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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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I think im going to be painting/clearcoating my underhood this weekend. im sick of the gay flat finish from the factory. i wanted to paint some other underhood parts, but im not sure what color yet. i plan on doing a set of FRC's. either silver w/ black Z28 letters, or black with silver Z28 letters. also going to do a battery cover, a pcm cover, and a fuse box cover. at first i was going to do them silver, but then i thought that might be too much silver, and now im thinking a gloss black. just tryin to get some opinions before i do it. any other ideas, or input would be great too. thanks guys
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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Sound like alot of work to paint the engine bay. You have the motor out ?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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no the motor is still in. but i have a mini SATA spray gun that can really get in the tiny crevices, that a regular spray gun cant. i will have to take off some parts, but anything visible will be cleared
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Make sure it is all nice and painted before I pull the heads
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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mine looks good with orange,and well some polishing but i think body color will look better
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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Clear coating the engine bay is definately a good idea. My car looks like puke primer. Thank god SLP clears the inside of the hood. I have body color FRC's and I like them, silver would do well for those, gloss black on the rest. Just my .02
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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My input is wait till the heads are done just in case no need to try and touch it u 2 times.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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agreed wait till after the heads are done so they wont get scratched
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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mines gloss back but no one notices
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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dam you people and your logic i was thinking the same thing myself, but there arent too many saturdays when the spray booth is open at our shop, which is why i was gonna do it this weekend. but i guess it would be smarter to wait...
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Sorry man but on another thought how is the 3f? does it sqeek?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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there hasnt been any sqeeking at all since it was put in. the chattering went away after a couple hundred miles, and it feels real good so far. i havent been able to really put it to the test yet tho, i still have to update the master, and do the drill mod, its not engaging as quick as it should. but as far as normal street driving goes, ive been very happy with it
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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awesome it is a possibility for this year since I am gonna need a new clutch.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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yea, id say its the way to go. its supposed to be able to handle around the same amount of power as mikes spec 5. cant wait to get the master/drill mod done so i can really get into it
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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well I might be inheriting a low mileage stage 3 ceramic but if I buy one I am thinking the f although it is gonna hurt the wallet.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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with the wat you drive john?? go with the F it can take alot more abuse
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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I know but who can argue with a free low mile clutch. Unforunately it came at a loss of a turbo car
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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i heard about that. i feel bad for him, at least he's ok tho. i thought he had a 3i in his car tho
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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no spec 3 ceramic and yeah just a bump on his head. he got lucky the car not so much.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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what happened,and whos car was it,i hope not speedys
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