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Old May 29, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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hi everyone..

been working on this project in my spare time for the last month..took everything from the intake manifold up...bought valve covers and sanded down all of the upper intake peices(tubes,plenum,tb) and put a high polish finish on them as well as the fuel rails; still working on alternator bracket(as you can see)...extremely time consuming but worth it in the end i hope...now i need to put it back together...here is a sneak peak of it

MODS SO FAR...
Valve Covers
Hose Kits
Taylor Wires
DUI Rotor and Cap
Fresh Spark Plugs

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Old May 29, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Very shiny Looks like a lot of work has gone into that dude. Will be very well worth it.
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Old May 29, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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WOW, just WOW
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Old May 29, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Impressive!
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Old May 29, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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Old May 29, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Looks great!
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Old May 29, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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Looks fantastic.
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Old May 29, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Are you retired? Geez....nice work man!
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keep up the good work !
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Old May 29, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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how did you do it? BTW it looks great
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Old May 29, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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http://www.caswellplating.com/ has alot of info on their site / forums.
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Old May 30, 2008 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by yaknow
how did you do it? BTW it looks great
yea that site looks like they have a lot of info...i used to do this stuff for my job...sanded it all down so it was smooth...the get a grinding motor and some polishing wheels..then patience.
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Nice
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Old May 30, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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Looking great !!
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Old May 30, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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thanks guys
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Old May 30, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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I commend you.

I outsorced the polishing because it's just way too much work to get a good shine doing it yourself. This is one of the few instances where I would rather gladly pay someone else to do it for me.



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