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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Decided to add some bling to the engine bay while in the midst of installing the LE2 setup...






Things are either polished or powdercoated. The ac condensor and brake lines have not yet been polished. Anything that is red will be either chromed or polished.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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nice job!
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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where did you get the valve covers and how much?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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where did you get the valve covers and how much?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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x3 on the valve covers. Looking very nice. I notice you still have the factory airbox. I kept mine as well but purchased another cover so I could cut it out to expose the entire filter. Who knows if its worth it considering where the air comes in through the hood being somewhat small.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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Valve covers are from ebay.

These are with a 'chevy' symbol and lettering, but I dont know whether they have the alternator notch in em...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBC-C...QQcmdZViewItem

...but these that I found I paid $85.00 on ebay. I cannot find them as of right now. Just keep an eye out for them.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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Wow that’s one clean looking LT1. Looks great.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:30 PM
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Where'd you get the oil cap?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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how did you go about polishing the fuel rails, and how did you make those valve covers fit when in the auction they say they will not fit cars with the notch in the passenger side cover?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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The link that I posted probably will not fit an lt1 due to the alternator location. I cannot find any listed on ebay to the guy that I bought them from either, but Ill contact him and see if he has any more available.

The fuel rails polish up very easily. Just grab a towel and some polishing compund and you're set. I did mine with them off of the intake, so it may have been a little easier that way.
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I'm taking mine off as well. You didn't use any sandpaper grits? Just like polishing compound and a towel? What about a buffer.
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You can use a drill and them 'fluffy' white wheels and some polish on them. I did NOT sand the fuel rails at all. I dont see a need for it really, unless you have scratches in yours that you would like to get rid of, etc.
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looks awesome but im more interested in that spark plug/coil setup you have can you PM me with some details! I really would like a setup where I could drive in the rain and not worry about the opti going haywire since it rains almost every other day here in florida haha
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That's something worth looking at! Very nice work my friend. ~Joshua
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Geez, LT1 engines are so sexy lookin. Look good.
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very nice, i wish my **** were that clean
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x2 on that coil pac Pm me please
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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Lots of hard work has paid off. Extremely well done. Now shine up those wheel wells!
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looking good
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 04:50 AM
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looks excellent, kudos
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