Got a couple of things completed today.....
1st, I finally received my silicone end caps that I ordered from a company in the United Kingdom.
Took literally 4 weeks to ship..... I think Custom's might've been the hang up, not sure :dunno:
These are the caps pictured below, and are used on my Custom Air Intake Setup, where the recirculation tubes once used for the Factory BOV's, are now no longer used, as a result of the recently installed hard pipes, on the pressurized side of each turbo, which now vent the Factory BOV's to atmosphere.....
Another project I finished up (for the most part) is some custom, decorative chrome caps used in the following spots:
Radiator Cap
Oil Cap
OEM Windshield Washer Cap (now my methanol tank)
I was provided these caps by a friend who owns his own custom car shop, and these were leftover from another kit, used on a completely different car.
I went one step further, and had my local sign shop, cut up some vinyl lettering to use on them, to identify which caps are for what. I'm still deciding on the radiator cap, and what, if anything, should be listed on that cap specifically..... here's some images of those:
As you can see, my engine cover is still M.I.A. and I called the body shop today, to find out the status on that.
I was told due to all of the recent craptastic weather here in the Chi-Town area, their workload has increased 100 fold due to all the collision repair(s), and they are working 12hr shifts as a result.
They told me they are aiming to get it done by the end of the month. Some of you may recall that due to the recently installed hard pipes, my engine cover doesn't fit properly, due to the flanges being longer on the Factory BOV locations. So I have ot have them trim up the vertical edge of the engine cover on the Driver's Side of it..... so soon enough.
Finally, my photographer pal Jeff (of H&K Media Chicago fame....) motored on over to Extreme Grafix and dropped off the computer files to help fabricate my new 4'x8' vinyl display banner, that I plan on using for this 2014 (and subsequent years) car show season.
I ordered a pretty sharp (and large, expandable) Ravelli adjustable photo/video display stand that will hold the banner I'm having made....
This banner will incorporate the three photos, and my most updated mod list, as it somewhat appears on Jeff's homepage, under the "sponsored affiliates" tab.
The banner should be done either by the end of this week, or next, and yes, I will post a pic of that when it's completed.
But happy about getting a few more things done.
2014 ought to be a fun year as it relates to shows, and track season goes
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