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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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This should be in appearence but im still a novice and it wont let me post but anyway i just painted my valve cover and i think it looks clean so tell me what you guys think.






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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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i think the link don't work
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 01:30 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by littlegreenb18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think the link don't work</TD></TR></TABLE>

Doesn't for me.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 05:41 AM
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Looks like you paint red X's well...

Fix pics... Wanna see...


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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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I want to see how this turned out. Doing a valve lash adjusment and I am painting valve cover while its off.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Pics work for me, I think it looks good.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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I did the same in my D series but I painted "Yellow Spoon"
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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nice color but ony 1 pic works. fix the other 3 links
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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only one pic works... are your spark plug wires on all the way?
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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yea only 1 pic works for now the others i cant put them up without being 2048x1536 and thats HELLA big so ill upload somewhere else when i get a chance and post um. yea plugs are in all the way but there hella old and need changin
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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I'm not sure if you sprayed incredibly thin on the front of the cover or if it's just the lighting, but the picture makes it look kind of odd. Also, the spark plug hole tops are flaking all over the place.

Try harder.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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not bad.... repaint it later on and just remebered where you went wrong wit this one
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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yea that sounds like a good idea. Thanks everyone for their feedback!
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 10:39 PM
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i think your brake fluid is dirty
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 04:29 AM
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i think its gold.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 05:48 AM
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i think it looks pretty good i like the color

it just looks like you missed a bit on the front of the valve cover like it could use another coat
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