car motorsports pics please post

[marauder007]

i was wondering if anyone had pics they could post of the custom fender covor or the under hood insulator i am ordering and was wondering if i could see what they look like so i know if i want them myself thank you in advance for help

[AzMarauder]

I don't have one handy... of my underhood insulator, tho I am not sure why !

I can't speak for the fender covers... but the underhood insulator... it MOST excellent ! I can't imagine someone being unhappy with it !

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[Marauder2005]

Here, they were posted under the Emblem thread

Pics....

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23356&page=3

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Pics from this morning:

Rich From Car Motorsports holding up a Marauder fender cover:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00240.JPG

The Red Marauder Fender Cover being held up by Glassman99




http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00245.JPG

The Red Fender Cover modeled on TAF's car:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00276.JPG

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00277.JPG

and the Silver:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00278.JPG

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00279.JPG

Toddster pointed out a great place to store the fender cover is right in the trunk:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00281.JPG

And, it works as a trunk bib in a pinch as well. One idea was to put two small strips of velcro on the back of the top edge of the cover matched to the inside trunk lip, which would hold it sercurely. The fuzzy velcro part would not scratch anything in the engine bay.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/1/3/6/DSC00282.JPG

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With instructions.

Here is the trunklid liner. I got the metallic silver lettering and outline. Notice how well it goes with the SS Inserts. Notice the "U" in the embroidery? It looks misaligned but look at the "U" in the bumper. I had never noticed it before. The embroidery was intentionally made to match the bumper lettering.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01031.JPG

The retainers come with the liner, along with velcro if you prefer to use it. The mounting holes align with some pre-existing holes in the trunklid but they will not fit the retainers and must be drilled out, I believe to 1/4". BE VERY CAREFUL DRILLING, WHEN THE BIT GOES THROUGH THE METAL IT CAN EASILY BUMP AGAINST THE INSIDE OF YOUR TRUNK LID AND CREATE A DIMPLE. A drill collar could be useful if you have one.

I helped them work on Todd's car, and I noticed that the backing board and material had enough waste to be trimmed off that the liner could be made to cover the back of the trunklid easily down to the latch. They agreed to do that on mine and will offer it as an option for anybody interested. I might mention an option at no additional cost.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01032.JPG

If you look at Todd's pictures you see that the standard one ends at the electrical connector for the trunklid latch and backup lights. If you don't want to mess with anything electrical that may be the way to go, but it's really simple to move the electrical wiring connections. Just unplug two connectors, pull three or the retaining plugs out of their holes, route the wire inside the trunklid and back out an access hole, reconnect the connectors, and press the retainers into holes from the backside of the trunklid. The only additional attaching equipment is a piece of the "sticky" half of velcro which holds the driver side corner down.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01033.JPG

The underhood insulator was made from a kit to fit my OEM insulator. My original had been damaged in a few spots from engine mods that made contact with it. It was ripped from the EGR valve (associated with the PHP intake spacer) and had a hole punched in it from the water filler in the coolant crossover tube (due to a "special" mod I had done). It also had a few rub marks from contact with other things but they weren't bad enough to make repairs on. Notice that the embriodery on mine is higher than Todd's, that is because of the location of one of my mods. I think it still looks great up high, maybe even better up there at eye level! I did notice that slightly below where the coolant tube was making contact there was a spray pattern from liquid on the pulleys. That would probably not be real attractive sprayed on the embroidery, so watch out for that spot when doing an install.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01034.JPG

Here is a closeup of the embroidery, if you look closely you can see the hole that we made to accomodate the coolant filler cap and you can barely make out the indentation from the coolant crossover tube.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01036.JPG

Here is another shot where you can see the hole we made to clear the EGR valve. If you look at Todd's you will see that the clearance problems with his car were on the opposite side. I'm not sure why that is, but mine only had some minor rub marks on the driver side so I chose not to make cutouts.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01035.JPG

And another shot of the holes. Notice the one at the EGR valve happens to be at a section of the reinforcement in the hood. That may be why I had some interference there. I noticed that at least one of Todd's clearance problems was at the edge of the reinforcement.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01037.JPG

Here is one option if you have minor contact but nothing sharp (Todd had sharp edges) or moving (such as a Trilogy pulley) is making contact. I put a piece of the "smooth" half of velcro on the coolant crossover pipe where it contacts the underhood insulator. There are other options, such as using velcro to stick a protective layer to the liner itself (there is actually enough extra material to make a protective cover to keep the embroidery clean until "showtime").
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC01038.JPG

I'll probably come up with something different in the future as far as a protectant, but I was out of time today.

The cutouts were easy to make. They look good. The liner kit install will probably take most people a couple of hours. If you have a stocker and don't intend to do major engine mods, the kit or complete liner will be fine. If you have mods and need cutouts made, get the kit. If anybody in the ATL area has a Trilogy and wants to visit Rich, I'm sure he would be willing to take the measurements for a "standard" pulley clearance hole so you could order complete liners for Trilogy cars.

Smokie, your liner may still be salvageable if you're interested.

[Black 04]

I don't have a picture of my underhood insulator handy. Let me tell you that you will not be dissapointed. Carmotorsports did an awsome job.

[TAF]

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New Underhood Liner and Trunk Lid Liner from Car Motorsports.....

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_2741.JPG (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6538&size=big&cat=500)

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_2740.JPG (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6537&size=big&cat=500)

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_2739.JPG (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6536&size=big&cat=500)

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_2743.JPG (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6540&size=big&cat=500)

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_2742.JPG (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6539&size=big&cat=500)

[HwyCruiser]

Underhood liner... in my case just the kit since I reused my existing insulator.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/5/9/4/underhoodkit.jpg

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/1/5/9/4/MVIII001.JPG

Pretty easy job and it'll save you $$$ reusing your insulator, but the liner installed on a new insulator is available too. Color choices for the text are nearly limitless.

Give Rich at CAR Motorsports a call when you're ready!

[Marauder2005]

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Wow I LOVE the Gods head w/ the RED lettering, looks

un-real!:eek: If you dont mind me asking how much did these cost.

Im gonna have to fork up some $$$