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Dec 29, 2006 | 11:47 AM

Andros

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New engine bay pics

When winter break started I took a good look at my engine bay and noticed my bolts, nuts, and washers were all rusted so I took it upon myself to get new ones. It took me a while to find out the sizes but I finally got it and put it all in and I think it looks alot better than it did before. While I was replacing the bolts I decided I might as well sand down and paint some parts with rust tough and replaced my lug nuts since they were rusted too

For my next project I want to sand down the rear axle and paint it black

Dec 29, 2006 | 12:49 PM

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[QUOTE=Andros]For my next project I want to sand down the rear axle and paint it black QUOTE]

Shouldnt need to do any sanding.. Mine was lightly rusted like they all do and I just coated it with POR15... looks great with gloss black... You can get other colors too..

Dec 29, 2006 | 07:06 PM

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he might not need to sand but prep work is always good to do before paint just my .02 the bolts look great nice little project.

Dec 29, 2006 | 08:48 PM

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Where'd you get the bolts? Any general size cuz I'd love to know!

Dec 29, 2006 | 09:17 PM

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Nice improvement!

Dec 29, 2006 | 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HotWhipT/A

Where'd you get the bolts? Any general size cuz I'd love to know!

The bolt sizes were M6 x 1 and M8 x 1.25, the STB nut size was I think M10.

And Id still do the sanding just because the paint would stick better and last longer.