I thought that since my car is so clean I needed to do it justice and make the rebuilt engine look like new again. So I removed everything from the block and started detailing with a toothbrush. I spend a good 8 hours degreasing, scrubbing, and then painting..

I used a very high temp paint (1200+ degrees) so it shouldn't be a problem. I used a wire brush to rough up the surface and prep for paint. Just before paint I sprayed the maifolds with NAPTHA and let it evaporate. The paint is available at any Home Depot or Lowes. It is meant for BBQ's.. It gives it a very "stock" but new look..

Enjoy. I know I will.

 

nice.... now do it to the block.

 

The only problem with that is I am trying to avoid pulling the motor out. I want it back up on the road before The Dragon meet.....

If I can tape it off and shoot it I may. But the engine was just rebuilt and is pretty damn clean. The Alt and the waterpump need attention though...

 

That looks fantastic!...I had thought about polishing mine to an almost-chrome finish but it's a real PITA!!!....might just paint mine instead.

 

i cleaned mine up and sprayed it with plain duplicolor engine paint. it looks good for now but i plan on doing a 100% rebuild on the entire car in the next couple years so no worries now. making some big plans...

 

man i wish i had another car so i could start on mine. shouldnt have sold my honda....

 

Nice! I'll be doing this in the next couple days... can't wait

 

Not to be picky (OK, **** it- I AM being picky...) but...

I think you'll regret painting all the external fittings/springs etc. on the throttle body.
As those parts move the paint will get chipped off and combine with the lube and make a mess.
You should replace the old gnarled bolts and nuts- they now stick out because the big parts look so fresh and nice.

 

Just take the heads of the bolts to a brass-wire wheel.... It'll shin'em up real good. I'd be careful around the threads though.. don't want to mess up the thread fitment. But people do it with tension bolts on the block... so I can't imagine it would be TOO bad.

 

Actually, the brass wire wheel is great for the threads (it can't really deform them) but will remove the coating on the bolt heads (zinc plating?) and they'll rust.
It's not terribly expensive to replace these items with new stainless, which will stay nice longer.

 

No.. its not EXPENSIVE.. its just a PITA finding all of the right bolt sizes... I suppose using the master bolt size list thats "around"... you could just order them online real easily.

 

My local Ace Hardware carries most of the common metric sizes in stainless, the only problem being that sometimes the head size is different...8mm bolts tend to have 13mm instead of 12mm heads (no idea why).
Yeah, their prices can be outrageous but the instant gratification and no shipping make up for it.

 

Man.. our ace hardware sucks *****... its privately run and they RARELY have the size I need... they get their stock in large quantities on an as-needed basis. So lots of weird sizes in large quantities.

 

You'll have that from time to time.

 

So that's why 1/2 my bolts require 13mm.

 

go to home depot for hardware... piece of cake.