Sixleaker

The Edelbrock logo cast on the top of my proflow manifold is driving me crazy. I really want it ,but am too cheap to take it in to have it machined.

Any good ideas on how to get rid or it? I am thinking of taking my belt sander to it.

Krom

clean it up, bondo it up, and throw some paint at it. Belt sander would work too, but it wouldn't be much fun, and youd have to do the entire top to make it look right.

MY_2K_Z

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Sell it and buy a high ram

elkydragger

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If it is cathedral port with a ls2 throttle body flange, I will buy it. Lol

slocaddy

Grinder with a flap wheel??

Tomhames

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Piece of plate aluminum with small countersunk or button head fasteners?

LS1-IROC

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Shouldn't be too much money to have it machined off. Would take about 5 minutes to do with a face mill. Where are you located?

Sixleaker

I would but it doesn't fit under the stock hood on my 67 Camaro

Ya but my inner cheap sake just cant bring myself to do it. I am in CA by the way.

YUP that's the winner well combed with my belt sander.

I started screwing around last night with it for a few minutes.. tried my little hand held belt sander, it works but will take forever. so I started using a bastard File, it works faster than the belt sander did but I have too much ADD to do it by hand.

I tried a 2" roloc in 180 grit ( I think, just grabbed the first one I say lying around) and it polished it more than it removed any material.

then I got stupid and grabbed my grinder and a flap disc and it started really buzzing through it. I think that's how I am going to proceed and then just use the belt sander once it's closer to smooth it out.


Thank you for the input, I will post some pics when im done

Sixleaker

a guy over at yellow bullet did his and it looks so much better

svslow

Milling it off would be the easiest way.

stevieturbo

Yep, that'll remove almost anything from anywhere !

Taxman20

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Flap wheels tend to hold the Aluminum and stops sanding/cutting . It can gum them up pretty bad.

roastin240

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Hit it with a normal grinding wheel, careful not to go past it, then hit it with flapper sanding wheel, then belt sand and hand sand smooth any imperfections. Thats how I would do it. I bet 2-3 hours and you could get it done.

SethU

You guys are going about this all wrong.

With a friend driving, hang out the passenger door and git'r done

soundengineer

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yeah... That would be ME.....

I locked it down on the End Mill Here in the shop and just carved it off
Sanded it down afterwards to get rid of the Mill Marks

Some people like the milling Swirl marks, I dont really care that much for them...LOL

stevieturbo

I've ground loads of aluminium with flap wheels, it tears it away in no time. I've never had an issue with them ever. Hell even when the flap wheel is near done, it still eats the metal away no problem.

Sixleaker

Well it took the plunge and got it done with a flap wheel this weekend. I think it turned out pretty good, definitely looks better.

MY_2K_Z

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Hell ya! Looks 100 times better without the logo.

Taxman20

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Ditto. What did you paint it with? Looks really clean.

Sixleaker

it is spray bomber with cast iron dupli color engine enamel