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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 01:23 AM
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My engine block and likely my intake will be green in my carbed 350 in my matte black elky.

I dig it.
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 02:14 AM
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Not trying to hate, but it looks like your intake got butt-f@cked by a ninja turtle.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 08:24 AM
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Finally got to look at this post... lol!

Let me know when you start putting more pieces back on, especially the intake, fuelrails and coil packs.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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did you have to copy me? haha jk man looks good
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 1_fast_gto
did you have to copy me? haha jk man looks good
^^^^^
Where did you get the header tape?
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Texas-firehawk what kinda paint did you use on the valve covers?
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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I like the green much better with the black - doesn't look half bad
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackfly
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Where did you get the header tape?
the header tape store. haha na i got it from pep boys
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 03:49 PM
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people posting rice...r retards...your trying too hard people.
I commend you on the awesome work and daring to be different!
Lets put some toxic green flames on top of that green! Would look sick!
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 06:19 PM
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Just painting valve covers and intake don't make an engine bay look clean. IMO it makes it look worse with out doing all the small stuff..
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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Thumbs up to you for #1 Being different, #2 Sticking to your guns, & #3 picking a badd *** color for your parts. IMO the black does look way better with the green. That looks Awesome!
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackfly
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Where did you get the header tape?
I there a pep boys near us? I think there is one on Hwy 6??? Is it still there?
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 5w20
Just painting valve covers and intake don't make an engine bay look clean. IMO it makes it look worse with out doing all the small stuff..
I am not done yet, but I do agree.
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by s-10ls1
Texas-firehawk what kinda paint did you use on the valve covers?
Auto Zone and home depot.

The bulldog stuff works great for valve covers but the intake I sanded the hell out of it, took for ever to get those mold circles smoothed away. it took about 2 days. I used a plastic primer from rust-oelum. I think it was about $8 a can and then I did three coats of oil based paint with a paint sprayer and then used an old dryer to cure it. I know everyones confused on the dryer so ill explain.... they have dryer's that have racks in them for doing dry cleaning at home. My friend has an old dryer that has one and thats what we use to paint parts with. takes about 15 minutes to cure each coat but once its done it looks much better as long as you dont over spray. three light even coats.

Well you see the results in the pics.
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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Yeah those casting holes Do take a while to get sanded down. I used a filler primer and it worked great. And to the pep boys question. Idk. We have one in Arlington that has a speed shop in it, it's pretty cool. You can buy turbos, nitrous kits, fill your nitrous bottles, they have brembo rotors in stock, all sorts of cool shot, sorry not trying to thread hi jack
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 11:17 PM
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so is it running yet jeremy?? ill call u tomm, been slammed with work
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Old Apr 29, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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Nope, damn PCV hose broke, so when I get in and on its done. Then I can have Wheatley tune it?? Then ill drop it, and then its off to the paint shop for fresh color and I am going to put the original bird of prey decals back on it. I never should have taken them off but they were old.

You still have the 6.0 liter in stock?
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Old Apr 29, 2011 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Texas-Firehawk
Nope, damn PCV hose broke, so when I get in and on its done. Then I can have Wheatley tune it?? Then ill drop it, and then its off to the paint shop for fresh color and I am going to put the original bird of prey decals back on it. I never should have taken them off but they were old.

You still have the 6.0 liter in stock?
do i still have the block?? no, everything from my truck is gone. sold everything and bought the wifey a 2010 charger!!
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Old May 7, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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Here is the final result. I know I thought of green but I changed my mind on the last day. Go figure.....


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This is mine green rails green covers and painted coil brackets medium grey.




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