Subject	Paint it gloss black.
Posted by	trackstar on February 09, 2005 at 6:23 PM
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In Reply To	I dunno... posted by Greg (Dallas) on February 08, 2005 at 11:49 PM
Message	That way the color won't overwhelm the engine bay...it makes a world of difference. "Smooth is fast." SCCA member# 296913 (WNY region) BMWCCA member# 306145 (GVR region) NASA member # 118556 (Northeast region)
Follow Ups	Fun with timing belt covers ... - Greg (Dallas) 22:36:08 02/08/05 WOW... that looks great, Greg. I want your hood latch. (n/m) - whitepearlz 22:39:45 02/08/05 your belt covers= teh sex (n/m) - ZRoTTyZ 22:40:11 02/08/05 that's HOT!! - Waco300zx 22:45:23 02/08/05 Looks great, and I love my TT.net stickers (n/m) - jlag 22:47:24 02/08/05 awsome greg - VG30DE racer 22:48:17 02/08/05 seconded (n/m) - mousersix (San Antonio) 08:01:08 02/09/05 I like it. Big difference! (n/m) - ZFreak (Dallas) 22:48:18 02/08/05 Sweet I want to do that but don't want to take them off. (n/m) - NatezTT 22:51:20 02/08/05 they're pretty easy to remove - BOOZTD 3 23:26:45 02/08/05 true true, but how... - NatezTT 07:30:06 02/09/05 heh, remove the water pipes (n/m) - BOOZTD 3 17:29:20 02/09/05 Looks great! Been thinking about doing the same with mine... - TheTwinZ (Peru) 22:52:55 02/08/05 all your timing covers belong to us! - SactoTodd 22:53:30 02/08/05 I like your modded relay cover. (n/m) - Zluster(Project Platypus) 22:55:02 02/08/05 wow thats looks awesome (n/m) - JConceptZion 22:58:55 02/08/05 Great Job Greg... couple questions - Longhorn20 23:00:50 02/08/05 If you want a good shop, check out K&W in Lewsiville - College Boy 23:06:02 02/08/05 I use Complete Aerokits in Arlington. - Greg (Dallas) 23:11:37 02/08/05 Oh yeah.. the show is at Market Center Fri-Sun - Greg (Dallas) 23:14:28 02/08/05 Theif!!!!!!!!! :) (n/m) - College Boy 23:03:19 02/08/05 I don't know what a theif is. (n/m) - Rage (SoCal) 23:41:37 02/08/05 hmm..neither do i..english is my second language? (n/m) - College Boy 00:05:41 02/09/05 theif - thief ;-) (n/m) - SaipanZ(MP) 02:40:34 02/09/05 I like it! It gives that final touch to the engine. :-) (n/m) - Spongerider :) 23:08:01 02/08/05 Nice! I wonder who first came up with the idea of painting - trackstar 23:10:00 02/08/05 Jack B. (j/k) (n/m) - ZFreak (Dallas) 23:54:56 02/08/05 Cleanest of the clean, as always! - Mike (Austin) 23:11:09 02/08/05 Thanks Mike! - Greg (Dallas) 23:12:57 02/08/05 they make slicon tape like wrap... - Zluster(Project Platypus) 23:52:05 02/08/05 Yeah - color matching is tough. I wasn't sure if the Samco - Mike (Austin) 06:10:34 02/09/05 Greg, I could have the radiator elbows and possibly the - Scotts94z32 11:02:21 02/09/05 nice! - MyZ8u - GT28R Soon - 23:14:14 02/08/05 Looks good. Surprised you're using stock radiator (n/m) - EricTTZ 23:18:41 02/08/05 Nothing wrong with it. (n/m) - Greg (Dallas) 23:47:39 02/08/05 .....yet (n/m) - ZFreak (Dallas) 23:53:10 02/08/05 Didnt say there was. - EricTTZ 00:20:50 02/09/05 Haven't had a need to... - Greg (Dallas) 00:36:02 02/09/05 That was my experience as well. Stock was fine and >> - Mike (Austin) 06:15:05 02/09/05 why not the fan shround too? - SpecNATT (Houston) 