Reckless

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This is the color scheme I have been going with (black, silver, red). Also went ahead and painted the TNT power ring. Didn't want that gay purple in there

Dragaholic

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Oh my gosh...thats beautiful! What a work of art! Whats involved to paint the rough plastic on the intake? Was that out of a can or a gun? Are those stock fuel rails? Thanks and keep up the good work!

NightHawk

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Gorgeous!!

I, too, was wondering exactly what was involved in painting the intake, and your's is one of the best I've seen
How 'bout some details!

canadian z28

WOW! That's awsome! Please let us know what you used.

MOBE

Looks like its all comiing together smoothly.

unit213

Very nice work. It's going to look as nice as it runs!

Reckless

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First off, than ks guys. The awesome ported and powder coated throttle body was done by Scott Jantzer (site sponsor).

To do the intake right, you need to spend some time sanding it down. Ii used a palm sander to take down all the casting marks and the flat areas I could get to. The rest was just hand sanding. I then applied the paint a nd clear right out of spray cans.

For the intake, I sprayed 6-7 coats of paint followed by 3 coats of clear. The fuel rail are stock, but slightly modified. I hogged out the little damper things in the middle and drilled it out. After drilling, I tapped it for a 1/8" NPT fitting so I could run a fuel pressure right of the rail. If you look closely you can see the -4 AN fitting sticking out. I also painted the rails with spray can enamel and clear. Two coats of each.

The SVO 30lb injectors were cleaned up with mineral spirits and painted with the same paint i used on my block and water pump. I also hit them with some clear.

It's kind of time consuming to do it right, but it turns out nice if you do it right. Got lots of pointers from local guys that show a lot.

Turo

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BEAYOOOOOOOTIFUL!!!

Toonz

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Once again, that about covers it. That is just plain awesome!

Dragaholic

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Whats that?

What grit did you use and on the palm sander too?

What kind of paint and clear did you use?

Whats that?

What kind of paint was that?

The intake or the injectors dont see enough heat to use high temp. paint, correct? About the injetors, did you paint them while they were in or out? If out, how did you make sure that you didnt get any spray/overspray in places where you dont want it? Where do you not want to get paint on the injectors by the way? Does applying paint to any of this bad? Meaning, does it hold in heat? Ok...I think thats enough for right now, sorry for all the questions, but thanks for your input so far.

Black00Z

I've been thinking about painting my TNT power ring, too. How did you do it?

BTW, the amount of work you do yourself is ridiculous. I wish I knew how to do half the stuff involved in your project.

BIGBOS

Wow that looks really great, I'm thinking about painting my intake silver...

NA$TY-TA

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Damn thats bad *** man. Way to go.

Reckless

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I hope you are joking, but just in case, it's an electric sander that fits into your palm and makes sanding go much quicker. About $30 at the hardware store.

Mostly used 100 to take down the casting marks, and then a little 150 to smooth it out some. If you use enough layers of paint, many of the rough surfaces will fill in.

Nothing special, the paint for the intake and fuel rails was off the shelf enamel spray paint. Use you favorite brand. The clear was the "high temp" variety in the can from the auto parts store.

Mineral Spirits is a commonly used solvent found anywhere paint is sold. It is also commonly used in automotive parts washers.

The red paint was the 1200 degree high temp stuff from the parts store.

You are correct, but I had the paint already, and it matches my block.

They were removed and I taped off the upper and lower ends of the injectors (parts that insert into the intake and rails), and put a splotch of tape over the connectors. These are the areas to protect. Of course, these areas will be covered when the injectors are installed anyhow.

Any heat issues will be negligible for sure. Not a problem IMO.

Reckless

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It was no big deal. Just ran the 150 grit palm sander all around it to rough it up a bit. Put about 4-5 coats of paint, and about 3 coats of clear, just like the intake. I will prolly remove the paint from the inside though. Worried about it coming off when the fuel and N2O go into there.

Dragaholic

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Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it! About the palm sander, uh...I...wasnt joking, but however...I had an idea of what it was, and I just wanted to verify. Sure enough, thats exactly what I had in mind. But thanks for answering it anyway! So nothing finer than 150 grit was used in this whole process? You said that you used enamel paint, whats that and is it more durable? I know all of this is just for looks, but is all of this going to stay? (paint) Again, great job! Looks incredible!

Reckless

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Enamel is the most common and is what is primarily found in spray cans. It is easy to work with, dries fast, and very durable. This will all hold up just fine. Since my car is not a daily driver, it will be garaged in bad weather and see limited miles. Should be no problem at all.

Kevin 276

"BLINGALICIOUS" Todd, very nice job...

MadIceV8

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SS LS1

Looks good! But here is a little suggestion.......take a 1/2 hour and polish up your fuel rail as it would compliment your painted intake IMO.