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BadBird505 02-28-2012 05:41 PM

cleaning up engine bay
 
pulled the valve covers and coils, going to take the covers and coil brackets have them glass beaded, having the rear sway bar end link mounting brackets sand blasted, sending them out to be powder coated. the covers and rear brackets will be red, the coil brackets silver, and the coils red.I will be rewrapping all the wires in black heat resistant tape. the rear will be getting coated in rust bullet paint. also installing a new rear sway bar

here are some pics of the progress
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786361443.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786361444.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786361445.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786361446.jpg

still working on sanding and prepping the rear housing. more pics to come as i make progress

holokosta 02-28-2012 06:08 PM

gonna look sweet man

ILuvPizzaTimes10 02-28-2012 06:33 PM

Yeah that's gunna look great! Time for a 12 bolt/9" !?!?!

BadBird505 02-28-2012 06:37 PM

saving my pennies for a 12 bolt

Slowhawk 02-29-2012 12:48 AM

I would paint the intake gloss black, paint the fuel rails then get rid of the red wire loom and do them in a gloss black loom. To much color on wire loom takes away from the engine bay.

BadBird505 02-29-2012 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slowhawk (Post 62894)
I would paint the intake gloss black, paint the fuel rails then get rid of the red wire loom and do them in a gloss black loom. To much color on wire loom takes away from the engine bay.


i'm getting rid of all the red loom, actually looking into having my valve covers,coil brackets,fuel rail,and a few other small parts chrome plated

Slowhawk 02-29-2012 02:49 AM

Chrome can look good but everything under the hood has to be chrome. How about a red/chrome setup?
I could see red/anodized valve covers with black coil brackets,Gloss black intake, anodized red fuel rails, red or black water pump. Polish the AC system.

Just giving idea's of what I've seen.

BadBird505 02-29-2012 03:17 AM

that color combo is actually on my list, i'm talking to a few places right now that do this kind of work, just slowly picking away at these thing as i have a very tight budget. hopefully it will be all done in a few week

BadBird505 03-24-2012 11:35 PM

fuel rail done
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362391.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362393.jpg
rear axle done
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362392.jpg

holokosta 03-24-2012 11:43 PM

The rail looks awesome!!!

irockidz28 03-25-2012 03:20 PM

Yea that rail looks sweet!

Kalstar 03-26-2012 03:14 AM

The valve covers are easy to polish if you like chrome like surface that is. Once polished you could get them powdercoated with a translucent powder coat that can be the wildest of colors with the gloss below it still visible.

VHT also makes a wrinkle paint that is the same as used on Ferrari and Maserati engines. I used it on one of the engines I am using and it looks bitchin. I'll post pics if your interested in seeing the finished product.

BadBird505 03-26-2012 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalstar (Post 65049)
The valve covers are easy to polish if you like chrome like surface that is. Once polished you could get them powdercoated with a translucent powder coat that can be the wildest of colors with the gloss below it still visible.

VHT also makes a wrinkle paint that is the same as used on Ferrari and Maserati engines. I used it on one of the engines I am using and it looks bitchin. I'll post pics if your interested in seeing the finished product.

yeah post up some pics, i had a can of the VHT wrinkle paint in my hand but put it back because i wasn't sure how it would look.

BadBird505 04-01-2012 12:13 AM

Done! now i just have to wait till we have some nice weather so i can paint the coils. The coils are going to be ultra flat black.Also i'm replacing all the bolts with stainless steel one's.

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362609.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362613.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362610.jpg

BigMac76 04-01-2012 01:17 AM

Definitely looks good man! Love the valve covers, fuel rails, and coil pack brackets. The contrast between all of it works well together!

BadBird505 04-05-2012 03:38 PM

installed the coils today,i did an ultra flat black on them.
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362828.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362829.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786362832.jpg

DAWG 04-05-2012 11:17 PM

lookin good but it never ends lol.
get some braided hoses!!!!

BadBird505 04-05-2012 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAWG (Post 65855)
lookin good but it never ends lol.
get some braided hoses!!!!


No it never ends! i have some braided fuel line just waiting to order the fittings. also working on getting rid of the red wire loom

frankzlt1 04-06-2012 10:34 AM

Looks really good.

Formula413 04-07-2012 04:56 PM

You gonna try the fuel line relocation mod when you do those?

BadBird505 04-18-2012 04:33 PM

Wire mod done
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786363224.jpg
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786363225.jpg
Plasti dipped the ram air hood grills
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786363227.jpg
Almost done
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...7786363228.jpg

941LE 04-18-2012 04:43 PM

clean!

holokosta 04-18-2012 04:58 PM

very awesome!

ls6monte 04-18-2012 10:38 PM

Looking sweet!!!!!!!

frankzlt1 04-18-2012 11:20 PM

Very clean looking really good

ILuvPizzaTimes10 04-19-2012 12:09 AM

yeah man that wire tuck came out Great!!!!

SLP IROC-Z 04-19-2012 12:10 AM

nice clean bay!

KB93z28 04-19-2012 12:28 AM

You sir, have one clean ass car! haha

Formula413 04-19-2012 02:00 PM

That looks really slick. I want to do the wire tuck mod but it's a little more complicated on my car.


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