Took many items off my engine and have sent them to a metal polisher just a few miles from me and below are the results of his and my work :cool3:.

 

This is my aftermarket radiator bracket, it was or is stainless steel but now highly polished. The SLICKTOP plate was made by TwinTurboRich and I've had this powder coated and bolts on with some stainless steel allen capped nuts and bolts.

 

 

This is my Tokyo Auto cooling panel, original these come in silver or blue from z32-zone in Japan, mine was silver and the polisher told me it was anodized but now polished up as you can see. The logo was originally silver and riveted on, I drilled these out and had it powder coated, again bolted on using the same attractive stainless bolts.

 

 

Then the usual polished up water pipes, these will be used with red silicone hoses and mikalor t-clamps

 

 

Finally for this post, had my Altia sills polished, this removed many many scratches incurred from over the years, now I have a mirror finish.

 

I can under stand a polished one fades but chrome wont am doing it sod it

 

It can still surface rust like tools/sockets and leave a million finger prints lol...ever had a chrome kettle/toaster I did once the misses chucked them out pretty quick they seemed to show everything,

 

It will looking stunning but you will have to polish it still and never bloody touch it, mirrors are the same can never get rid of every bloody smear....

the car will just be sitting in my back garden my get used one a month for like hour a most so will be fine

Jason's was triple chrome. I believe normal chrome plenums end up looking terrible after a while.

triple chrome ?

Jason's was triple chrome. I believe normal chrome plenums end up looking terrible after a while.

 

I know he was complaining about the up keep and his not scared of a bit of cleaning lol...

But his powder coated it candy red and I think it stands out more then the chrome, and easy to maintain.

the chrome looks great it has to be done

triple chrome ?

 

Must be triple plated or something like that, I think u can get different grades,

I had my bro in law powder coat a strut brace for me and I didn't know u could do this but he 2k base coat the colour I wanted and then powder coat lacquered it,

 

So u can have literally colour coded or any colour, and most places charge about 100quid I bet that chrome plenum will be about 300 quid.

I see I have my heart set in it now just looks great plus you never really see it on 300s everyone is powder coat so be nice to change

Go for it when its clean its really nice, and the powder coat chrome does not have the mirror effect of real chrome,

I see I have my heart set in it now just looks great plus you never really see it on 300s everyone is powder coat so be nice to change

 

Dan, mine was triple chrome plated about 6 years ago mate, and still looks ,,,,AWSOOOOOOOOOME BUD

 

Cheerz

 

Chris

whoo plated it for you and how much was it do you have any pics of it on the car

It was always my plan to use the bespoke made polished aluminium plinth and mount a TWIN TURBO decal on it, like the ones I have for the rear, so therefore similar to the OEM TT one.

 

However, having bought a pair of these NISMO ones I had a brainwave today and with the bit of red matching my colour scheme the decal just about fit on my homemade plinth, so here it is, applied with heat resistant flexible clear silicone, I must also had that once all is fit my strut brace will in fact hide 75% of this !!!!

 

Something for a bit of fun, can anyone see what I have done different here with this little trial fit of the bal tube, might well be totally unique :thumbup1:.

 

Used studs and dome nuts in all the holes,

Looks really nice,

I used a sticker thing on my plenum too lol...

 

 

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terry is that candy blue ?

 

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It was always my plan to use the bespoke made polished aluminium plinth and mount a TWIN TURBO decal on it, like the ones I have for the rear, so therefore similar to the OEM TT one.

 

However, having bought a pair of these NISMO ones I had a brainwave today and with the bit of red matching my colour scheme the decal just about fit on my homemade plinth, so here it is, applied with heat resistant flexible clear silicone, I must also had that once all is fit my strut brace will in fact hide 75% of this !!!!

 

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I have to say it does look very nice mate

Yeah its candy blue, with suzuka grey pearl cambelt covers etc...

am tempted to do it candy red , but I just love the chrome

Used studs and dome nuts in all the holes,

Looks really nice,

I used a nismo sticker thing on my plenum too lol..

 

Yeah thanks for that Terry, took you all of one minute.......spoiling my guessing game, the two on the right do hold a bracket so I guess the reason in their wisdom NISSAN used bolts here instead of flange nuts, my dome nuts are nyloc ones so do bring out the stud when you undo !!!

Edited May 28, 201411 yr by phutumsch
correct an error.

Yeah thanks for that Terry, took you all of one minute.......spoiling my guessing game, the two on the right do hold a bracket so I guess the reason in their wisdom NISSAN used flange nuts, my dome nuts are nyloc ones so do bring out the stud when you undo !!!

 

Lol I can delete before everyone sees it sorry...

Yeah thanks for that Terry, took you all of one minute.......spoiling my guessing game, the two on the right do hold a bracket so I guess the reason in their wisdom NISSAN used flange nuts, my dome nuts are nyloc ones so do bring out the stud when you undo !!!

 

when they sand blasted you camshaft covers did you remove the inside of cam cover the oil splash guard things as the grit would get traped on the insides was told you need to do this when getting them blasted ?

I removed mine and got some tiny allen head bolts and drilled holes and tapped them in the places where the rivets were but in a couple of places I had to have no rivets or bolts cause u will drill through the rocker cover,

I also used some silicon like the factory to put the baffle back on,

 

I don't think jason removed his but made sure they were masked right.

Edited May 28, 201411 yr by Terry

even if a bit a grit got in there them he run the car the oild mite bring it out a little grit can do a lot of damage

even if a bit a grit got in there them he run the car the oild mite bring it out a little grit can do a lot of damage

I know, but there quite awkward to drill and tap at home I used bench drill at work,

I didn't risk it,

even if a bit a grit got in there them he run the car the oild mite bring it out a little grit can do a lot of damage

 

Not really an issue Dan...the 1st port of call for debri draining down to the sump is the oil filter and there it stays. Ide be more concerned of clearing the inside of plenum of grit as this goes straight to the bores. Plenty of detergant and a pressure washer inside should clear any corner trapped shite.

you could do that to the cam covers then to be worth doing like deffo