trochoid

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I powdercoated the purple you see in the pic along with the alternator and alt pulley. I removed all of the studs from the intake, but did not tape off the mating surfaces. I had to sand the the powder coat off and had a hell of a time chasing the vaccume leaks. Eventually I had to coat a second UIM because I couldn't get the mating surfaces true on the first one.

Watch your pulleys. I'm having a problem with the friction heat generated by the belts and the powdercoat is softening and creeping.

Love that color of blue. I used anodized silver under the candy purple. Looks like I may need to order some chrome for the next one.

RexRyder

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i tried to pm raspyrx7, the name doesnt exist, neone know his new name?

k1n0y

sorry about the ad. I just trying to save some pplz money on some high quality servise. I was goin to pull it but i cant anymore very sorry again.

PS its k1n0y -=)

Sorry

felixwankel88

i like

TurboSmoke

he posted 3 posts up from you, his name on Rx7club is rotarysc . his name is scott.

its all good man. Scott dose save alot of people money, and he cares about doing the job right. Thats why i decided to go with him instead of a shop.

Jeremy

n4ji

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Very nicely done, I like the choice in colors too. Bravo

Dan H

Looking great! I can't wait to get my powder coating kit and start experimenting.

flamin-roids

My engine is oil coated in black.

n4ji

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Ouch, that's not good. Some engine degreaser will knock that out though.

TurboSmoke

yea but you have to be very very carefull when useing it.

KiyoKix

Beautiful looking.

vaughnc

Good tip. I was going to prep with JUST degreeser (soap/brissle pad) and then a wire wheel brush (drill & smaller dremel one). That's all you need for high temp paint to stick.

Oh wow, I hadn't thought about that. I've just been prepping & painting my fasteners. As long as the polishing media doesn't destroy the threads of the fasteners, this soulds like a great idea. The polishing tumber better take some larger bolts though!!!!

If the polishing doesn't leave any residue, I'd pickup a zink coating kit as well to restore the OEM fastener look, prevent rust, and provide at least some dirt repelant protection. A friend also said to zink coat a separate set of sockets to prevent rubbing off the zinc or transfer dirt when tightening the fasterners down.

I've also seen the "chromed" fasteners on showcars, but I think the "soft sockets" that prevent scratching the chrome only tighten down to like 10-15 ft-lbs. Haven't figured out how to avoid this... unless you pop-on some caps ontop of the bolts/nuts.

zyounker

be careful.. the translucent chrome chips/flakes really easy it seems.. (depends on the brand though)

Relisys190

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Very well done. Should look great once installed.

rotarysc

I haven't had any probs with the powder chipping, unless blaintly abused... If ya need any tips Dan H PM me and I'll give ya some good pointers bro.

SnowmanSteiner

You do NOT want to paint/powdercoat/chrome the inside of your pulleys. They will slip and that ain't good.

- Steiner