ghettolicious hood struts - *pics

[tbird88]

Got a friend that was messin' around with some muffler tape and...oh nevermind.

I was messin' around with some muffler tape and went ahead and applied some to a hood strut. Came out somewhat decent, looks darn good from 10-20 feet away...in the rain...at night...
Nah, it's really pretty cool stuff but then I grabbed some thinwall aluminum pipe and sliced it lengthwise. Polished it up and then worked it onto another strut and then polished a few spots I had missed. Installed it and it looks a lot better.

1st pic is obvious, it's the tape version. Looks a little dull but it's not, 10-15 people handled it so it just needs a little wax.

2nd & 3rd pics are the pipe version. Snazzetto huh?

'bird

http://www.texasthunderbirds.com/img/hoods/hstrut0418.jpg
http://www.texasthunderbirds.com/img/hoods/hstrut0378.jpg
http://www.texasthunderbirds.com/img/hoods/hstrut0398.jpg

[racecougar]

You just can't stop polishing, can you? :D

You're going to pop the hood on Lola and blind everyone with all that shiny aluminum under there. (If you're putting all these polished parts on Lola)

-Rod

[specops_SC]

wynn's gonna need a disclaimer before he pops his hood that says "Not responsible for damage to eyes from prolongued exposure to the engine bay." ;)

Moses

p.s. i dont think he'll go as far as an entire polished thunderbird. darn, just gave him the idea.

[Grims95SC]

I dunno about the whole car but ya know somebody has really lost it when they start polishing the block! :D

[Mike8675309]

Baaahhhhh... must keep funds allocated for engine...must keep funds allocated for engine.....

Knock it off Wynn. ;)

[tbird88]

You just can't stop polishing, can you? :D

You're going to pop the hood on Lola and blind everyone with all that shiny aluminum under there. (If you're putting all these polished parts on Lola)

-RodJust piddlin' with stuff, a lil dab here and there, ain't no way I'll ever reach the same level of blingness as Ricardo or Nettles and the rest of 'em.
Actually, Lola is good for local business. I live on the southside and stoppin' at the store or carwash calls for poppin' the hood on occasion. People check 'er out, sometimes draws a small gathering because she's a THUNDERBIRD and then I hand out business cards for Koko's. They don't always understand that IT'S NOT A "TURBO" but that's cool too.

I could be on to sumthin'. these strut covers might sell like hotcakes locally. Not because they're polished but because they exist in the first place (did I say that right?).

'bird

[tbird88]

wynn's gonna need a disclaimer before he pops his hood that says "Not responsible for damage to eyes from prolongued exposure to the engine bay." ;)

Moses

p.s. i dont think he'll go as far as an entire polished thunderbird. darn, just gave him the idea.If anybody needs a disclaimer it's G Kuhn, he pretty much set the standard. Me, I make some oddball items on occasion and just can't see puttin' 'em under the hood as-is. So far it's workin' good.

:)

'bird

[tbird88]

I dunno about the whole car but ya know somebody has really lost it when they start polishing the block! :D
heh heh

http://www.texasthunderbirds.com/img/private/drag/carla/final/web/ovrkilr6.jpg

'bird

[tbird88]

Baaahhhhh... must keep funds allocated for engine...must keep funds allocated for engine.....

Knock it off Wynn. ;)Hey, wanna see my custom IC pipes? One runs from the raised top to the lower tank via the downtube siamesed on the side of the double IC, the return pipe hooks to the top tank and heads straight to where the lower tube used to hook up at the discharge plenum.

C'mon, it's only $ http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/devil.gif

'bird

[mcate]

They do look good, Wynn. Where'd ya get the thin wall alluminum pipe at?

[Pablo94SC]

If you don't stop polishing it Wynn, you're gonna go blind.

[specops_SC]

heh heh

http://www.texasthunderbirds.com/img/private/drag/carla/final/web/ovrkilr6.jpg

'bird

the link didnt work.. :confused:

[KwikGSeX]

Of course I think qualifies as WAYYYYY overkill in the polishing dept.



Chrome M3 (http://www.cardomain.com/id/m3ntalm3)

[mannysc]

Of course I think qualifies as WAYYYYY overkill in the polishing dept.



Chrome M3 (http://www.cardomain.com/id/m3ntalm3)
ghetto? you dont know ghetto WYNN whats a texas ghetto three cows standing around a old chevy, or two houses within a mile of each other,

ghetto is where I live we have drunks well I guess texas is full of them too but they are called shiners there,

we have prostitutes texas has cows same thing both have big butts,

we have drugies texas has cow patty sniffers, we have low riders texas has ,
tractors we have drive bys texas has ride bys ,

we have gang bangers texas has bang bangers!!

we have messikans texas has tejanos, oh well guess you do have ghettos so bling on my texas bra ther you qualify as ghetto,

hey Wynn can you texas pimp my ride like weld some shiny al;luminum horns on the hood and some polished tractor wheels , maybe a chromed plow in the back. yee haw ,

just messin wit ya you texas bling master,

the the stars at night are big and bright bling bling bling bling ,
but not as bright as the heart of wynns engine bay in texas. :D

[mannysc]

whats next Wynn

[tbird88]

They do look good, Wynn. Where'd ya get the thin wall alluminum pipe at?
Thanks. I'm a trashdigger from way back, neighbor right across the street from me threw it away so I grabbed it. They were gonna be tubes for my plexiglass intercooler but I needed one of those "stress-reliever sessions" so... :p

Ace Hardware/True Value Hardware in this area also sells thinwall tubing, not sure why. They also stock extruded strips of various widths & thicknesses, that's what I used for the aluminum safety latch release thingy for the hood that I made.

'bird

[tbird88]

If you don't stop polishing it Wynn, you're gonna go blind.I need a new prescription as it is just from hangin' out on the TBU...

:D

'bird

[tbird88]

the link didnt work.. :confused:I had to hide it from Manny in my g/f pics folder. ;)

'bird

[tbird88]

Of course I think qualifies as WAYYYYY overkill in the polishing dept.
Chrome M3 (http://www.cardomain.com/id/m3ntalm3)Looks like they were wrong when they said ya cain't polish a tur...

'bird

[tbird88]

whats next WynnWell...they're about 16" in diameter...

'bird