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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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So I started on making the beast look much better. Here are some pictures.
Painted the Valve Covers Red and Intake Silver.




Before Sanding and polish


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Before

After.. Sorry it's dark out.

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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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Looks great. Really like the contrast with the red and silver. Headlight definitely looks better but it looks like you got a little bit more work there


Off topic, but where is that nitrous solenoid connected to? Is it just hanging there because I have never seen a solenoid mounted that far away/in that position
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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You may want to also add some sort of grommet to the !wire hole for extra added safety
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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No the NX isn't hooked up yet. I am looking for someone to post up some pictures of where to set it up. I worked more on the Lights and look much better than the picture just didn't have time to take pictures. Yet! I also have the grommets to put in the cut hole. Just throwing out some project pictures.

BTW, the hatch isn't closed so the lines are off in the rear.

Bact to the headlights though, I caught the topic on here and said HELL WITH THE HELOS.. so I'm cleaning them up. Lots of work so far and more to come. More detailing for sure.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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I used a FLAT BLack for the Berger mod. I'll take the daytime picture tomorrow.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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honestly i prefer the satin, but either way stainless rear fill ins are a must. As stated the headlights look like they could use a little more work
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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seems like u where busy... and possibly a little "happy" after all those paint fumes.. hahaha, looks good
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Valve covers look orange to me
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The car looks great buddy...
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
Valve covers look orange to me
Yeah it does but it says Red. Maybe I can get a different red paint.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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Looks nice - I had the same idea:



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Looking good!
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:12 PM
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Day Time Berger shot

Repainted the valve covers red... I did grab the wrong paint Chevy Orange )

Red


A few under the hood mess



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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by casey02ws6
Looks nice - I had the same idea:



I think I will do that red Wire Loom now. Looks good. Thanks for the idea.
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looks good man!
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looks great...i would prob not have painted the bolts or the oil neck but its your car man and still looks better then stock
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by navymitch12
looks great...i would prob not have painted the bolts or the oil neck but its your car man and still looks better then stock
I taped the neck off and the bolts I wanted to see what it looked like. I might polish them.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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Can anyone find me some Nitrous Setup pictures for NX Maf Kits?
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Originally Posted by camaro98z28
Yeah it does but it says Red. Maybe I can get a different red paint.
Well, funny enough when I painted mine (and a friend's LT1 intake) with CHEVY RED they looked just as orange as yours (kind of matched the 30th Color)... I didn't get an actual "red" look untill I painted them with FORD RED of all colors !!!
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
Well, funny enough when I painted mine (and a friend's LT1 intake) with CHEVY RED they looked just as orange as yours (kind of matched the 30th Color)... I didn't get an actual "red" look untill I painted them with FORD RED of all colors !!!
Thats what I painted it. Ford Red.
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