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mmiller6512
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:17 pm 
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Good evening all.
I was thinking i liked the look of the checker plate but will it overheat ?

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Sorry not my cup of tea, actually that looks, well, ( cough ) , anyway , no that won't cause overheating
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Here the pic you had a few things all about T with the up load...no its not my style also...number plate will sit in front of it anyway. Some air flow will be stopped...but yer nar..no it will not make it over heat

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mmiller6512 wrote:
.... will it overheat ?

Undoubtedly. Also the use of checker plate will cause a catastrophic tear in the space time continuum ultimately leading to the destruction of us all.

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A nice fake intercooler would look better in there. :wink:

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Mick, you seem to have too much time on your hands, :twisted: :twisted: you brain has gone into Hyper Drive, :? :? How about a full resto on the Cooper 8) ...LOL.... 8) that will get you back on the straight and level. :wink: :arrow: :idea:
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Mick, you seem to have too much time on your hands, :twisted: :twisted: you brain has gone into Hyper Drive, :? :? How about a full resto on the Cooper 8) ...LOL.... 8) that will get you back on the straight and level. :wink: :arrow: :idea:


No time for that Davo...I might get to take it for a drive with the new LCBs on it however this weekend...maybe..

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Could you just space it back a little so that some airflow can still happen?
Or just space the top back so it acts as a really crap scoop??

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