But of course everything is not as easy as it seems.

So since I was removing my Strut Bar, MREV2, and 5/16 Spacer to get powercoated, I thought it would be a perfect time to paint my valve covers, something that I wanted to do for a while. The uninstall was flawless, and the painting was flawless except on the front I leave unpainted. I thought it would be covered by the back of the timing cover, which it's not. (#1) When I was putting the in the valve covers back in some of the wire hardnesses brackets scape the paint off . (#2) On the left side on the engine, there are too many things way. The main engine hardness with bracket, which does not move. The coil pact hardnesses with bracket, the fuel regulator and hard lines. (#3)The bottom lower valve cover bolt with a pain to put back in. I must have dropped that bolt more than 10 times. (#4) I somehow loss a valve cover bolt. (#5) After I got everything back on, I started the car, and checked for leaks, I see none. However as soon as I turn the car off, I seen white smoke....oil leak. I look again, and I see oil coming from the bottom of left valve cover. (#6) Take everything off again. (#7) Spend 30 minutes trying to get the valve cover gasket to stay on while I'll put the valve cover back on. (#8) After I got everything back on, I start the car again, but now my RPM's are all over the place. (3000->2000->1000->500->2000->300->3000, etc). I got a vacuum leak somewhere. After looking over everything again, I notice I left two vacuum hoses off, which must be the cause. (#9) I start the car again, and the same thing, my RPM's are all over the place again. So I take off the upper Plenum, and the back of seal was slightly bent in the lower plenum. Put everything on for the 3rd time, and reset the ECU. I started the car again and everything was fine.

 

looks nice!

 

very nice

 

That looks nice with the exception of the red bolts on the plenum. Now that
you've gone this far why not take all the aluminum parts off and have them
polished just like the big boys....

 

nice nice

 

wow sounds like an episode of when i do work on my car!!! I feel for you my friend!

 

They are just some cheap NAPA bolts that I had to buy, cause I couldn't find my OEM bolt. Remember I'm getting my MREV2, Upper plenum, and plenum spacer powercoated, so I couldn't use MotorDyne bolts.

 

lookin good...

 

Nice

 

now do this to your strut bar

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r.../richiestb.jpg

 

I was going to get it done in gloss black, both the brackets and the bar, and leave the Stillen letters red.

 

i'd do red mounts, black bar, red lettering

 

Nice.

 

I might have to photoshop that.

 

Hot!