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Topic: update: powered by svt plaque on, just finished painting my Cam covers for my Cobra
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svt306snake
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took mine stuff in today for the wrinkle black. Cant wait to get this stuff all done and installed
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Chavez66
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Originally posted by svt306snake:
took mine stuff in today for the wrinkle black. Cant wait to get this stuff all done and installed
hey T who's installing your stuff, i might jus go wit you so i wont have to go through all the hassel of installation
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my buddy who has a custom paint shop when asked to do color match motors uses a high temp primer followed with a the same base/clear you would use on the exterior of your car.
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Nice work!
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Chavez66
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U did those with a rattle can? They actually came out pretty good. I'm always scarred to shoot clear out of can but Those came out nice
Yea everything was rattle canned with duplicolor paint, I was gunna have them professionally done until I talked to 19mystic96 and he told me how to do it. So I decided to do it myself and came out great, once you start the project its not that bad
so share with us and tell us how it was done! maybe ill start doing mine as well..they starting to look a bit dull.
lookz good for kragen suppliez
well first of all you have to hose down the Cam covers to get all the dirt and grime off, hit it with some degreaser and some brake cleaner. i used a wire brush to scrub off all the dirty hard to reach spots, after its all cleaned off you sand the covers down with 400 grit sand paper to rough up the surface to get it ready for the primer. after you sand it down you got to clean it again to get all the dust of, i used a Tac Rag which is specifically for that its like a sticky rag that picks up all the dust and dirt. I then Masked off the all the parts i didnt want to get overspray. i was told by 19Mystic96 to do it on a sunny day and leave the cam covers in the sun for a lil to raise the temp of the metal and so the primer and paint would stick a little better. I sprayed 3 coats high temp engine primer then after that I sanded the primer with 400 grit again just enough to scuff up the surface so that the paint would stick, i then sprayed 3 heavy coats of paint. i waited around 10 minutes between coats. after that i sprayed the 3 coats of clear coat to give it that nice glossy finish. its not that hard once you start getting into it
[ April 29, 2011, 04:05 AM: Message edited by: Chavez66 ]
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Shoulda popped out those steel inserts the bolts go through. Other than that, it looks tits! You'll like it! Did the same to mine, dual stage too. Did u get your paint code in a spray can?
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Chavez66
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Ye I got it in a spray can, wow yours looked bad ass too I like the grey
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Chavez bro the parts look good.
But i have to wonder if you have ever pulled the valve covers from a 4V car with the motor still in the engine bay? The passenger side will come off fairly easy, but requires some finess due to the height of the cams. The driver side is nearly impossible to get off due to the brake boosters location. I had to loosen my motor mount and rock the motor in order to do it and it still scratched the hell out of the cover. Do you have polyurethane or stock mounts also? It may be easier with the stock mounts, but be prepared to loosen the mounts and rock the motor if you want to get them off without removing a lot of the paint from the cover. A word to the wise would be to make sure the gasket does not get tweaked or stretched on the install. I had a hell of a time reinstalling mine so just giving you a heads up. The aftermarket gaskets from kragen, autozone, napa are not the same quality as the ones that came from the factory.
Good luck with the install man
I did both sides of mine without messing with my motor mounts.. Had no problem with the Brake booster either..
as for the VC gasket, easy way to install them is to dab a small amount of Permatex gasket maker every 6" or so and let the gasket stick to the Cam covers instead of falling off.. same with the spark plug grommets.. I just applied a dab on each grommet and push it onto the cover.. (i used kragen gaskets made by felpro)
also, covering the cam covers in green 3m painters tape helps keep scratches and chips out of the fresh paint..
you can also take the upper intake hat off and remove the injector rail and injectors off to get a little more room to uninstall and reinstall..
Hector, the cam covers look great, and glad to help! Let me know if you need any other advice!
