, 11:10 AM
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dremel, or a hot knife... (kind of like a soldering iron, but with a knife blade on the end)
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Feb-22-12, 11:12 AM
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I use a angle grinder with a cut off wheel and dress it with a flap wheel. It looks OEM when I'm done.
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Feb-22-12, 11:23 AM
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CAMMED AND SLAMMED
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Alvin do you have a pic of a finished product?
I've got an idea for reshaping my engine cover that I'm thinking would look real nice!
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Feb-22-12, 12:05 PM
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I don't. We have a template saved somewhere I'll ask my drawing guy to hurry up and finish it.
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Feb-22-12, 12:24 PM
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CAMMED AND SLAMMED
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Ok cool!
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Feb-22-12, 01:33 PM
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moar cowbell
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvin
I use a angle grinder with a cut off wheel and dress it with a flap wheel. It looks OEM when I'm done.
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Yes, use a flap disc.
Comes out beautifully!
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Feb-22-12, 05:09 PM
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Good info guys, thanks.
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Feb-22-12, 11:04 PM
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We just cut one other night with jigsaw with no problems...
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Feb-22-12, 11:09 PM
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i used a dremel with plastic cut off disc and then used the sanding wheel to get it very close then and then used 100 grit sandpaper to get it to look like stock!
i have the lsxrt intake manifold on mine and dont have a use for my engine cover that was cut for the big pcmforless fwi so if you want it you can have it or whatever.
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Feb-23-12, 04:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvin
I use a angle grinder with a cut off wheel and dress it with a flap wheel. It looks OEM when I'm done.
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This works great!
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Feb-24-12, 03:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hcblackblazinss
i used a dremel with plastic cut off disc and then used the sanding wheel to get it very close then and then used 100 grit sandpaper to get it to look like stock!
i have the lsxrt intake manifold on mine and dont have a use for my engine cover that was cut for the big pcmforless fwi so if you want it you can have it or whatever.
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Willing to ship engine cover? I just ordered a 4" intake and have been kinda stressing on how I am going to cut mine. I will pay good $ for it!
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Jun-17-12, 05:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvin
I don't. We have a template saved somewhere I'll ask my drawing guy to hurry up and finish it.
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Think you can post that template? I'm trying to trim my cover soon.
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Jun-17-12, 05:34 PM
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Real Name: Dale
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I trimmed mine, and it looks like factory... I make prosthetics, and plastic braces (AKA orthotics) and I used a cast cutter to cut mine and buffed it with the one sanding machine we have called a trautman.... It looks really good!
I'd be willing to do it free of charge as long as u pay shipping...
Last edited by dje08tbss; Jun-17-12 at 05:36 PM.
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Jun-17-12, 06:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenbayTBSS
Willing to ship engine cover? I just ordered a 4" intake and have been kinda stressing on how I am going to cut mine. I will pay good $ for it!
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Dont be a pussy...it takes like 10 minutes.
Simple Dremel cutoff wheel and drum wheel to finish.
Done.
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Jun-17-12, 06:20 PM
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moar cowbell
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