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Old 07-28-2011, 08:57 PM   #1001
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I vote for push button ignition but it has to look like the oem a/c switch so passengers try to use it.
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Old 07-29-2011, 01:54 AM   #1002
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Old 07-29-2011, 01:58 AM   #1003
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I'm deleting my A/C, to include the blower motor and everything under the dash. I decided to keep the controls just so I didn't have to custom make anything, and it looks OEM.
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Old 07-29-2011, 08:12 AM   #1004
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I'm just beginning to get into this. Well, my motives are primarily weight reduction and relocation, but now that a few things are missing from the engine bay, I'm wanting to go even further and make it look nice as well.

I relocated my battery to beneath the passenger seat the other day, and the metal platform that the battery previously sat on in the engine bay is beginning to bug me. I'll probably just drill it out, but then I'll have holes to fill. What are other people doing to fill such holes?

Options seem to be:
1. Press copper up to the holes from the bottom and fill them in with a mig welder.

2. Make a patch and solder it in like this guy has. http://wiki.owwm.com/Repairing%20Hol...t%20Metal.ashx

3. Rather than drilling out the welds, grind the areas around the welds enough for the piece to come off without leaving any holes.


Any insight from guys who have done this before would be swell.
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Old 07-29-2011, 12:39 PM   #1005
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I'm just beginning to get into this. Well, my motives are primarily weight reduction and relocation, but now that a few things are missing from the engine bay, I'm wanting to go even further and make it look nice as well.

I relocated my battery to beneath the passenger seat the other day, and the metal platform that the battery previously sat on in the engine bay is beginning to bug me. I'll probably just drill it out, but then I'll have holes to fill. What are other people doing to fill such holes?

Options seem to be:
1. Press copper up to the holes from the bottom and fill them in with a mig welder.

2. Make a patch and solder it in like this guy has. http://wiki.owwm.com/Repairing%20Hol...t%20Metal.ashx

3. Rather than drilling out the welds, grind the areas around the welds enough for the piece to come off without leaving any holes.


Any insight from guys who have done this before would be swell.
it depends on your budget honestly, and how smooth you want it to look. I went option 3.



I didn't realize I didn't sand one spot closer to the headlight as much as I should have, but you can't really see it.
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Old 07-30-2011, 09:19 AM   #1006
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That looks pretty good. Did you have to smooth out any divits with bondo, or is that paint over raw metal? I'll probably go that route since it seems to work well, and is the least destructive. I might hold off on it for a while though since repainting the engine bay is more than I'd like to do just now.
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Old 07-31-2011, 01:59 PM   #1007
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i'm a novice at body work, so I thought it would be best to drill out the spot welds, worked great bbut if you miss any bits it make a complete mess like i found out, going to have a panel welded over the top for me.

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Old 07-31-2011, 02:11 PM   #1008
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Looks like mine minus the 3.5" hole for my old FMIC pipe. Where the battery once sat I just took a hole saw and cut through both parts then drilled out the spot welds. Once I smooth it out I'll be ready for some O1G BC/CC.
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Old 08-01-2011, 01:01 PM   #1009
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That looks pretty good. Did you have to smooth out any divits with bondo, or is that paint over raw metal? I'll probably go that route since it seems to work well, and is the least destructive. I might hold off on it for a while though since repainting the engine bay is more than I'd like to do just now.
I was in a fight against time, so just sanded down, painted over raw metal.
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Old 08-04-2011, 03:44 PM   #1010
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I need to send my intake manifold to the welder soon.






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Old 08-05-2011, 07:20 PM   #1011
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Looks pretty good, what are you having welded? The hole for the evap line?
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Old 08-05-2011, 09:16 PM   #1012
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I bet an adapter for his throttle body
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Old 08-05-2011, 10:31 PM   #1013
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Here is My other project (yes I know its a VW)
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Durring:



After: Not yet!! but its going to be Satin Blue w/flake and the engine bay will be bone white.
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Old 08-05-2011, 10:49 PM   #1014
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Love those cars, fun right out of the box. Besides the Renault GTA, we as Americans missed out on some really good sub-compacts from Europe at that time. But the first GTI was the best.
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Old 08-06-2011, 01:30 AM   #1015
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A new one of mine.

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Old 08-06-2011, 08:17 AM   #1016
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A new one of mine.
Is your wiper cowl a one off?
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Old 08-06-2011, 10:59 AM   #1017
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Looks pretty good, what are you having welded? The hole for the evap line?
Yes that hole, theres another on top of one of the runners.
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I bet an adapter for his throttle body
I'm not shure if I need one. I picked up a 70mm billit throttle body. The intake manifold needs to be bored out about 10mm more.
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Old 08-06-2011, 12:28 PM   #1018
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Do you even drive your car
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Old 08-06-2011, 04:31 PM   #1019
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^so you haven't seen the pic of him driving his car in the rain without wipers?
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Old 08-06-2011, 04:35 PM   #1020
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he does.

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Old 08-06-2011, 04:45 PM   #1021
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Yes that hole, theres another on top of one of the runners.

I'm not shure if I need one. I picked up a 70mm billit throttle body. The intake manifold needs to be bored out about 10mm more.
bolt pattern is different for mine.
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Old 08-06-2011, 05:34 PM   #1022
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It's not that far off but a spacer would probably be the easiest way to fix the problem. Did you mount the throttle body upsidedown? I think it would look a lot cleaner and be easier to hide the wires.
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Old 08-06-2011, 07:52 PM   #1023
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he does.
You do realize that in that pic the car is going maybe 1 mph.
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Old 08-06-2011, 08:23 PM   #1024
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Old 08-06-2011, 09:35 PM   #1025
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he does.

He may drive his car, but not likely in this shot...

that's a rig-shot and is literally done at crawling speed or less... (people crawling, not car crawling)

But thanks for nut-swingin....
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