How to custom make your own lightweight spark plug cover.

[Spoolio]

Heres a little article i made on how to make your own custom spark plug cover, these can be painted, polished, indented, etc.

Dont be fooled on how easy this looks, its very difficult if you never worked with sheetmetal before.

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[fwdeclipse]

You should put this in the how to tech articles.

 

[TSG59_Steve]

Nice write up.

 

[Spoolio]

Oops, im sorry, i was trying to get this article done so fast, i mistakenly put it in the newbie forum, since infact i come in here 90% of time i am on dsmtuners, heh, im sorry if a mod wants to move this or close it, its ok.

 

[kspharris]

Great job! I think that I may do one for myself, or two (since I have more than one DSM).

 

[Spoolio]

just get yourself a pair of red and yellow snips to cut the metal. Makes life alot easier

 

[chetvram]

Did you not drill a hole for the one on the right side on purpose?

 

[Spoolio]

Yes i did it on purpose, read the print on the last picture, it will explain why.

 

[Spoolio]

Great job! I think that I may do one for myself, or two (since I have more than one DSM).

Sorry about the late post, but anyways, get some pictures of your fabbed up cover if you make one.

 

[Defiant]

If you use a punch instead of a drill, you won't distort the sheet metal like that. Or, you can clamp the metal between two pieces of wood.

 

[Spoolio]

If you use a punch instead of a drill, you won't distort the sheet metal like that. Or, you can clamp the metal between two pieces of wood.

i wasnt to worried about the holes anyways, i took care of those at the end with a ball hammer and grinder.

 

[99gst_racer]

Spoolio - Why did you post this in the forums, and not in the How-to/Tech section?

 

[drivemusicnow]

Spoolio - Why did you post this in the forums, and not in the How-to/Tech section?

Oops, im sorry, i was trying to get this article done so fast, i mistakenly put it in the newbie forum, since infact i come in here 90% of time i am on dsmtuners, heh, im sorry if a mod wants to move this or close it, its ok.

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[cotsi95]

very good writeup....gonna make mine tonight!

 

[Spoolio]

1234

Thank you.




Cotsi... take some pics, i would like to see how yours comes out.

 

[cotsi95]

will do i think im going to paint it black to match my vc...

Good idea on not drilling the hole.. my lower center one it broken thanks to the previous owner..

 

[Spoolio]

heh, yeap no offense to my previouse owner, hes really is not an idiot, he took really nice care of my current car, its just those dang threads tend to snap and crack so easily.

 

[cotsi95]

ya i know my 11 yr old vc is weak i cant imagine how your 15 yr old one is... my friend cracked his vc in like 5 places becuase he didnt listen to me when i said dont tighten them too tight. Stop once there snug.

 

[Spoolio]

heh, my sparkplug cover bolts get tightend with a phillips head screwdriver.

 

[cotsi95]

i think i might run down to home depot and pic up some ss allen head bolts to replace my old ones...i think it will look cleaner and it will be way cheaper then the kit sloyboy sells!

 

[Spoolio]

how much is the kit that sloboy sells?

 

[99gst_racer]

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