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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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So it was a nice day out today so i thought id fix a bunch of stuff on my car so it would pass safety and E-test.. put new shoes, new plugs, cap and rotor, thermostat and oil change and some fresh coolant, and also my timing was way out of whack so i got that all straightened out as-well and also while i was at it i thought id paint up my valve cover since it was lookin like crap!! check it out

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still have to sand down and shine up the DOHC VTEC and honda emblemto help it stand out a lil bit
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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looks pretty good, the yellow hose just looks kinda weird by the valve cover but yeah it looks good
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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looks really nice man. what kind of paint did you use?
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cbp_crx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks pretty good, the yellow hose just looks kinda weird by the valve cover but yeah it looks good</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL ya i know what u mean.. crappy tire was closed when i put the valve cover back on and noticed how odd it looked with the yellow hose and coupling on the intake.. but I'll be picking up a black hose and black coupling to make it look better
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by J4k3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks really nice man. what kind of paint did you use?</TD></TR></TABLE>

just some dupli-colour high heat red paint
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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duuude i dont think they kno wut crappy tire is LOL damn yanks.. looks good man. use a razor blade to scrape the paint off the DOHC vtec takes almost everything off. then sand lightly with some 150-200 grit and it'll be real nice.
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dseries_ef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">duuude i dont think they kno wut crappy tire is LOL damn yanks.. looks good man. use a razor blade to scrape the paint off the DOHC vtec takes almost everything off. then sand lightly with some 150-200 grit and it'll be real nice. </TD></TR></TABLE>

HAHAHAHA oh yea!! i forgot that they wouldnt know what Canadian Tire is! LOL

and ya thats what i was planning on doing to get the paint off

I have some guy that wants to trade me my P&P d series head and a p28 ecu for skunk 2 cam gears and a "JDM" valve cover (red) ubt i thought MEH ill just paint mine will look just as good.. but i still want the cam gears!~
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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nice touch ups....keep up the work
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SSJSubgeta &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice touch ups....keep up the work</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks man.. ya im jsut tryin to get everything thats wrong with it fixed up first before i start with the fun stuff
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