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went with the only thing i could afford under the hood

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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 01:21 AM
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went with the only thing i could afford under the hood

i had the day off so i decided to do something special for my significant other...i need to touch-up a couple spots before i put it back on, but everyone likes pics

 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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should turn out pretty cool.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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thanks, i hope so...if not i'm out 8 bucks
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 02:17 AM
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what kinda prep work was involved? did you sand/primer/paint/clear it or did you just spray it with a black paint?
 
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 04:59 AM
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dry sanded w/ 220 grit...then used high heat flat black which was recommended not to use with a primer...wetsanded w/ 500 grit then another coat of black...repeated 1 more time, then it was sprayed with clear...i got a little over zealous on one of the coats of clear...so i'm letting it dry tonight, and will probably be lightly sanded and clearcoated once more
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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couple new shots


 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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Nice job, looks good. Very clean engine bay also
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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thanks, it's a work in progress
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 02:56 AM
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awe how pretty i miss my stock engine bay it used to be sooooooo clean

Looks good man
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 03:03 AM
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nice job.. looks good
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 03:30 AM
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noice. you weren't kidding! not even a ztube!

looks good, man!
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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noice. you weren't kidding! not even a ztube!

looks good, man!
i was considering a ztube/popcharger combo...or i could put that extra 200 towards TT
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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I would wait for that to cure and hit it with some 800G sand paper to clean it up.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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Looks good!
 
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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^what he siad
 
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