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good news, I'm good to go!

There is an upward bend in the bracing right where it makes contact with the new pipe.

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Lucky for me we have a 2,000 lb tool of persuasion at work that flattened that right out. I still need to stick a couple of washers on 2 of the bolts, but the braces are back on and no contact so far. I've got about 1/2" of clearance now. Hopefully that will be enough, but I can be more persuasive if I need to. I'll try to get a photo of the after when I can.
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The jacks were pretty high... I also felt weird, but I wasn't really cranking on bolts that hard and I made sure not to pull myself in and out using the car. I have an impact gun, so that puts the torque directly onto the bolt instead of pulling the car all around. I also chocked the front wheels so that the car didn't move on me while I was under there. My wife was totally freaked out the whole time, but here I am! The jacks were on the pinch welds. I don't have jacking rails, but I imagine those would work too.

Hope your exhaust goes on easily! I changed mine before 200 miles, so bolts came out very easily!
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i need to pick up an air ratchet or impact gun. which one do you have?
 
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I am surprised there isnt a thread on tools or impact guns. Seems like a really needed tool for all these bolt on jobs. Thanks.
 
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It isn't needed, but power does help. For example, there are 16 bolts with loctite that need to come out to remove the convertible bracing. With a ratchet, that would have taken probably 15-20 minutes. With my impact gun, I zipped them all out in about 5 probably. It's a huge time and soreness saver. Putting everything back together, I always final tighten everything by hand though.
 

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After my permaplate appointment, I snapped a few cellphone photos

Can't wait to finish the stuff I already have so I can get to some appearance mods!
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WOW! Beautiful car!!!! :cheers:
 
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Swapped out for a stubby antenna

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I like the shape, but I wish the bottom met up a little better. Also, the finish is different on the antenna vs the base. Oh well, for $30, it's not bad.
 
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Made a custom sound tube cap. bought a PVC cap and sanded it smooth. Then painted it gloss black. After that, I sanded the inside of the cap and the outside of the sound tube port until it threaded on. Should be air tight, but if any non-metered air sneaks by, I'll just redo it with some heat or sealant.

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Installed the new (used) C&L intake. found that one of the MAF sensor screw holes has a screw broken off inside of it. After breaking some stuff in frustration, I decided that no vehicle is complete without duct tape and/or zip ties on it, so I opted for the latter. That's what I get for buying a used intake. I think I can get the screw bit out from inside, but that's a job for another day.

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New intake on (complete with zip ties)
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New intake requires tune. DOH! Waiting for another update from Bama. Hopefully I'll be burning gas tomorrow!
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robertwsimpson said:
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After my permaplate appointment, I snapped a few cellphone photos

Can't wait to finish the stuff I already have so I can get to some appearance mods!
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robertwsimpson said:
Installed the new (used) C&L intake. found that one of the MAF sensor screw holes has a screw broken off inside of it. After breaking some stuff in frustration, I decided that no vehicle is complete without duct tape and/or zip ties on it, so I opted for the latter. That's what I get for buying a used intake. I think I can get the screw bit out from inside, but that's a job for another day.


New intake on (complete with zip ties)
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Zip ties FTW lol

Car looks great!:thumbsup:
 
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