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Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 8:59 am**

just deciding what to do with the intake manifold and thermostat cover etc

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 9:13 am**

i know the intake & rocker covers at least looks really good shiney

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 9:40 am**

HPC FTW.

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 11:40 am**

KFC FTW!

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 12:30 pm**

kfc fo lyf homes

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 7:23 pm**

polished and coated looks good! Blakmk3s engine

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 7:31 pm**

that looks nice.

why did he opt for not running the coil pack cover?

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 7:35 pm**

I voted HPC. It is nice, I like!

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 7:39 pm**

I went for a dull silver paint on mine, polished look can be be a pain on a manifold with all the nooks and crannies. Man 7m's look messy

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 7:45 pm**

yeah, 7ms are abit cluttered, probably due to the intake over the engine and the coils sitting on top of the engine.

the sound and power they make more than makes up for that though

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 8:35 pm**

What ever you do, dont make everything a really 'loud' colour.

Like bright orange breather lines, bright orange rocker cover, bright orange intake manifold, etc etc.

Looks cheesy and tacky, IMO.

I want to make my engine look like it was factory fitted, and all nice and tidy. Rather than looking like something that doesnt belong in there.

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 8:42 pm**

yeah, thats kinda what im thinking. cheapest option and easy to do.
i have my cam covers powder coated already.

will paint brackets etc black, its just the metal stuff that im concerned about.

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 10:37 pm**

custom manifold would really tidy them up but then is the alt in the way. Honestly just painted silver or bead blasted ally manifold etc looks way better than polished/hpc coated for a clean look

this 1j manifold is just painted a toyota silver looks mint

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2007 10:55 pm**

thanks for that pic, that looks nice

yeah alternator is in the way, but can relocate that to where the a/c compressor usually sits.

but not going to bother i dont think.

Posted: **Sat May 12, 2007 9:25 pm**

deaf_rattle wrote:that looks nice.

why did he opt for not running the coil pack cover?

That was back when we did the head gasket so it was still being put together. Can't remember if the cover went back on. Looks way different now anyway

Posted: **Sun May 13, 2007 10:23 am**

just been using a shot blaster
they are coming out quite nice. might just clear coat some bits (like timing cover) and paint brackets etc.

Posted: **Sun May 13, 2007 3:20 pm**

^ yea good move brushed alloy look is mint

Posted: **Sun May 13, 2007 4:00 pm**

make sure you clean those oil lines out good.....personally i wouldnt have got them blasted cause all it takes is a trace of glass in there and buy buy turbo...
imo id go as far as to find some new ones or get some braded ones made

v

Posted: **Sun May 13, 2007 4:21 pm**

one thing with polishing is its high maintainence to keep looking good.where hpc you could just spray clean with the hose

Posted: **Sun May 13, 2007 4:39 pm**

vvega wrote:make sure you clean those oil lines out good.....personally i wouldnt have got them blasted cause all it takes is a trace of glass in there and buy buy turbo...
imo id go as far as to find some new ones or get some braded ones made

v

thats what filters are for, and beside they have been blown out with compressed air so far and pipes will be ultrasonically cleaned and then fresh oil flowed through them. no chance of problems.

Yeah, quite liking the look of the parts at the moment, should be one bling engine.

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