Pics of cleaned/painted stuff..
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Pics of cleaned/painted stuff..
Im getting all my stuff ready to really "start" my T2 swap... In my quest for a meticulous engine bay, I started to clean/paint some of my parts today. Thought Id snap a few pics, and see what everyone though.
It started with the cleaning of everything. This was all done with sandpaper, wire brush, and electric drill with wire and nylon wheels. Here is a pic of the LIM after cleaning..
And then after 3 coats of metallic gloss black, and baked at 250* for 4 hours..
And various other parts I could gather up for a pic..
As you can see on some parts, there will be a contrast of the black, and polished pieces. This is the way the entire engine bay will be. The black along with the polishing really goes well together.
Ill keep updating as more gets done..let me know what you think!
It started with the cleaning of everything. This was all done with sandpaper, wire brush, and electric drill with wire and nylon wheels. Here is a pic of the LIM after cleaning..
And then after 3 coats of metallic gloss black, and baked at 250* for 4 hours..
And various other parts I could gather up for a pic..
As you can see on some parts, there will be a contrast of the black, and polished pieces. This is the way the entire engine bay will be. The black along with the polishing really goes well together.
Ill keep updating as more gets done..let me know what you think!
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Baking the paint cures it, and makes it harder than if it would just dry on its own. 250-300* for ~2-4 hours seems to work best on most small parts such as these. Any hotter, and the paint usually discolors, and burns. Yes, I used a regular oven +. I did this same thing to the manifolds on my N/A, and theyve been on about a year, and still look great.
Silverrotor- Thanks for the heads up..I probably wouldve baked it also if you wouldnt have said something
Thanks for all the compliments guys, more pics to come in the following weeks...
+DISCLAIMER - If using your home oven to bake parts, make sure you are alone, and allow a good hour to air out the house after they are done. It can get smelly
Silverrotor- Thanks for the heads up..I probably wouldve baked it also if you wouldnt have said something
Thanks for all the compliments guys, more pics to come in the following weeks...
+DISCLAIMER - If using your home oven to bake parts, make sure you are alone, and allow a good hour to air out the house after they are done. It can get smelly
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Originally posted by Rxmfn7
...Silverrotor- Thanks for the heads up..I probably wouldve baked it also if you wouldnt have said something
Thanks for all the compliments guys, more pics to come in the following weeks...
+DISCLAIMER - If using your home oven to bake parts, make sure you are alone, and allow a good hour to air out the house after they are done. It can get smelly
...Silverrotor- Thanks for the heads up..I probably wouldve baked it also if you wouldnt have said something
Thanks for all the compliments guys, more pics to come in the following weeks...
+DISCLAIMER - If using your home oven to bake parts, make sure you are alone, and allow a good hour to air out the house after they are done. It can get smelly
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While you got everything apart and are going crazy with the power tools, wrap some sandpaper around a drill bit with some tape or get some sanding drums and smooth out the inside of the runners and make things flow better where you can...try wrapping a rag around a drill bit or one of the sanding drums and securing it with some tape and dip it in some rubbing compound and get inside those runners real good...do the TB mod yet?? You'll appreciate the improved air flow when you get everything back together...i just did the same thing on my n/a to turbo conversion (delayed by snow)...looks good so far, good luck with everything
-Ryan-
-Ryan-
Last edited by PvillKnight7; 12-05-03 at 08:01 PM.
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Originally posted by PvillKnight7
While you got everything apart and are going crazy with the power tools, wrap some sandpaper around a drill bit with some tape or get some sanding drums and smooth out the inside of the runners and make things flow better where you can...try wrapping a rag around a drill bit or one of the sanding drums and securing it with some tape and dip it in some rubbing compound and get inside those runners real good...do the TB mod yet?? You'll appreciate the improved air flow when you get everything back together...i just did the same thing on my n/a to turbo conversion (delayed by snow)...looks good so far, good luck with everything
-Ryan-
While you got everything apart and are going crazy with the power tools, wrap some sandpaper around a drill bit with some tape or get some sanding drums and smooth out the inside of the runners and make things flow better where you can...try wrapping a rag around a drill bit or one of the sanding drums and securing it with some tape and dip it in some rubbing compound and get inside those runners real good...do the TB mod yet?? You'll appreciate the improved air flow when you get everything back together...i just did the same thing on my n/a to turbo conversion (delayed by snow)...looks good so far, good luck with everything
-Ryan-
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Yo that does look right tight. I'm doing the same thing with my intake an black is bad, thanks for the tip on cooking 101. My motor is a jspec and has masssive salt deposits on it I tryed solvent , gunk, desiel fuel, carb cleaner and 1000's of brain cells later someone told me meratic acid I will try it saterday and a 1000 more cells but ya that is great.
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Originally posted by Corbit
Yo that does look right tight. I'm doing the same thing with my intake an black is bad, thanks for the tip on cooking 101. My motor is a jspec and has masssive salt deposits on it I tryed solvent , gunk, desiel fuel, carb cleaner and 1000's of brain cells later someone told me meratic acid I will try it saterday and a 1000 more cells but ya that is great.
Yo that does look right tight. I'm doing the same thing with my intake an black is bad, thanks for the tip on cooking 101. My motor is a jspec and has masssive salt deposits on it I tryed solvent , gunk, desiel fuel, carb cleaner and 1000's of brain cells later someone told me meratic acid I will try it saterday and a 1000 more cells but ya that is great.
#22
Just a little update..just pulled these parts from the oven Everything turned out pretty nice..AFM with HKS adapter, Airpump and pulley were painted, and the 2ndary fuel rail. ACV has been polished. (still needs a tad more work done to finish it though..sucks trying to get into all the small crevaces..)
I even masked the little warning label on the airpump..so it looks as OEM as can be.
Tomorrow I should have pics of the UIM and TB, and then that will be pretty much it for all the main parts. Alls that will be left is all the small brackets, nuts, bolts, etc.. Ever part that is going onto the car will be, or at least look brand new. So more pics to come
I even masked the little warning label on the airpump..so it looks as OEM as can be.
Tomorrow I should have pics of the UIM and TB, and then that will be pretty much it for all the main parts. Alls that will be left is all the small brackets, nuts, bolts, etc.. Ever part that is going onto the car will be, or at least look brand new. So more pics to come
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You might want to rethink your thinking on that TB mod. On a TII you will be more likely to see a difference from doing it. The simple reason being the turbo is going to push a lot more air though that TB than your NA ever did.