update: powered by svt plaque on, just finished painting my Cam covers for my Cobra

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Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

I just finished painting my cam covers on my pacific green cobra. I got all the supplies from Kragens, I started with this project a couple days ago and came out great. I just wanted to give a huge thanks to Matt aka 19mystic96 who helped me out a lot with all the tips and advice. Here's some pics of the work,

I got these cam covers from Ford Recyclers on Sunrise

This is after some degreaser and brake cleaner

Some sanding, preping for high temp primer

Masking everything off

After some primer

Paint goes on

Clear coat sets it off just right

Next on the books is the intake and them everyrhing is going back on, ill post pics later. Thanks again Matt

[ May 03, 2011, 01:36 AM: Message edited by: Chavez66 ]

Posted by fstryde3 (Member # 8436) on :

Damn lookin good man always love when people do the little touches to match their cars.

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

Looks Super! [Wink]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

Thanks guys I'm jus tryina add that lil custom touch to it

Posted by Mach 5oh (Member # 9497) on :

is that high temp paint, or just high temp primer?

Posted by dubfive-0 (Member # 8965) on :

looks good. How many coats of paint and clear you sprayed?

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

Buena mierda! [Big Grin]

Posted by svt306snake (Member # 1967) on :

Man that came out great! Gonna set the engine bay off! From the guy with the pretty cobra that doesn't sound good!

Posted by 90fox5.0 (Member # 9338) on :

looks good man

Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on :

Looks sik. I always liked that touch.

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by dubfive-0:
looks good. How many coats of paint and clear you sprayed?

I sprayed 3 coats of paint kinda heavy so it won't chip and then sprayed 3 light coats of clear to give it that nice glossy look, it match's my car pretty damn good

[ April 28, 2011, 02:28 AM: Message edited by: Chavez66 ]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Mach 5oh:
is that high temp paint, or just high temp primer?

I only used high temp primer, that's all you really need. For the paint I used Duplicolor perfect match pacific green paint, I got everything from kragens pritty cheap, I used a 400 grit sand paper throughout the whole process

Posted by JohnCM (Member # 1076) on :

Looks like a fun project

Posted by Layzie650 (Member # 10274) on :

looks good maynnnn

Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :

Very nice! Make sure to post pics when it's all installed. Are you doing anything else to the engine bay, ie: hiding some wires, deleting some stuff,shaving the walls, etc?

Posted by 166 Merlot (Member # 1549) on :

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

Posted by SPIDER_STANG (Member # 8658) on :

Not bad!! Nice job!

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
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

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SydeWaySix:
Very nice! Make sure to post pics when it's all installed. Are you doing anything else to the engine bay, ie: hiding some wires, deleting some stuff,shaving the walls, etc?

Thanks sydewaysix I had fun doing it, well I'm goin to do the throttle body and I also painted my cold air too, as far as engine bay shaving and all that probably no time soon. I'm just going to have it real clean and maybe a few more things, this is my daily driver and far from a show car haha just wanted to do a little custom work

Here's the cam covers, I painted the little covers gloss black

And the intake, the orange parts will be black when I go to install everything

[ April 28, 2011, 11:08 AM: Message edited by: Chavez66 ]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

[ April 28, 2011, 11:46 AM: Message edited by: Chavez66 ]

Posted by SAV650HAB (Member # 10324) on :

they came out nice, good job [patriot]

its amazing what you can accomplish with alittle time and effort [burnout]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SAV650HAB:
they came out nice, good job its amazing what you can accomplish with alittle time and effort

thanks bro, yea you just have to make sure to take your time and it comes out looking great [patriot]

Posted by Sic Beast (Member # 6771) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
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

Posted by svt68 (Member # 10159) on :

great job!! [Wink]

Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :

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

Posted by svt306snake (Member # 1967) on :

took mine stuff in today for the wrinkle black. Cant wait to get this stuff all done and installed

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
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

Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :

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.

Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :

Nice work!

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Sic Beast:

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
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

[ April 29, 2011, 04:05 AM: Message edited by: Chavez66 ]

Posted by RED@7kVERT *8850GT* (Member # 5909) on :

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?

[ April 30, 2011, 10:23 AM: Message edited by: RED@7kVERT *8850GT* ]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

Ye I got it in a spray can, wow yours looked bad ass too I like the grey

Posted by 19mystic96 (Member # 7553) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 50 Deep:
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!

Posted by Sic Beast (Member # 6771) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
Originally posted by Sic Beast:

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
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!

Posted by 04cobra408 (Member # 4025) on :

very nice work man [Eek!]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 04cobra408:
very nice work man

thanks bro

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Sic Beast:

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
Originally posted by Sic Beast:

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
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

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

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

Posted by Broke4.6 (Member # 9085) on :

those looks great! where'd you get that plaque from?

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Broke4.6:
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

Posted by fstryde3 (Member # 8436) on :

Looks good Ebay is AWESOME!

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by fstryde3:
Looks good Ebay is AWESOME!

Haha thas what I'm sayin, therw want a single thing you can't buy on eBay haha

Posted by 19fastang84 (Member # 10406) on :

looking good bro [burnout]

Posted by 19fastang84 (Member # 10406) on :

looking good man [burnout]

Posted by 03SVTPower (Member # 518) on :

my plaque says, Cobra By AED! FTMFW [Big Grin]

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 03SVTPower:
my plaque says, Cobra By AED! FTMFW

Haha damn that's the most epic plaque ever haha, I want one [Frown]

Posted by 03SVTPower (Member # 518) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
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.

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 03SVTPower:

quote:
Originally posted by Chavez66:

quote:
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

Posted by 03SVTPower (Member # 518) on :

Hopefully these work

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

Wow that looks real good, if mine looks anywhere near as good as that minus the KB supercharger haha I will be happy

Posted by 66_5.0 (Member # 9974) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 03SVTPower:
Hopefully these work

Damn Hector, he just stole the shine on your thread

Posted by Chavez66 (Member # 9812) on :

It gives me insperation to get ma shit done, I gotta get to work on it

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