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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:15 PM
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im prolly gonna paint to valve covers wrinkle red paint but if i do I'm not sure what to do with the engine cover, the thing that covers the intake mani. btw this is my dad's legend



dont worry, im getting rid of that ghetto intake soon
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:18 PM
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crinkle red. or...... paint to match the body.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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so crinkle red the two valve covers and the engine cover?
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:32 PM
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IMO crinkle red for the valve covers and maybe a bronze or gunmetal for the IM cover

it'll look SIIIIICK
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 02:32 PM
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wrinkle red them all but mask off the honda symbol and stuff on both the valve cover and intake mani to give it some contrast. just my two cents!
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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cool thanx guys
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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i wonder if i can tuck the wires, it'll keep me busy
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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wrinkle red
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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i love wrinkle red! haha
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CWITR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wrinkle red </TD></TR></TABLE>

what he said cant ever go wrong with wrinkle red
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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If it were me, I would honestly save my time for something better to do.

Goodluck.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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throw it away, you don't need it.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by papito_85 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">throw it away, you don't need it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

but then if i throw it away, it has very noticable holes underneath it that makes it look ugly
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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Hmm..non 5 cylinder legend..so what is that like a v-7?

lol i kid..
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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pointless to paint it. let it be
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 07:56 PM
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leave it alone
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Let's see...

Leave it alone. You have to have something else to do.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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if it werent for the oil stains that wont come off the valve cover, I wouldnt waste my time on it, and plus i need to replace the gasket anyways
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 08:57 PM
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juss throw it away
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by optikal_blitz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">IMO crinkle red for the valve covers and maybe a bronze or gunmetal for the IM cover

it'll look SIIIIICK</TD></TR></TABLE>

that sounds good.
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by techintegra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that sounds good. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yea im prolly going w/ teh gunmetal
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