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Old Jul 2, 2016 | 03:47 PM
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Default cheap engine dress-up (pic heavy)

Those online bolt kits range from 70-100 dollars and the strut tower caps run about 70 bucks. Cue Home Depot.
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Installed (14 dollars total for strut tower stainless steel)
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Bolt replacements... 20 dollars total (stainless steel)
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Buffed my brushed aluminum radiator/supercharger/power steering tanks to a polished shine (Free)
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Fabricated a underhood kit. (80 dollars)
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Old Jul 2, 2016 | 03:56 PM
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Nice, I love it when I can find hardware store stuff for a fraction of the price.
Old Jul 3, 2016 | 02:05 AM
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Behold the King of Underhood Bling.
Looks great.
Old Jul 10, 2016 | 05:29 PM
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