Powdercoated Intake and Coils
03-21-2016, 02:10 PM
#1
Powdercoated Intake and Coils So, when I decided to tackle swapping out the V6 in my 2000 Camaro in favor of an LS3 Stroker I knew three things:
1. I'm not rushing it, I'm going to take my time and do it right.
2. If I'm going to this I want it to look as good as it runs.
3. I want to do as much of the work myself as I can.
With this in mind I decided to powdercoat everything I could. I started off with a few brackets to work out the kinks and then moved on to my coils:
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Then I decided to tackle the valve covers:
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Catch can:
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Fuel Pressure Regulator (forgive me Aeromotive - I don't do Red!!)
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After a little success with those parts, I decided to attempt coating the one thing I couldn't just sand blast and try again, my intake. After a couple of hours of sanding and trimming, I just went for it. Several hours, 2 coats of blue, and 2 coats of clear later - here are the results:
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I do want to thank themealonwheels here and now. He was with me the entire time, helping me prep and coat all of this. Your help is appreciated buddy!
P.S. Beer on Saturday!
1. I'm not rushing it, I'm going to take my time and do it right.
2. If I'm going to this I want it to look as good as it runs.
3. I want to do as much of the work myself as I can.
With this in mind I decided to powdercoat everything I could. I started off with a few brackets to work out the kinks and then moved on to my coils:
IMG_0636.JPG
Then I decided to tackle the valve covers:
image1.JPG
Catch can:
IMG_0622.JPG
Fuel Pressure Regulator (forgive me Aeromotive - I don't do Red!!)
IMG_0621.JPG
After a little success with those parts, I decided to attempt coating the one thing I couldn't just sand blast and try again, my intake. After a couple of hours of sanding and trimming, I just went for it. Several hours, 2 coats of blue, and 2 coats of clear later - here are the results:
IMG_0729.JPG IMG_0731.JPG
I do want to thank themealonwheels here and now. He was with me the entire time, helping me prep and coat all of this. Your help is appreciated buddy!
P.S. Beer on Saturday!
03-21-2016, 02:50 PM
#3
The pictures really don't do it justice, the coils and intake came out fantastic and the blue really pops in the light due to the very fine metal flake in it.
And thanks for your help with the rear end install this weekend! But where's your build thread?
And thanks for your help with the rear end install this weekend! But where's your build thread?
03-21-2016, 03:29 PM
#4
Build I'll start on that just as soon as I can make time to finish posting the dual fuel pump thread, smooth out / paint the engine bay, fabricate brackets, covers, and a new fuse box holder, map out / mock up the brake lines for the proportioning vale and line lock, figure out and mock up my fuel lines, hide/reroute the engine bay wiring, etc...
Oh yeah, that doesn't even include the wife's honey-do list! (God! that sucker just keeps getting longer and further behind!)
In other words - I'll put it on my to do list...
Oh yeah, that doesn't even include the wife's honey-do list! (God! that sucker just keeps getting longer and further behind!)
In other words - I'll put it on my to do list...
03-22-2016, 07:19 AM
#7
Thanks bud! I learned that lesson the hard way; not on powder coat, but on paint in general. The first car I painted (back in my teens) I shot way too much clear. It looked great for around a year, until the clear started cracking in the more flexible portions of the panels. I took it to a body shop and the guy who looked at it for me knew what I did right away.
As for the powder coating, everything else I've done is 1 coat color, 1 coat clear. Because of all of the nooks and crannies in the intake, combined with no electrostatic charge to draw the powder down into all those places, I had no choice but to apply two coats of each just to ensure adequate coverage. I definitely didn't want it to be too thick, so I was careful to make sure I didn't just gob it on! I'd hate to do all of this work only to have it just crack off 6 months down the line...
As for the powder coating, everything else I've done is 1 coat color, 1 coat clear. Because of all of the nooks and crannies in the intake, combined with no electrostatic charge to draw the powder down into all those places, I had no choice but to apply two coats of each just to ensure adequate coverage. I definitely didn't want it to be too thick, so I was careful to make sure I didn't just gob it on! I'd hate to do all of this work only to have it just crack off 6 months down the line...