Made an executive decision...

[Damn True]

The car is going to be kick-a$$ either way. One could do worse than to have a car that looks a bit like the Thrasher. It'll be great, don't sweat it.

Personally, I prefer the standard grille anyway.

[XcYZ]

Thanks.

Reading your post, I realize I should have started a poll just for the fun of it. Maybe I'll start a new thread with that question and a poll...

[Rob07002]

May sound stupid, I'm a turbo virgin, but would a smaller IC work?

[Payton King]

Go with whichever one that you like. If you really want to run the RS, just fab up a new mech that will allow the doors to go up and down instead of left and right.

[srh3trinity]

If you do go with the grill closed all the time with the lights shining through, you should put a really good driving light in the lower valence and that should help some.

[Stuart Adams]

Scott, I think I know where your coming from. The lights will work thru the doors but you want the system to function properly, right. If the doors opened there would be no conversation. If I was building the car I would like the doors to work, that's just me. Maybe there is a way to make it work. The car will be great with the standard setup also. Sounds crazy but maybe you could have the doors be releasable and take them off with a quick release pin when driving at night.

Good luck

[lil427z]

scott , go with your first chose the rs .
rick k

[Stuart Adams]

I just looked at your rendering, your car sure looks good with the RS setup.

[Speedster]

Scott -
I am doing the same thing with my Firebird (kind of). The lights will shine directly through the grilles, but I am also working on a quick release setup just like Stuart just mentioned. I spoke with a buddy of mine who works at NASA. He said they actually use two alternative methods for doors and stuff on the shuttle:
1. Magnetic strips - similar to the kind that holds refrigerator doors shut and
2. Industrial Velcro - George de Mestral invented it, but NASA utilizes it on bunches of stuff
Either way, your car is killer.

P.S. Intercoolers are way overrated, just use a wet sponge !!

[BC69]

Yea I guess I am partial to the stock grill ont he red 69's. I know there is alot of good advice in this post, and all I can say is make sure you do what you want.

The bottom line is "it can be done". If you want an RS grill, there is a way to do it, somehow! But either way it will look good.

And I think you got a few more steps before then huh! LOL. Althought you seem to have got a streak going here with more and more work getting done! Congrats!

Tim