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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 03:51 AM
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i cant decide if i should paint the chrome header black or nah.. and what color to paint the trans
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 05:00 AM
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All that paint jus gon flake off in a year.
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 06:03 AM
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stop h8tin its beautiful
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 07:00 AM
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Didn't mask.


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stop h8tin its beautiful
ok
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 07:46 AM
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What a piece of ****. lol
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 07:59 AM
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I dont like it.
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 09:06 AM
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Yea it's pretty, pretty whack.
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Old Aug 28, 2015 | 01:50 PM
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To each their own... (which is a nice way of saying that I don't really care for it)
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Old Aug 29, 2015 | 08:33 AM
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I mean why not paint the valve cover a nice color. You can actually see that. And it looks like you didn't even take your time OP the spray went everywhere very sloppy.
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Old Aug 29, 2015 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by RI5ING SUN
I mean why not paint the valve cover a nice color. You can actually see that. And it looks like you didn't even take your time OP the spray went everywhere very sloppy.
I've got the oilpan coated with bedliner, so i thought it'd be cool if the covers matched and were black. I think i'm going to sand up timing covers, when i finally get em, and paint those black too. Intake is green, header is prolly gonna get painted black too.

working on it, i nicked it a couple times so i went back and sprayed over it without masking everything. I'm going to take the water tube / thermo housing back off and paint it black again, and tape off the block and do the valve cover again in black.

I think i'll make the transmission green, and black for all the mounts.
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Old Aug 29, 2015 | 12:15 PM
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Neon green motors only belong in cars fabbed at Welder Up


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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 04:11 AM
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So im thinking somewhere between...




Probably a sweet racing stripe, maybe a pair. Like a pin line or maybe 1- 2 inch then one thats like 6-8 inchs yakno?
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 06:34 AM
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trollin or nahhhhhh
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 10:24 AM
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Nah, my electrical tape racing stripe sorta went south so I peeled it off. I want something that won't look quite that crappy, im thinking about upgrading to duct tape but really id like to mask off, sand, paint and clear a nicer racing stripe that matchs the motor and suspension

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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by hondur
im thinking about upgrading to duct tape


Sig Worthy.
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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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Oh my......haven't been in here in years, but some things never change...lol
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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 09:53 AM
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I had painted my block back in 2008. As long as you have prepped it and used the correct type of paint it won't flake off. With that said, it's not the easiest thing to keep clean and over the years it has lost it's shine so keep that in mind. Once it's exposed to road grime it's not gonna look so cool.

My block (it's still in my car to this day).

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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 24TEN
I had painted my block back in 2008. As long as you have prepped it and used the correct type of paint it won't flake off. With that said, it's not the easiest thing to keep clean and over the years it has lost it's shine so keep that in mind. Once it's exposed to road grime it's not gonna look so cool.

My block (it's still in my car to this day).

that looks nice, man. and i had my engine primed by the builder and then followed the instructions on the can carefully to spray the green on. I figure, as long as i keep brake fluid away from it, it'l be okay.
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Old Sep 3, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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what in the actual **** is going on in here
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 07:10 AM
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You got paint inside the exhaust ports
And what looks like the water pump pulley
And the valve cover..

Looks like Uncontrolled alien bowel movements
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 08:50 PM
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at least its not acid like alien blood
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 09:07 PM
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i gotta give you some props most of the honda kids these can't even manage to take off a valve cover, but looks like your engine is in a stands, good job
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sr20paisa
i gotta give you some props most of the honda kids these can't even manage to take off a valve cover, but looks like your engine is in a stands, good job
thank you. putting the valve covers back on is the harder part, those threads strip so easily.
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 10:47 AM
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its look pretty.....pretty shitty.
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Old Sep 17, 2015 | 03:51 PM
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maybe it would look nicer if it was a darker shade of green?

that shade just reminds me of the slime nickelodeon dumps on people.
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