23:23:46 02/08/05 2nd - BOOZTD 3 23:29:32 02/08/05 I dunno... - Greg (Dallas) 23:49:19 02/08/05 too much surface area ... it takes over the whole bay (n/m) - Guapo 23:56:18 02/08/05 Maybe get a shroud in Carbon Fibre.... - VG30DE racer 00:03:36 02/09/05 Leave fan shroud stock. I takes the eye away from - ZTicket(Dallas) 07:19:11 02/09/05 use a CF cover and paint that - LSUturbotiger 07:26:52 02/09/05 that looks good! (n/m) - EricTTZ 07:38:02 02/09/05 Thanks! - LSUturbotiger 07:59:48 02/09/05 wow...nice! what fuel filter is that? (n/m) - BradZ (FL) 11:16:00 02/09/05 SX - LSUturbotiger 08:09:58 02/10/05 Paint it gloss black. - trackstar 18:23:52 02/09/05 MY EYES!!! so shiny :P - ZXRider(SoCal) 23:23:51 02/08/05 JDM cover from CIMA motor doesn't have ptu mount (hint) :-) (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:28:08 02/08/05 Noob question: is there a way of removing the covers - olyar15 00:04:37 02/09/05 Yes you have to remove all the crap to get the 3 covers. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 00:06:38 02/09/05 Nope, unfortunately. The water pipes have to come off - Greg (Dallas) 00:07:28 02/09/05 Water pipes have to come off to get the passenger side - EricTTZ 00:19:06 02/09/05 Er... yeah.. that :) (n/m) - Greg (Dallas) 00:36:34 02/09/05 Nope. It's a PITA, so it's a good thing to to while... - ZFreak (Dallas) 00:10:50 02/09/05 Hmm, well, I am planning on installing a Koyo radiator in - olyar15 00:36:35 02/09/05 60k isn't hard, just time consuming - ZFreak (Dallas) 01:10:42 02/09/05 But if you screw up, it can end up being very costly. (n/m) - olyar15 01:13:50 02/09/05 Yes, this is true. VERY costly. (n/m) - ZFreak (Dallas) 01:24:48 02/09/05 can i ask why you have one single red wire in there. - VG30DE racer 00:05:55 02/09/05 Amp wire for stereo. Never messed with it. (n/m) - Greg (Dallas) 00:08:25 02/09/05 Looking good Greg! Does Samco make yellow Radiator Hoses? - J.Heath (Savannah,GA) 01:07:40 02/09/05 nice! (n/m) - aliaZ 01:18:48 02/09/05 suggestion: the fan shroud looks great when smoothed - Rage (SoCal) 01:22:11 02/09/05 Looks good Greg. Glad to see that you have a little more - 94Z32XTT 01:34:45 02/09/05 A+ (n/m) - spotz 02:41:40 02/09/05 absolutely beautiful! (n/m) - SaipanZ(MP) 02:42:34 02/09/05 To make removing the covers easier I also >> - Shane Rowatt 04:36:44 02/09/05 Cool... that still doesn't allow you to pull them without - Greg (Dallas) 07:02:24 02/09/05 Looks great Greg (n/m) - Pats300zx 04:49:47 02/09/05 perfection! - mossyoak 06:29:04 02/09/05 Wow, that really compliments the car nicely.. - WickedZX 08:18:40 02/09/05 Damn nice.. (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 08:18:44 02/09/05 lookin good as always (n/m) - chivas 08:39:14 02/09/05 Looks great, Greg! (n/m) - boileralum 10:37:16 02/09/05 Looking good! Love the PTU mount delete. (n/m) - BradZ (FL) 11:13:21 02/09/05 2nd. I relocated mine this winter and can't believe how - boileralum 11:36:35 02/09/05 you just made a beautiful car even more so. nice work. :-) (n/m) - Boris 19:08:58 02/09/05 Looks Great as usual ! I with a few of the other peeps>>>>>> - uneaZy rider 19:48:40 02/09/05
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