finally finished polishing my spare valve cover. i'm thrilled with the way it came out. will be hitting it with another round from 2,000 grit tomorrow, then clearcoat.
picture quality sucks since it's from my phone but oh well. they don't do it any justice but you get the picture. will post pics after i install.
if anyone else wants to post pics of their custom valve covers please feel free to do so. painted, polished, whatever throw em up here. i'd love to see em.
Sweet! looks good, definitely post some pics when you install it.
Custom fitted and painted LSJ valve cover.
lookin good man, should be sweet when done.
nothin special but here's mine. yet to be mounted.
ive seen better from Qwibby
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damn chris, i really like that set-up. nice job.
blu- looks good man, only one problem... it lacks the 2.4 twin cam text.
Oldsmobile all motor > Saab/Opel boosted
z yaaaa wrote:damn chris, i really like that set-up. nice job.
blu- looks good man, only one problem... it lacks the 2.4 twin cam text.
lol, thank you sir, maybe one day but for now, eco ftw. that is all.
excuse the edit but i'm curious, any of you guys posting pics put up how much time you have invested. i think i've got a good 3 hours time wetsanding so far. that's not including the initial degreasing (this valve cover was a turd when i picked it up from the yard) and then basic cleaning. by the time it's all said and done tomorrow i'd say roughly 5 hours wetsanding, degreasing, cleaning, and aluminum polish.
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get a polishing buffer or drill attachment of some kind to really get her to shine.
Oldsmobile all motor > Saab/Opel boosted
Nice job Blue, looks good. I like them all. I was going to do similiar to what Jon D did but I instead went full white with mine. Ill get pics of it tmo at the meet since I already cleaned up my engine bay big time!!! Now she nice and shiny, under the hood anyways
Brad, You have seen those pics before havent you? I have been rolling the LSJ cover for a while now.
Hit me up. you still got my number?
Jay, that is my 2nd valve cover since I have owned the car. I have maybe 22 to 24 hours into the cleaning and painting them, and maybe 2-3 hours for install them. Also about 3 hours machine time to make the top coilpack cover.
Here is stock.
Here is my first custom painted on. 12-14 hours painting, including cleaning and masking.
and then the LSJ one pictured above.
wow, i love them both. the lsj cover's badass but that first one you pictured is tits awesome paint job.
even your battery matches, looks good.
Powde rcoated candy blue.
13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq
God all those make mine look like crap lol
heres mine its an old pic
^^^perry that looks awesome with the carbon fiber. still waiting on that lip.
Here's mine, I still have to finish my polished one after I make a spacer.
Since this picture, The intake has been replaced with a 2.5 after talking with Notec. This one was just some cheap tube I threw on to put my braces in, they wouldn't fit with the stock airbox. Also, The brace angles have been matched so they look more parallel.
look at my sig there it is lol well thats my 05 my 98 is just gloss black
and yes i taped off and left the barcode, just cleaned it up. mine is high heat primer, paint an dclear been on there for 4 years strong and still looks good
blucavvy wrote:^^^perry that looks awesome with the carbon fiber. still waiting on that lip.
to bad cars just sitting in the garage collecting dust ever sense i spon a rod bearing. still debating what to do with the car. lip may be your
you know you have a buyer if you ever decide to sell it.
