Since I had to pull everything off to get to the coolant o-rings on the LIM I asked a friend to powdercoat everything in chrome for me. It was a toss up between polishing or powdercoating and I decided on the low-maintenance method. He's gonna spray the TB and alternator and I'll clearcoat everything when I get it back this week. Overall, very happy.

B

 

looks good.. its nice having friends in good places

 

nice i'm trying to decide if i want to go polished or coating as well

 

powdercoating is nice, and kits can be found for very reasonable prices, maybe even make you some money..nice job

 

that looks damn good..

 

wish rxse7en would be nice enough to take my parts and do the same for free =P lol
TwEaK

 

how much does powder coat usually cost?

 

Like I said I had a friend do it for me. After I tell you the price I'll ask him if he wants to start doing it for other...I paid $65.

 

I'll ask him if he can do it for a good price + shipping.

B

 

thats it?!

 

The 'nearly-chrome' ceramic coating alot of places do also looks really good, and it easy to clean.

 

Those look great. fwiw, you can polish the aluminum and then have them powdercoated clear to have the best of both worlds. Obviously costs more though...

 

that would look alot nicer if you didnt have that nasty crush-bent 45* pipe get yoself some mandrel bends if you're gonna go to all that trouble coating them!

 

oooooooooh..... eye candy

 

yeah, i love powdercoating, I was actually thinking of getting one of those diy kits to play around with.

 

I am the powder coating guy. I worked up some ruff prices:
rotor housings: $30 each or $50 for both
end plates: $25 each or $60 for all three
lower intake manifold: $30
Upper intake manifold $25
intercooler connector (goes to t-body) $20
oil pan: $30
front cover $30
the above prices are for 1 step powder
add $10 per part on 2 step powder coatings.
I need to get my new oven so IM taking requests before I purchase anything big...
I am a responsible person but I cannot be held accountable for any damaged parts. I will have a huge veiaty of colors to choose from and many different 2 step process such as anodize, camealian (extra$), clears, tints, and glitters.
so if you want people to go bananas over your enginbay get your stuff powder coated! With powder coating there is no polishing or buffing its like a verry strong car paint all you have to do if you get it dirty is wet it down with some soap and water and wipe it off!
To reach me shoot me an email to RX7pro@aol.com or on AIM rx7pro
thank you,
Aaron Leon

 

hmm where were you before I polished my manifolds! Argh! I spent nearly 30 on the parts alone to polish.

 

Sweet Brian! ...Yo I finally got the Turbo II .

 

Useless without pix.

 

LOL...its kinda shabby actually, but its what came with the Turbo II. The vert will inherit the t driveline. I also got a shortshifter light flywheel and other goodies.