Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Were you able to use your original bolts or did you have to get new ones? Hi Phill....I was able to use the original ones no problem. Just as I indicated in my previous post...install the bolts as I mentioned or else you will be spinning 4 of them forever like I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jskup1 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Were you able to use your original bolts or did you have to get new ones? Phill I used my original bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evoviiiyou Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just got these pictures to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just got these pictures to share Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJN Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just got these pictures to share That looks awesome. Love it specially with the SS hood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jskup1 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'm jealous of that hood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'm jealous of that hood! I'm jealous of his wallet too....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evoviiiyou Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thanks guys for the kind words and its a little hard on the wallet, but compared to the mods I have spent on my various Porshce 911 Turbos, its really not bad for the performance and enjoyment I get from this car! Hopefully I can pick up the car this week and post my impressions...maybe on a separate thread to keep this one on topic about the 13 grills. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickshelby Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just got these pictures to share WHOA! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJinLV Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 THAT IS SWEEET. Gonna stripe it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evoviiiyou Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks guys and I am very happy. I have no plans to stripe her, but if I did it would be satin dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks guys and I am very happy. I have no plans to stripe her, but if I did it would be satin dark grey. Glad to hear that...I think your car is better without the stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony23 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I had to jump on too. Looks so mean with the new grille. Here is a crappy garage pic of my 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 I had to jump on too. Looks so mean with the new grille. Here is a crappy garage pic of my 2010. Nice...did you paint your radiator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony23 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yeah, I used the paint from Eastwood. I have a new heat exchanger coming soon too. I also cut out the brake ducts, the grille wouldn't fit with them still in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yeah, I used the paint from Eastwood. I have a new heat exchanger coming soon too. I also cut out the brake ducts, the grille wouldn't fit with them still in there Cool...I got the Eastwood radiator paint too. I'm confused...looks like the brake ducts are still there in the picture you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amigo GT500 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Just got these pictures to share It looks great mi amigo...where did you get the hood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evoviiiyou Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Yeah, I used the paint from Eastwood. I have a new heat exchanger coming soon too. I also cut out the brake ducts, the grille wouldn't fit with them still in there Looking good and I used the eastwood too. Made a world of difference on the radiatir and my CR/Revan HE! Also with out the block off plates the little aluminum fittings that go into the HE are visible and very silver. Make sure you hit those pieces too with the eastwood spray. It looks great mi amigo...where did you get the hood? Thanks mi amigo! Well a really nice guy traded me for my stocker straight up! My situation reminds me that there is still good in this world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm confused...looks like the brake ducts are still there in the picture you posted. Yeah, same here! I can swear I see the brake duct spigot on the left/drivers side in that pic. OH, and for all of you doing this, the new '13 "backing plates" for the brake rotors are available from Ford Racing (fordracingparts.com under "New Parts"). They removed most of the OE backing plate and what remains protects the tie rod end, in lieu of the brake cooling ducts on pre-13 cars. http://fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=22955 It says "Each" but that's for a pair since there is no right and left listing (same as the COP covers that said "Each" but came as a pair). Someone posted a pic of them from a magazine article, might be in this thread (can't remember). HTH, Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrzycobra Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 This is a great thread. Awesome mod with lots of info. Question on cooling: Has anyone noticed a difference in where their TEMP needle indicates when fully warmed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony23 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Cool...I got the Eastwood radiator paint too. I'm confused...looks like the brake ducts are still there in the picture you posted. They were there when I took this picture. The lower grille would not snap in correctly with the ducts still in there. I have since removed the grille again and cut them out carefully with a hacksaw blade. Just took it out of the saw and used it by hand. Much better control than using a power tool, where i can make a mistake fast. I am waiting for my new C&R heat exchanger, backordered!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 They were there when I took this picture. The lower grille would not snap in correctly with the ducts still in there. I have since removed the grille again and cut them out carefully with a hacksaw blade. Just took it out of the saw and used it by hand. Much better control than using a power tool, where i can make a mistake fast. I am waiting for my new C&R heat exchanger, backordered!!! Hi Pony23...okay...was just curious. So the brake ducts definitely have to go then. Thanks for the tip. Yeah, I wouldn't trust myself with a power tool and the front bumper either...hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jskup1 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hi Pony23...okay...was just curious. So the brake ducts definitely have to go then. Thanks for the tip. Yeah, I wouldn't trust myself with a power tool and the front bumper either...hehe. You just have to be careful as one of the clips for where the grill snaps in can easily be cut when you remove the brake duct brackets. Just take it easy and you'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickshelby Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Is anyone having the part number of the lower block off plates (at 150$)? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Is anyone having the part number of the lower block off plates (at 150$)? Thx Hi PatrickShelby...I ordered them last week : DR3Z-8310-B. I believe the other is a "A"...I haven't gotten them yet...but if you call tousley, they would be able to tell you for sure. One is on backorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Blue Star IV Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 You just have to be careful as one of the clips for where the grill snaps in can easily be cut when you remove the brake duct brackets. Just take it easy and you'll be fine. Thanks again Jskup1. Really hoping that I will be able to install them this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd2none Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 I should be receiving my grills this week as they charged my card on Friday and I was told he wouldn't charge it until they shipped out. Haven't received a tracking # yet though. Anyways, is it safe to assume that the new lower grill has the mounting tabs for the (I'm guessing this is what it is) ambient temp sensor? Took my front clip off this weekend to pull the grills out so I could finish removing stripes that went under the grill area and thats when I noticed that sensor mounted to the lower grill. On another note I can agree with everyone that the front clip is an easy job to remove/reinstall and I almost never work on my own car. Pulling the grills out was the hardest part and my finger tips still hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klastinger Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Got mine installed this weekend and there is no clip for the temperature sensor. Also there is nothing on my 2012 for the block off plates to mount too. The block off plates will have to be modified to block of the inlet. Also they are not of the same textured plastic as the grill peices so they look kind of funny to me. It is alot of money for two basic peices of plastic that do not fit well. They just seem to be a poor design to fill the area. I will probably just leave them off. Everything looks fine in behind them. I painted my HE clamps black, so everything is black behind the openings, and looks fine to me. It will also provide more air to the brakes with them open. I also added some "customcargrills" black powdercoated mesh in front of my radiator and HE after I painted them black with Eastwood Radiator paint. I posted some completed pictures of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd2none Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Got mine installed this weekend and there is no clip for the temperature sensor. So what has everyone been mounting the temp sensor too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickshelby Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Hi PatrickShelby...I ordered them last week : DR3Z-8310-B. I believe the other is a "A"...I haven't gotten them yet...but if you call tousley, they would be able to tell you for sure. One is on backorder. THANK YOU! Got mine installed this weekend and there is no clip for the temperature sensor. Also there is nothing on my 2012 for the block off plates to mount too. The block off plates will have to be modified to block of the inlet. Also they are not of the same textured plastic as the grill peices so they look kind of funny to me. It is alot of money for two basic peices of plastic that do not fit well. They just seem to be a poor design to fill the area. I will probably just leave them off. Everything looks fine in behind them. I painted my HE clamps black, so everything is black behind the openings, and looks fine to me. It will also provide more air to the brakes with them open. I also added some "customcargrills" black powdercoated mesh in front of my radiator and HE after I painted them black with Eastwood Radiator paint. I posted some completed pictures of mine. THANK YOU TOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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