82 Engine bays
Mar 18, 2010 | 01:21 AM
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82 Engine bays
hey guys, could u guys post pics of how if possible to make the crossfire setup look good. any help would be appreciated!
Mar 18, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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The Crossfire looks good stock. Magnesium and black. What are you wanting to do?
Mar 18, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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Here's mine after some cleaning & painting!!
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Mar 18, 2010 | 09:56 AM
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Jim: looks good!
Mike: i was wanting more chrome.
LOL my breather isn't in good a shape and Jim's. can i bead blast it and repaint?
thanks guys
Mar 18, 2010 | 10:00 AM
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Pic of my 82 CE engine bay....low mileage.
Mar 18, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Very nice!
thanks!
Mar 18, 2010 | 10:22 AM
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This is how you make a Crossfire look good........
Mar 18, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Mar 18, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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As jim mentions and gq's picture shows .... clean is the BIG thing that's needed, even before chrome.
Mar 18, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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...i was wanting more chrome...
I want to win the lottery.
Mar 18, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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My 82 is NOT a low milage car. She has a little over 127,000 miles on her now. I restored the engine compartment in 1999 and have put 40,000 on her since then.
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Mar 18, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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Mar 18, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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With just a little TLC and some wax, over this last winter, I cleaned up my CFI, and went from this:
But you went backwards. You had a classic American Iron engine and now you have one made from recycled Old Milwaukee cans. You told the crossfire what to do and now you tell a 'puter to tell it what to do. Technology sux.
Mar 18, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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This is how you make a Crossfire look good........
looks good
Mar 18, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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hey guys, could u guys post pics of how if possible to make the crossfire setup look good. any help would be appreciated!
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Mar 18, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Mar 19, 2010 | 08:25 AM
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Here is mine with a bit more shiny stuff than you usually see on a crossfire.
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Mar 19, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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Here is mine with a bit more shiny stuff than you usually see on a crossfire.
Who did you have chrome the Air Breather?
I've been thinking about getting a spare and having it chromed.
Mar 19, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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I've been thinking about getting a spare and having it chromed.
Let me know if you want one. I have a couple of used spares that I accumulated over the years and would be more than happy to send you one for just the cost of shipping.
Jim
Mar 19, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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I had a local automotive chrome shop do the chroming. I searched for a couple years without success for a chromed one and finally decided to buy a spare on ebay and have it chromed myself.
THIS is who plated it for me, good quality and the price wasnt too painful. Jim, that is VERY generous of you, Im sure someone will take you up on that offer !!!
LOL my breather isn't in good a shape and Jim's. can i bead blast it and repaint? 
