boldy Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Engine,s coming out soon to replace ; Tubs Rocker cover gaskets Rear crank seal Core plugs VVT springs Fuel lines Vac lines Fit painted timing covers and throttle cover and sort anything else we spot , it,s all getting a damn good clean so i thought it,s an ideal time to do a bit of extra blinging . Throttle bodies need a bit more work but it,s getting there :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkysi Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I'm liking that a lot! Nice work. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrawni Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Thats cool, how long did it take you? Hey what about painting the throttle bodies the same colour as the throttle cover plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lets drift Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 :cool: Very nice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scartlead117 Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 looks the part dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldy Posted November 19, 2006 Author Share Posted November 19, 2006 Thats cool, how long did it take you? Hey what about painting the throttle bodies the same colour as the throttle cover plate. Got it last sunday , been working most evening,s on it :dance: Not a bad idea on the T/B,s but i,ve got stainless hard pipes with blue sleeves , think that,ll do nicely :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scartlead117 Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 is there any guide on how to do this and all the elbow grease involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlFo Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 that looks daym purdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldy Posted November 19, 2006 Author Share Posted November 19, 2006 I used a D.A sander , started off with 80grit to remove the casting finish , then used 180grit and finally 320 grit , polishes up quite easily from there , the only fiddly bits are inbetween the pipes , i used a belt sander on these ( similer to a power file ) and smoothed them off a bit by hand with the same grades as before , don,t get me wrong it,s not perfect in there but you don,t see much of the inner edges of the pipes anyway and the nooks and cranny,s in the centre of the plenum,s covered anyway :dance: :dance: Well worth the effort if you like the bling factor :D :nana2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Warrior Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Thats going to look amazing mate when it's on. Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantav8 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I used a D.A sander , started off with 80grit to remove the casting finish , then used 180grit and finally 320 grit , polishes up quite easily from there , the only fiddly bits are inbetween the pipes , i used a belt sander on these ( similer to a power file ) and smoothed them off a bit by hand with the same grades as before , don,t get me wrong it,s not perfect in there but you don,t see much of the inner edges of the pipes anyway and the nooks and cranny,s in the centre of the plenum,s covered anyway :dance: :dance: Well worth the effort if you like the bling factor :D :nana2: OH!-and a nice mates polishing kit! :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldy Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 OH!-and a nice mates polishing kit! :tongue: Cast iron Transit bits are a bit hard to polish you know :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mickeyb Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 OH!-and a nice mates polishing kit! :tongue: Fookin ell Daz, always have to stick you oar in........ ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI-Z Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 looks well impressive how long as it taken to get it lookin like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantav8 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Fookin ell Daz, always have to stick you oar in........ ;) Fooooooooook Orrrff! :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlZ Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Looks nice, i like the matt black plenum look :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldy Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 looks well impressive how long as it taken to get it lookin like that Just a week of evening,s bud :dance: :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keitht6064 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 please explain what to do after sanding the item please for us lesser able! ie polishing the thing after sanding, and how to go about it, brilliant job you done there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldy Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 please explain what to do after sanding the item please for us lesser able! ie polishing the thing after sanding, and how to go about it, brilliant job you done there. There are variuos polishing kits about , this is from Frost Automotive , they do alot of gear for car restoration .it,s a kit of different size polishing wheels which are made from layers of cloth sewn together in various thicknes,s and also a block of compound which is the stuff that actually polishes the metal up . Just put one of them in an electric drill , whilst spinning coat the wheel in compound and get polishing , i found for the final polish to use Solvol Autosol brings a nice clean shine to things. For small items i mount the drill in a vice and polish items against it . This is the kit below ( borrowed off a mate by the way :dance: ) Also in the box is a fuel filter for the zed which i,ve also blinged :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders25 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Did you just polish the fuel filter? Wont it rust after, are you going to coat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friday Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Nice job! :) I've done a couple of these before and you don't attempt it if you're overly attached to the skin on your knuckles, lol! ;) BTW, if anyone fancies treating themselves to an early Xmas present I'll have a polished plenum complete with polished TB's and throttle linkage for sale from next week, just drop me a PM (strangely, I'd polished it ready to turn it into a table but now changed my mind and doing something else instead! :D ;)) Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldy Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Did you just polish the fuel filter? Wont it rust after, are you going to coat it? I think it,s made of stainless of some type :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders25 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I think it,s made of stainless of some type :dance: Cheers. Think ill polish that too then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjitsu Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 looks good matey ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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