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    Roof Rack Mod

    My new custom wind faring:



    I still need to apply some black textured Rustoleum (there is only a single coat of flat primer on there now) but you get the idea.

    I think I am going to need a 2" lift and some beefy M/Ts to complete the whole "Mean Machine" package though.

    Bart

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    sick!

    i bet that adds some wind noise though doesnt it?


    maybe try the hammered finish spray on from rustoleum... its pretty sweet stuff, i used it on my tow hooks


    "Engineers believe if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet"

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    HAHA! Only you man... that's awesome! Did you save room for lights?
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    That is awesome. Looks killer.

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    THAT'S what you needed to finish off the look!!!

    But dare I suggest a rhino horn on the hood insert?

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    I have thought of putting some more metal spikes through the fog lights on the cladding, but I just can't bring myself to do it. And I love my hood insert. I don't think I could do anything to it....

    Another thought was to buy Tone's black safari bar and then weld some "teeth" or other spikes to that. That way, when I run people over they will get stuck so I can drag them until they turn into pulp.

    Bart

    Quote Originally Posted by VehiGAZ
    THAT'S what you needed to finish off the look!!!

    But dare I suggest a rhino horn on the hood insert?
    Last edited by nfpgasmask : 07/10/2007 at 03:41 PM

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    Actually, my friend that fabbed this faring up is going to make another one with tabs to mount four 8" Hellas. That way, depending on what I am doing, all I have to do is change the faring.

    I can't wait to get my own metal shop together so I don't have to have my buddy in Chicago doing it for me....even though he is definitely better at it than me.

    Bart

    Quote Originally Posted by ZEUS
    HAHA! Only you man... that's awesome! Did you save room for lights?

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    Thanks man. I just bought some of the high heat, textured stuff, but the hammered finish is awesome. I just painted our patio set with that stuff and it looks great.

    As far as wind noise, I was just going 60 and didn't notice a difference. I get a lot more noise with the rack off. The stock crossbars create a major whirring sound.

    Bart

    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport
    sick!

    i bet that adds some wind noise though doesnt it?


    maybe try the hammered finish spray on from rustoleum... its pretty sweet stuff, i used it on my tow hooks

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    sweet, yeah i noticed that too, having a basket up there reduced my wind noise from the roof rack significantly

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    Yeah, I made the 2000 mile drive to Reno from Chicago last October with the whirring noise the whole way....

    Bart

    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport
    sweet, yeah i noticed that too, having a basket up there reduced my wind noise from the roof rack significantly

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    Excellent!! Looks SHARP OUCH!
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    Onward thru the fog
    Leave it BETTER than you found it!

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    Thumbs up

    Ahhh Bart...

    Always one step ahead of the up coming apocalypse...very nice!

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    "and it was here in this blighted place, that he learned to live again"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub
    Ahhh Bart...

    Always one step ahead of the up coming apocalypse...very nice!

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    BTW, Mad Max called, and he wants his car back...
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