Another cheap, tedious mod...valve/side cover polishing

[Cspence]

Always looking for something to do to my car.....I figured this would be a good project to keep me busy for a while (Along with porting my exhaust manifolds). Just got the valve cover yesterday, so I didn't get a chance to do anything with it. The side cover I rinsed in a parts washer, glass bead blasted the exterior surfaces, and started to polish.

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Started to polish the side cover

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[blinkinbanana]

I'll trade you mine...then you can do it all over again! Looks nice. I thought about doing mine while my car is apart, no time though. I want my car back together NOW!

[Cspence]

Yeah....I bought spare covers so I can take my time. The only time I'll have the car apart to do this would be for the cam install (Who knows when that will happen)....and then I'd be real rushed. The glass bead blaster REALLY helped, not sure if I'd attempt by hand lol

[Cspence]

Valve cover cleaned the best I could in sink....in for a good cleaning in the parts washer at work tomorrow and then its into the blaster. Side cover is pretty much done! Whew was that a lot of work

[Cspence]

Decided to do my motor mounts.....

[abeR]

I really dig all the work you put into that car.

[Cspence]

I really dig all the work you put into that car.

Thanks ....just means I have no life

Just snagged a few recent photos....

[ray32]

Looks real good, i just started mine the other day too..PIA. Did you finished off with a 2000g ?

[Cspence]

Actually 3000g with a pneumatic orbital polisher...getting into the crevaces is a real pita!

[Cspence]

I can't stop polishing stuff . I had my skid plate off today to do the SAI delete, and well, I had nothing better to do

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