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Engine bay - bling & cosmetic improvements

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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 09:46 AM
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Default Engine bay - bling & cosmetic improvements
The caps and hardware are Drake Offroad, 6061-t6 brushed aluminum. The covers are made by me. That is the Mopar cai. On the hood is Rugged Ridge's latches, and Carolina Metal Masters de-snubbers and footman loop.




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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 09:51 AM
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I make the covers myself: cut, shaped, bent out of sheets of steel, then wrapped in cf vinyl.


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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 09:54 AM
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My favorite part is the battery cover. I made the brushed aluminum strap to hold the cover in place by snapping into grooves in the battery.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 10:04 AM
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The engine cover-cover (lol) was made to hold my logo, which it's in the works. I used perforated aluminum to vent it like the stock one... This part will get blue LED lighting under it at some point.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 11:38 AM
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You're absolutely going to hate the first time you take that thing through some mud
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Pats fan
You're absolutely going to hate the first time you take that thing through some mud

I'm sure it will hurt...
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 03:04 PM
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Nice. Looks awesome.
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Originally Posted by rpmextreme
Nice. Looks awesome.
Thanks a lot!
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Finished the last little cover. The final step is figure out some lighting... it's gonna be blue leds, but I am not sure how I'm gonna do it yet.
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Digging the Rugged Ridge's latches, thats the cleanest jeep engine bay I've ever seen
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