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Old 02-25-2006, 02:19 AM
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Old 02-25-2006, 02:30 AM
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Looks nice but it woulda looked even better in matching red.
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got red valve covers for it too
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Perrrrrrrrdy!
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I looking to paint mine this weekend.

What kind of paint did you use, and
How many coats of paint did you spray on it?

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Looks very nice.

Do you plan on powdercoating the TB?
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what did you do to paint it? Like prepwork etc. i have one sitting in my room for the new motor but its still black
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looks good...maybe i should paint mine before i put it in
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Damn, everyone is paining their intakes silver now! Thats the way to do it!

Here is a pic of mine too.
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sanded with 150grit on a narrow sanding block to remove the 3 circles on each runner. then worked my way from 220wet-800wet. Took probably 3-4 hours. Then I had it Base/Cleared. Paint just like your car. Ive gone 5000 miles in 2 months, and its holding up very well.

There is just a little advise from another person that has done it.
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very nice!
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updated had my camara on black white and didnt know it







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all so got the ls7 clutch,trans,02 master,02 slave,pacesetter Lt on today
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i sanded it same as you dropped it of with a friend at body shop and he sprayed it just like a car with PPG paint primer,silver,clear



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