My first Mods

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well, finally had some time (and guts) to do some mods of my RTS:

first mods were dash mounted drink holder and ipod/iPhone holders

using a Ram mount:

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and short arms:

 

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next....

next came the more intricate mod

this is something I saw someone do on another forum: http://www.spydertalk.com/forums/topic/14688-madstad-footrests/

after doing some research and mustering the courage:

remove the right vent tuperware cover


drop the bottom pan cover - I drilled some holes in the cover to make it easier to cut out an area


after doing a sloppy cut out, I filed it to smooth edges

purchased some heat resistant grating which i cut to size to cover the opening


used heat resistant lock ties and fastened the grating over the cutout opening so nothing gets kicked up into the opening

 

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and while the vents were uncovered....

purchased a 60 degree down spout and backplate attachment

cut a 3" hole in the Spyderpops lower vent blockoff plate

installed the lower blockoff plate

 

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i had to cut the back plate mount so that the down spout pipe could be attached so it fit up against the Spyderpops lower plate

yes, it was an ugly cut with a hack saw, but I filed and sanded down the edges to nice and smooth and that allowed the spout collar to snug up against the block off plate

 

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motorcycle jack

I went to the local Harbour Freight store and purchased a motorcycle jack - made accessing the bottom plate SO much easier and I know I will use it alot for other mod installations

was on sale for $99 - great investment