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Old 08-12-2006, 10:15 PM
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While installing my hs rebuilt rockers I painted my valve covers red. Let me know what you think.






thanks for looking
Old 08-12-2006, 10:25 PM
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Nice!!
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haha! i just did the same thing on thursday! it looks good!
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Thanks guys! I'm very happy with it myself.
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looks good man
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good job
they are very SEXY !
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Shows what you know

They have several coats of clear on them but for some reason they look washed out in the pictures. They actually don't even look the right shade of red in these pictures. In person they definitely have a darker and "wet" look to them.
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Not sure what you guys are looking at, but that middle photo looks pretty damn wet to me. Maybe clean off the ole monitor
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lmao this may become an intresting thread
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thats nice to know. maybe in the future I should stay out of your way huh?
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Just popped in to say the valve covers look great.
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They look good, drive around with your hood off j/k
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lmao I knew this was gonna be good!! to hell with cz28.com ls1tech is way better
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The boards slow today........
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Valve covers look good, but the pictures look washed out on my end too. Try a tripod, and a longer exposure.

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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
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Valve covers look good, but the pictures look washed out on my end too. Try a tripod, and a longer exposure.
I'm not seeing any ownage on either side. The covers look good, red wouldn't have been my direction, but ya know. Parbreak and Hawk' both have good advice, just dont let the 2 clash lol
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Valve covers look good to me man. Get a few more red accents to your engine bay and it'll really turn itself out.



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