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10:11 PM

Afterwards, it was a simple matter of putting on the body and trimming as necessary for the proper fit. Once again: Cut, check. Repeat

That looks pretty dang good if I do say so myself!

The muguards will help reduce the dirt and dust into the chassis as well as the air filter while still allowing of plenty of airflow inside for the engine.

For the carb diaphragm filter, it was a simple matter of cutting up some spare air filter foam to the right size then holding it down with a zip tie.

This took a fair amount of trial and error to get enough foam to cover the intake hole while keeping the foam firmly attached so it wouldn't fall off with a zip tie in the right place. in the end, I wrapped it around the carb neck and looped it over the foam and the end result was this. Simple but effective and free!

Now that looks pretty damn slick for a DIY, a few hours work and less then $14! I feel proud doing this all myself, a little ingenuity, creativeness and hard work goes a long way to saving some bucks and really making your rig unique among every elses! I had alot of fun and looking forward to my next DIY project!

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Freezebyte Guest Posts: n/a	05.02.2010, 02:17 PM Afterwards, it was a simple matter of putting on the body and trimming as necessary for the proper fit. Once again: Cut, check. Repeat That looks pretty dang good if I do say so myself! The muguards will help reduce the dirt and dust into the chassis as well as the air filter while still allowing of plenty of airflow inside for the engine. For the carb diaphragm filter, it was a simple matter of cutting up some spare air filter foam to the right size then holding it down with a zip tie. This took a fair amount of trial and error to get enough foam to cover the intake hole while keeping the foam firmly attached so it wouldn't fall off with a zip tie in the right place. in the end, I wrapped it around the carb neck and looped it over the foam and the end result was this. Simple but effective and free! Now that looks pretty damn slick for a DIY, a few hours work and less then $14! I feel proud doing this all myself, a little ingenuity, creativeness and hard work goes a long way to saving some bucks and really making your rig unique among every elses! I had alot of fun and looking forward to my next DIY project! Last edited by Freezebyte; 05.02.2010 at 10:11 PM.