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Old 03-02-07, 09:16 PM
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Further pics of my Great engine bay project!
Here are some of the final sanding and prep work, priming and finally painting and clearing....
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Thanks Freddie for the nice paint job! (I was lucky enough to do the prep work...)
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huh...! oh i see how it is........post the pics of you and freddie like ya'll are doing all the work!
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Very, very nice.
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It's nice to see that you went the extra mile to have your engine bay match the car. Nice job.
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+1 for busting your *** and taking care of the tedious work! Sanding is a bitch!!!

<<< The guy sanding...
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It's nice to see that you went the extra mile to have your engine bay match the car. Nice job.
haha try more like 30-42.567 miles! huh kenny?!
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Damn that looks nice. Great work! I wish I had the time and money to do that.
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haha try more like 30-42.567 miles! huh kenny?!

Yeah, no kidding... and yes Jonathan helped too, though his *** won't sand if his life depended on it... However he has done some kick *** engine work and porting for me.... I love you man.
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Now THAT is the way that should be done... Looks great.
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wow wow there buddy......with teh gheyness....
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sorry bro, I think I'm still high on paint fumes...

Guys I'll post more pics later, but you guys should see the porting jobs Jonathan has been doing on my motor (manifolds)... Just awesome... Not to mention he puts up with my never-ending stupid questions... oh yeah and he lets me borrow his Matco tools!

P.S. and I promise when we're done with my car I'll finish the website!

To all of you with the kind words, Thank you! It's rewarding to have work appreciated by your peers.
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haha word dawg!
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looks good man... mine will be getting this done shortly.
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Lookin good. What color is that ?
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it looks like titanium grey. good choice lol
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Thanks guys! It's titaniumesque... lol

It started off Porsche Seal Grey Metallic, then we added a tad more flake and a little black...
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Yeah that color is nice.
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Looks outstanding.
And +1 on the dedication. Most people don't appreciate how much surface area there is under the hood....until they do a project like that. Definitely tedious work.
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a few more pics.... Finished the Front Control arms, replaced boots on uppers. Beadblasting the Calipers etc.
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oh and here's one of my UIM that Jonathan ported for me... Thanks Jonathan!
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New pics of current progress....
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Wow. Great progress, it looks fantastic. Is that a new harness?
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