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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by scj
i strongly disagree, it just adds a statically charged sticky/oily substance all over everything for dirt and dust to cling to, and after a while it'll become a build up of nasty under the hood.

my advise is to take everything apart and clean it.
hahahaha thats why you keep it clean man! the armoral makes it easy to whipe up the diertay.
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Damn! This thread is sweet! Keep em commin!
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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I'll play. Not much to see, but it's what's hiding under that's the fun part (or will be soon):



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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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My camaro has an ls but my vette has an ltx!!

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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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Going to spray paint my alternator, any tips ?
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Heres my wifes car

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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CHELOZ28
Going to spray paint my alternator, any tips ?
take it off obviously, and just tape off everything that isnt supposed to be painted! it might look pretty cool with a light sand. smooth out that cast iron.
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Here is mine. Not too clean but it gets the job done.


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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by confederatelt1
Alright so Im a HUGE fan of clean engine bays. A clean engine bay shows how much a person cares for they're car. Mad respect for someone that keeps thery're motor clean! Lets see some pics of your bays. Birds and Maros are welcome!

I'll start out with mine. I had too sell some goodies due to the ecomomy.. things missing; granatelli m.a.f, trickflow intake elbow, and bmr strut brace


just curious... it seems like im the only one on this thread with these tranny fluid and oil dipsticks... whats the rariety of those? haha
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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This is before the latest build setup, where I; deleted the heater box, moved the computer to the interior, recoated the headers, water pump and timing cover, and resprayed it.

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Some sick bays...
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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Looks a little different now, I have a custom super vic setup I built for it, along with EFI LSX conversion, and ceramic coated tubing. Hopefully she is about finished so I can start driving her again.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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Definitely some things I would do differently and some things I'll definitely change in the future.
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