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Feb 5, 2008 | 08:21 PM

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Holy Crap! Your headlight cleaning should be a sticky! That's a night and day difference in my opinion! Can't wait to see this thread progress.

Feb 7, 2008 | 03:26 PM

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Polished my MAF and cleaned the electrical sensors last night. I used a Dremel w/ a carbide bit to knock down the casting lines. Then I used 120 > 220 sanding drums. Then smoothed it out with sand paper 400 > 600 > 800 > 1000. Then used a 6" buffing wheel with medium and fine buffing compound and wheels. Finished it off w/ some of our polished stainless button head bolts

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Feb 7, 2008 | 08:51 PM

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Did the throttle body bypass and got my Blackwing lid on. I'm working on polishing the throttle body right now...
I'll be powder coating my valve covers, intake manifold, calipers, fuel rail, and lots of brackets soon.

Feb 7, 2008 | 09:00 PM

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I want my headlights to look like that. I'll be watching this thread

Feb 8, 2008 | 08:14 PM

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Finished polishing / painting my throttle body using the same steps as the MAF... Gotta get some stainless hardware for the sensors. I painted the metal parts w/ high temperature Aluminum color and Clear.

Feb 9, 2008 | 12:40 PM

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Nice

Feb 9, 2008 | 09:10 PM

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Feb 10, 2008 | 12:54 PM

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Wanna do the outside of my throttle body too?

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Feb 10, 2008 | 01:36 PM

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Feb 10, 2008 | 01:50 PM

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Looking good.

Feb 10, 2008 | 02:18 PM

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Thanks everyone!

Threw it back together to drive it a little last night and make sure my throttle body bypass wasn't leaking. Still trying to decide what color theme I'm going to do in the engine bay; it needs to be clean but stand out at shows... May try my hand at true fire?

I still can't get over how white looks clean when a black car would look filthy! lol

Polished MAF & TB, Blackwing Lid:

Polished Head Lights:

Feb 10, 2008 | 02:22 PM

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what the hell steve. should i just send u my car? instead of buyin all this off you . lol!!!!

Feb 10, 2008 | 04:06 PM

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Yeah, I want my TB polished!

Feb 10, 2008 | 05:51 PM

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dude this thread is sweet, keep the progress coming with the before/after and how to's. This will help me to get my engine bay to look way better and how to do it!

Feb 10, 2008 | 06:57 PM

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I have never seen that lid before. Very interesting, you said it's an SLP blackwing? I thought those were for the corvettes.

Feb 10, 2008 | 07:01 PM

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I have never seen that lid before. Very interesting, you said it's an SLP blackwing? I thought those were for the corvettes.

It was an option from SLP when the car was new, I believe it was part of the 345HP package. It's the best fitting and well made lid I've ever seen. They don't make them any more but you can pick them up on Ebay for around $300

Feb 10, 2008 | 07:18 PM

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looking good steve

. next should be the ac canister and the ac lines.
U know...U can always use my car to show case your stuff. I'll be more than happy to sport your new items

no need to built a new car.lol!