so today i took off from work with an upset stomach. got feelin better later in the afternoon and got bored so i decided to attempt painting a little....
anywho, nothing all that amazing. pics speak for themselves basically.
(and yes, bay is very dirty... its a 2200.... lol)
little closer
after some paint...
and installed...
close up of the jbo sticker (i kinda like this look... "stealthy)
anywho, thats all... i plan on doing the valve colver as well sometime.
C&C welcome!!
EDIT: and so you know, i am going for the "Stealthy" look in my engine bay. no need to make anything stick out really.
I like it but damn men you've got alot of work ahead of you to clean that bay up
got some more done today... rainy days = days off!! ( i landscape)
BEFORE:
then...
NOW:
What do you think? i think it turned nicely... the header is hideous!! but i'll get to that eventually (either paint or powder coat this one or hopefully score a Pacesetter one(
peel the sticker off and have the jbo in blue
is it easy to just take the cover off ...paint it and put back on? I've been thinkin about gettin mine powdercoated
^ that would look cool
and yes the manifold looks pretty bad
looks a ton better. ya the header is pretty bad.
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my carDomain updated 3/25/07
I've got premium. Yes I do. I've got premium. How 'bout you?
streetdreamz: i actually didnt take it off.... lol i asked steven(manta) [i think] if i can just pull it off and paint away as well. he said yeah, basically! may have to replace the gasket tho. i personally didnt want to deal with riskin it cuz with my luck i would! lol so i just left it on. turned out great i think!!
hey guys... since the headers is hideous, and we all agree... how bout we start a Godspeed Header Fund!!! lol
paypal excepted!! hahaha
thanks for all the comments!! welcoming any suggestions (besides the header) and the coolant container (thats on the list)
echaust manafold he dous not have a header yet
jarett mccrie wrote:echaust manafold he dous not have a header yet
You can't powder coat exhaust components. Needs to be JET or ceramic coating equivalent.
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Godspeed wrote:got some more done today... rainy days = days off!! ( i landscape)
wish i had your job here lol, last month 25 of 31 days of march were rain
Now if these were not PAYED days off that would be a different story
so i cant get that powder coated? hmmm crap...
and yes shawn... they are NOT paid days! man it would rock if they were tho!! lol
whats so stealth about a lil 2200? lol j/k
but thanks jason for giving me a nice vision of how it looks for me this weekend.
if i pull the sticker off you wont see the ltters J-B-O... i could cut the letters out and remove them but blue wouldnt match ANYTHING!
intake is from an org member (brendon griswold) who i believe got it off ebay...
as for the header... i have my eyes on
THIS. i posted
HERE asking advice. so if you have any relating the brand and/or seller, leave some!! ive already talked to brain wolf how has a tsudo and is pretty please with his... so im thinkin about it.
THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS!! keep em comin!
Godspeed wrote:streetdreamz: i actually didnt take it off.... lol i asked steven(manta) [i think] if i can just pull it off and paint away as well. he said yeah, basically! may have to replace the gasket tho. i personally didnt want to deal with riskin it cuz with my luck i would! lol so i just left it on. turned out great i think!!
what kind of paint did you use? so it doesn't get too hot and burn off?
sweet dude, i never do anything with my engine bay except clean it every 6 months.
streetdreamsz: i used dupli color engine enamel spray can. semi gloss i believe. it says its tested up to 500 degrees. i drove to the bank today (30mins) and then to the body shop where i worked on my dent (10-15 more minutes) then to a friend-of-my-dad's house to see if he could get anymore (15-20)minutes and it looks just like when i left the garage. hopefully it stays that way!! lol
kase: [sidenote] i always get excited when i see you post someting in one of my threads cuz your car is what inspired me to keep it stock] Thanks! i wish i could say i clean my bay that offten! hahahah
UPDATE ON THE DENT: i didnt take any pics i can tomorrow if you'd like, but i got a decent amount of the dent out today. id say 50% of it. at least it looks A LOT better. the only problem is that the worse part of the dent is RIGHT behind the rear quarter reinforcement (if youve ever taken the back interior panel out, youll know what i mean). i mean, it is DIRECTLY behind it. so its really hard to get to with a hammer. the next day i have off, i plan on goin in and finishing it with a rail gun.
aight man thanks..keep me updated how well it holds up over the next few weeks...def cleans up ur engine quite well!~
I want your intake tube! that is exactly what I am looking for, and it would match the turbo setup I will be doing somtime down the road.
If anyone knows what intake that is please tell.
ooo that engine needs a lot of work!
maybe just a good clean?
Godspeed wrote:
kase: [sidenote] i always get excited when i see you post someting in one of my threads cuz your car is what inspired me to keep it stock] Thanks! i wish i could say i clean my bay that offten! hahahah
this is so cool to hear. thanks bro. i love the way your car looks
