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Old 10-21-2010, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Tuna View Post
Doug, I am looking at purchasing some of these spats for my FFR Cobra. What gauge aluminum are they made of? Can they easily be modified with a good pair of snips or do you think it would be something a machine shop would need to take care of.
It's about 1/16" think, so I doubt you can cut it with snips. I still haven't trimmed mine yet, but plan to make a cardboard pattern and then have a friend cut it to size (I don't trust myself not to make it look crappy).
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