Lamborghini X2

Came up with a solution. And it's pretty good. I get to keep everything inside
the case. No kinks, and I still have room for the 120mm fan in front. And it's a
very nice cut without the clutter. The Xchanger is gone. But I'll save that for
a bigger case.


Nice fit ...

And nice short bends without kinks.

Looks like the plan.:banana:


I don't know about those coolcoils though. They are NOT red like they say.
More of a dark pink if you ask me.

And the tubing needs to be washed clean and shiny. See ... what happens if
you paint and leave stuff out without a booth.:p

I put the Velcro around it to hold it in place while I set it up. But it looks kinda
nice. Maybe a thinner piece?

I don't care for the blue tips on the GPU WBs, but I wasn't about to paint the
inside. Last thing I want is paint chipping off, and going through the
plumbing:D

I'll have to cut a new piece of leather. This one has holes now from where
the pump used to be. No big deal, I think I have half a cow left.:devious:

Now, before I put the pump in, I better make sure I have all wires connected
in front of it. It looks like I can connect them anyway, but why take chances.


:)

Ditch the coolcoils maybe? Or maybe dye/paint them a better color?

Yeah, i was wondering why the tubes looked dirty... and i know all about stuff getting tainted when painting in an enclosed garage. I got a mist of red paint on my Mom's BF's 1965 White Gloss Rambler, Boy was he pissed :). The coil does look cool, but would look 100x cooler if it was actually red. You gotta watch out for those red colors when buying stuff half the time its pink :mad:

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Originally Posted by Silenced_Coyote

Ditch the coolcoils maybe? Or maybe dye/paint them a better color?

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I think painting would chip them when I wrap them around the tubing. But ... the dying idea is something. Think I'll get some and put a small test piece in a bucket of dye and see if I can get them red. Good idea!

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Originally Posted by NocturnaL

Yeah, i was wondering why the tubes looked dirty... and i know all about stuff getting tainted when painting in an enclosed garage. I got a mist of red paint on my Mom's BF's 1965 White Gloss Rambler, Boy was he pissed :). The coil does look cool, but would look 100x cooler if it was actually red. You gotta watch out for those red colors when buying stuff half the time its pink :mad:

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Wow, Rambler, that's a car you don't see many of anymore.;)

I think I'll try the dye idea. Worth a shot. If it doesn't work or looks crappy. I think I'll try white coils, and red dye in the water.

Hey MDCS-

It's looking great and I've been watching for a long while. In my absolutely unsolicited opinion, yes those cards look Christmasy (but damn sexy too), loving almost eveything here...but... I really think you gotta lose those spiral thingy's from your water tubes. The rest of your build is so home-made, just like a special order Italian Sports car, personal, elegant, and free from convention. Those spiral thingy's are taking away from the originality of your theme I think, they just don't say Lamborghini to me. Maybe if you made them look like rubber intake shrouds? e.g.

jdbnsn has a great idea, I agree with him as well - we musn't forget, this IS a Lamborghini mod...

That's funny, I was thinking the same. They just don't really fit, and are not
original. But ... I thought I would try the dye thing.

AND, while I was at the store. I noticed a paint I never saw before. I've seen
those chrome paints before, and even tried a few of them. But they always
look more like silver paint to me. But I noticed this ones color was called
bumper chrome. What arrogance:eek: .And yes, I bought it of course.:) What
do you think?

I like your idea on the rubber though. I was thinking of doing that with a
distributor cap mod. And I know just where to go to get the rubberised paint.

So ... if the red dye doesn't work, or the chrome paint, or they both just still
look so blah. I'll try the rubber spray. I also saw some cool steel coils at a
custom auto site and may try those.


Dye test ...

Chrome paint test ...

Maybe with a coat of clear on top, it might look cool?

;)

That was weird. I applied some clear, and for the first time the part I was
painting went dark. I even did another test of the chrome paint next to it to
show you. And yes, I always use enamel on enamel and lacquer on lacquer clear.

:?

Strange.

That chrome paint does look sharp. When dry, I think I'll put it on to see how
it looks.

For the dye. I think I'll let it sit all night to try and get it as red as possible.

I was thinking about the rubber spray. If I did the whole tubing, don't you
think it will keep heat inside? The tubing must dissipate some of the heat?
And tomorrow I think I'll go get some rubber spray and test the tubing and
the coils.


;)

I wouldn't worry about spraying the whole tubing. Tubing won't do much heat dissipating. It shouldn't make a difference. If you are worried about heat, then maybe you can stick in another radiator in the water loop.