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Originally posted by Chavez66:
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Originally posted by Sic Beast:
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Originally posted by Chavez66:
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Originally posted by 166 Merlot:
U did those with a rattle can? They actually came out pretty good. I'm always scarred to shoot clear out of can but Those came out nice
Yea everything was rattle canned with duplicolor paint, I was gunna have them professionally done until I talked to 19mystic96 and he told me how to do it. So I decided to do it myself and came out great, once you start the project its not that bad
so share with us and tell us how it was done! maybe ill start doing mine as well..they starting to look a bit dull.
lookz good for kragen suppliez
well first of all you have to hose down the Cam covers to get all the dirt and grime off, hit it with some degreaser and some brake cleaner. i used a wire brush to scrub off all the dirty hard to reach spots, after its all cleaned off you sand the covers down with 400 grit sand paper to rough up the surface to get it ready for the primer. after you sand it down you got to clean it again to get all the dust of, i used a Tac Rag which is specifically for that its like a sticky rag that picks up all the dust and dirt. I then Masked off the all the parts i didnt want to get overspray. i was told by 19Mystic96 to do it on a sunny day and leave the cam covers in the sun for a lil to raise the temp of the metal and so the primer and paint would stick a little better. I sprayed 3 coats high temp engine primer then after that I sanded the primer with 400 grit again just enough to scuff up the surface so that the paint would stick, i then sprayed 3 heavy coats of paint. i waited around 10 minutes between coats. after that i sprayed the 3 coats of clear coat to give it that nice glossy finish. its not that hard once you start getting into it
Now this is detailed enough. Came out good bro. Yeah especially if itz one time thing..you might as well get it done right!
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very nice work man ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Chavez66
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Originally posted by Sic Beast:
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Originally posted by Chavez66:
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Originally posted by Sic Beast:
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Originally posted by 166 Merlot:
U did those with a rattle can? They actually came out pretty good. I'm always scarred to shoot clear out of can but Those came out nice
Yea everything was rattle canned with duplicolor paint, I was gunna have them professionally done until I talked to 19mystic96 and he told me how to do it. So I decided to do it myself and came out great, once you start the project its not that bad
so share with us and tell us how it was done! maybe ill start doing mine as well..they starting to look a bit dull.
lookz good for kragen suppliez
well first of all you have to hose down the Cam covers to get all the dirt and grime off, hit it with some degreaser and some brake cleaner. i used a wire brush to scrub off all the dirty hard to reach spots, after its all cleaned off you sand the covers down with 400 grit sand paper to rough up the surface to get it ready for the primer. after you sand it down you got to clean it again to get all the dust of, i used a Tac Rag which is specifically for that its like a sticky rag that picks up all the dust and dirt. I then Masked off the all the parts i didnt want to get overspray. i was told by 19Mystic96 to do it on a sunny day and leave the cam covers in the sun for a lil to raise the temp of the metal and so the primer and paint would stick a little better. I sprayed 3 coats high temp engine primer then after that I sanded the primer with 400 grit again just enough to scuff up the surface so that the paint would stick, i then sprayed 3 heavy coats of paint. i waited around 10 minutes between coats. after that i sprayed the 3 coats of clear coat to give it that nice glossy finish. its not that hard once you start getting into it
Now this is detailed enough. Came out good bro. Yeah especially if itz one time thing..you might as well get it done right!
Yea u gotta do it right the first time, by the looks of it its not gunna be a walk in the park to get these things installed haha. It's gunna be worth it tho
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Chavez66
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I just received my powered by svt plaque that will go on my cam covers and I think it looks great, hopefully now that I have everything I will try and install maybe this week or the next. Ima also take my upper intake off and paint that as well, ill post pics up when finished
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those looks great! where'd you get that plaque from?
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Chavez66
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those looks great! where'd you get that plaque from?
Thanks its just a little touch to make it look a little better, just type in powered by svt plaque on eBay and it should come up. It's only like 10 bucks but its worth it
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Looks good Ebay is AWESOME!
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Chavez66
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Looks good Ebay is AWESOME!
Haha thas what I'm sayin, therw want a single thing you can't buy on eBay haha
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looking good bro ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
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looking good man
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03SVTPower
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my plaque says, Cobra By AED! FTMFW ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Chavez66
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my plaque says, Cobra By AED! FTMFW
Haha damn that's the most epic plaque ever haha, I want one ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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03SVTPower
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my plaque says, Cobra By AED! FTMFW
Haha damn that's the most epic plaque ever haha, I want one
forgot to mention, your covers look good, can never go wrong with powder coated/painted valve covers! Mine are same color as my car.
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Originally posted by 03SVTPower:
my plaque says, Cobra By AED! FTMFW
Haha damn that's the most epic plaque ever haha, I want one
forgot to mention, your covers look good, can never go wrong with powder coated/painted valve covers! Mine are same color as my car.
I love redfire, do u have any pics? Id like to see
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03SVTPower
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Hopefully these work
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Chavez66
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Wow that looks real good, if mine looks anywhere near as good as that minus the KB supercharger haha I will be happy
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