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Old 10-01-2007, 03:01 PM
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stock valve cover in its lame and busted *** form.




new badder asser valve cover with spark plug cover.

the out side grooves are being filled in and sanded smooth.
the cener piece is going to be polished and the rest wrinkle black.



finally got around to mostly finishing it. still needs a few more things to be how i want it.





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paint the plug cover
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Looks like an SR20 black top
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nice creation
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yeah im still debating between painting the plug cover or polishing it. i can do one then the other to see how i like it...not like this motor is going to be runnin anytime soon.
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Looks good! Creative
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1point8vtak &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...not like this motor is going to be runnin anytime soon. </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol
paint it fur sure
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looks sick..i always wanted to do this to my ls vc

POLISH IT!!!!!!!! *** paint!!
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nice job
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i had a polished LS valve cover back in the day... that looks good too
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thanks for the comments!

i had it kinda painted earlier (had it on while i painted the the valve cover to keep paint out) and it looked really good. but im going to polish it first...then ill sandblast it again and paint it. just to get an idea of both. im doing this on work time (were slow right now) and calling it "practice" and "learning" so i have plenty of play time with it
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or you could say it looks like a GSR...i didnt do this on purpose! (my GSR btw)


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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dion91Ls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice creation </TD></TR></TABLE>

CNC something on the plug cover and then polish it

sick work thus far
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This is the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw this thread.
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Did he just say badder asser?
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Looks A-ok.
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thats funky, i like it
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Nice

Make me one
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No ****, older one looks like total garbage.
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looks sick man, good job.
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nice DIY
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thanks guys.
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how did you make that center piece, i want one!!!


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