Well the used to be.

side view...

front (rear?) shot:

now if only it matched your car

'nother side:

powder coat? and did you do all the other pieces too?

Misc. holes like this will be plugged with fancy black plugs held in my clear RTV.

Last one... I love the way that metallic blue shines.

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Jun 9 2005, 09:18 PM)

powder coat? and did you do all the other pieces too?

No powder coat... A&C would have wanted like $50, plus I don't have the other peices to be coated the same.

1 bottle of Jasco aircraft paint stripper (gel), one bottle of naval jelly, a metal-blackening kit from jasco, Rustoleum cold-galvanizing, rustoleum rust-prohibitive primer, two cans of metallic blue, one can ceramic clear-coat. Now I just have to polish and/or wax them a tad and they're ready to use. With a few minutes of minor shaping I was able to get rid of most of the dents and warping in the metal. Also ground off a few un-needed pieces to give them a cleaner look. Holes will be plugged with black plugs-- i didn't have any spare metal or oxy-acetelyne to weld them up.

what's the verdict? That cheapo engine tin sure polished up nice eh?

works for me!

Sweeet!!
I'll be doing the same thing with Rustolium Hammercoat (?), I think that's what it's called. How did you de-grease them?

QUOTE (Dave Eddy @ Jun 10 2005, 05:25 AM)

Sweeet!! I'll be doing the same thing with Rustolium Hammercoat (?), I think that's what it's called. How did you de-grease them?

2 rounds of Engine Foamy Brite, followed by a hard scrubbing of Simple Green with a wire brush.

Now do the rest of your car, and you'll be all set!

Lookin good bro!

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Jun 9 2005, 10:17 PM)

now if only it matched your car  :P

But they would look nice on my car

BTW, Great Job Brando

PS, Buddy Jesus Rocks!

Sooo Brando,
How is your paint job holding up?

How about some pictures?

Bill

The engine tin is doing fine... Still air-tight bagged and in storage, waiting for the new motor

The rest of the car, however... could use a wash.