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Posted 9/4/2014 6:48:48 AM


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Of course I couldn't leave the trunk vents alone. There were some areas that kept bugging me. So after another 12 hours I finally have them looking exactly as I want

You would have to hold up a reference photo from the hero car beside them to see the small differences.

http://batberry.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/purrrrrfection-finally/

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Tim, seriously man, your going to make my build look like a kindergartner did it. You are doing some amazing work. I wasnt concerened with the vents on my truck till i saw that photo. Keep up the stunning work. And post LOTS of pics.

Seems I have a bat in my belfry
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Posted 9/4/2014 7:44:56 AM


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JamesK (9/4/2014)
Tim, seriously man, your going to make my build look like a kindergartner did it. You are doing some amazing work. I wasnt concerened with the vents on my truck till i saw that photo. Keep up the stunning work. And post LOTS of pics.


Thanks for the kind words... You'll make me blush

I've just always been picky. I still see all the spots in my house where something isn't just right. Just an eye for detail I guess. When I look at a car I look at the details while others look at "the car"


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Posted 9/4/2014 11:28:21 AM


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! WHEEEEW! IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET YOU TO MAKE THAT REAR DECK LID CORRECT..... SO LETS GET STARTED ON THOSE LIGHTS.
NICE WORK BUT WE ONLY HAVE A MONTH HERE SO TOUGH LOVE ...........
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Posted 9/4/2014 11:30:51 AM


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Tim can you show me a photo of the skid plates u came up with for the front of the car?

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Nitro (9/4/2014)
! WHEEEEW! IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET YOU TO MAKE THAT REAR DECK LID CORRECT..... SO LETS GET STARTED ON THOSE LIGHTS.
NICE WORK BUT WE ONLY HAVE A MONTH HERE SO TOUGH LOVE ...........


No lights today.. working on the passenger side (speaker box, actuators for bat-disc door). Tomorrow I'll likely tackle the vents at the front of the cockpit.


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JamesK (9/4/2014)
Tim can you show me a photo of the skid plates u came up with for the front of the car?


Here's a link to the blog on the skidplates:
http://batberry.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/skid-plates-and-bumpers/

I might eventually get them made out of aluminium so that they don't rust when they get all scratched up.


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Posted 9/4/2014 12:21:49 PM


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Thats perfect, Thankyou Tim. I was thinking about extenting the guard about an inch past the bumper to maybe help catch the front end and raise it up but I think I may go with the way you did yours.

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Posted 9/5/2014 12:26:36 AM


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Tim did you mean the grills or are you talking about the slots at the front of the hood where the screen goes. I don't remember the slots on the side of the fenders being opened during any shots from the film .also take it from guy that just burst one of his air bags your going to need better jacking points on that car I put a full side 1/4 in skid plate on both sides of the car that follows the contour of the body and is invissible unless you get under the car to see and it worked brilliantly when my bag blew and I needed jacking point.that was very strong.Another great thing about these bags if you don't go out and raise them up and down every month or so the valves start to stick and that can be real pain in the rear.also make sure you drain your air tanks of any moisture.Not a fan of airbags but the car looks goofy if you have it to far raised and it finds every pot hole in the road if you don't.
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Posted 9/5/2014 6:39:09 AM


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Nitro (9/5/2014)
Tim did you mean the grills or are you talking about the slots at the front of the hood where the screen goes. I don't remember the slots on the side of the fenders being opened during any shots from the film .also take it from guy that just burst one of his air bags your going to need better jacking points on that car I put a full side 1/4 in skid plate on both sides of the car that follows the contour of the body and is invissible unless you get under the car to see and it worked brilliantly when my bag blew and I needed jacking point.that was very strong.Another great thing about these bags if you don't go out and raise them up and down every month or so the valves start to stick and that can be real pain in the rear.also make sure you drain your air tanks of any moisture.Not a fan of airbags but the car looks goofy if you have it to far raised and it finds every pot hole in the road if you don't.


I meant the grill right in front of the canopy:

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The ones on the very front "horns" are indeed open. The movie scenes were just too dark to see them. Here's a picture of the hero car from my visit to WB studios:

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Also, I'm not sure if everybody already knew, but the vents on the gun doors are also open:

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I've made sure that my front & rear jacking points can be accessed by a floor jack when the suspension is fully collapsed and sitting on the bump stops. So I "should" be good. But it is great advice to everyone building this car. Make sure you can get a jack under the car when everything is on the bump stops. You don't really think about it until you try to jack the car up and think... oh, oh.. now what?


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