new starter/engine cleanup

[Clip]

my starter went out a few weekends ago, and of course i had to go at replacing it the hard way. after taking the ENTIRE intake and alternator off, i found that i could reach the starter by a few ratchet extensions.

anyway, removing the intake allowed me to see the dirt and grime inside, and i got around to clean it up.

on my way in, im also taking care of the valve covers:

stil have the red to go on the lettering and stripes (waiting for the paint to cure before i begin that layer)

 

[mrnickleye]

Why didn't you leave them polished with a 'clearcoat' ??

 

[Clip]

good question. the rest of my engine looks pretty sad, though. polished valve covers wouldnt look right.

 

[s383mmber1]

Because black is hot stuff

 

[Clip]

once you go black...you know the rest.

Got the Red Layer On!

 

[Supraboostin]

damn that must of taken forever to tape all that

 

[Clip]

about 3 long hours with a sharp xacto knife. i think i went through 5 or 6 blades

 

[Clip]

finished!

 

[Loki]

That turned out really nice. Black valve covers are ftw.

 

[phoenix6]

dude EXACTLY how I wanted mine, what Grit sand paper did u use to polish them before you painted?

 

[jdub]

Clip - You did a nice job :bigthumb:
Looks really good man!

 

[SupraDread]

There is always so much inspiration to be found on SM. I will be sending mine out to u shortly lol.

 

[Clip]

got it all back together today, i think the highlight of the engine is the k&n filter (and homemade bracket!)

 

[Clip]

dude EXACTLY how I wanted mine, what Grit sand paper did u use to polish them before you painted?

i used a wire cone on my drill, took the paint right off. instead of spending all the time polishing, i just roughed it all up and cleaned most of the paint off of the covers. after that, 3 coats of primer, 3 of black and 3 of red.

 

[TheRemedy]

i have access to a bead blaster...would that work..out would it be to much??

 

[Clip]

some people on here have said that the beads would get stuck in the baffles, but others have successfully done it. wire brush worked fine, but bead blasting does look nice when its quality work.

 

[chriso]

damn that must of taken forever to tape all that

Yeah, no shit.