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Old 07-10-2017, 07:51 PM   #1
AZ986S
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Finally pulled bumper

So I've been working on the accusump install and I'm waiting for hose and fittings to complete the job. While I was waiting, I decided to pull the bumper and clean the rads. They weren't terribly dirty, but I noticed that the condensers have about 25% of the fins flattened out by what seems to be road debris... but the A/C still works well.

Since I had the bumper out, I decided to fab some grills to cover the air intakes so that it would prevent large debris from entering the ducting. I also pulled the plastic inserts (left and right) and painted the visible trim black. I then purchased some roof gutter mesh grill and fabbed, painted silver and then secured the pieces behind the insert grill pieces. This is what it looks like. I think it looks pretty good and should do the job. My other concern was not to impede the air flow, but I think the mesh is large enough that it should not reduce cooling capacity.

And yes, my bumper has road rash maybe the next project will be an updated 996 GT3 bumper?





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