Tristin Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 That engine bay pic is of such a high rez... or it.. Very sharp and pretty. Colours pop! Every time I go to put some time into the pixel car I just can't keep at it, but yours looks great! Inspiration. Thanks, its just an iPhone photo. Haha yeah, pixel cars can be quite time consuming. I love them so I spend quite a bit of time doing them... Im nowhere near as good as I would like to be or as good as some of the people I know who do it. Link to comment
spudly13 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Yeah I've got some rattle can somewhere in the garage. How easy is it to unbolt the fan while the engine is installed? I'd like to take the shroud off as well and clean it up. Yeah, JRock did a fantastic job on the valve cover and air cleaner. He's hot more parts of mine coming his way too so even more of the bay will be nicer. 10mm ratchet wrench, easy! Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 10mm ratchet wrench, easy! Yep, 4 * 10 mm bolts. The car may still have the original lock tabs on the bolts which can make it a bit more difficult to undo. Generally I just use a 1/4 drive 10 mm socket. Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 wtf is a pixel car Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 @Spudly/Rat: Thanks! Sounds easy as can be. I thought I had paint, but seems I only have grey and gold. @Jon: My signature is a pixel car. Link to comment
DatWifey Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Mate, engine bay looks very pretty!, but, FFS, tidy up the top of your radiator when you get a chance :) Haha, I was going to +1 you for this, but I'm all out for today :lol: Tristin, if you still need a rad when we do the swap on the 521 you can have the stock one out of it. It's the same one as the 510. We gave away the 510 one a few months ago, or I'd offer that up to you. Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 That would be awesome Jenn. Radiator works good, just a bit leaky. Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Mate, engine bay looks very pretty!, but, FFS, that radiator looks hoopty as shit :) fixed...and i agree. Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Fiiiiiiiine... I'll take care of it. Link to comment
DatWifey Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Haha, do you need us to bring you some paint when we get you the block? :rofl: 1 Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Haha no. I have some primer so at least I can get that out of the way. Link to comment
pl521sss Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Nice engine bay!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: Daytime: Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Haha yeah I saw that oic in your thread! Looking good! Only thing you need to do is get rid of that Fram filter. Link to comment
pl521sss Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 fo sho, I only used it to clean the motor Next oil change will be Nissan filter I bought 20 of those few years back thinking Nissan may ran out of it. Haha yeah I saw that oic in your thread! Looking good! Only thing you need to do is get rid of that Fram filter. Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Fiiiiiiiine... I'll take care of it. strip it and polish it ... thats how my goon one is .... polished brass top... but to be fair as soon as i have a extra 200 i will be going aluminum.,... Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Nice engine bay!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: do u have v tech. :rofl: ....sorry ... i did my mazda valve cover in red wrinkle and finally had to change it from all the does it have v tech jokes i got....looks good ... woulda looked better if i did it ... but i am partial to my work... lol... just kidding yours looks good.....my mazda one is now midnight blue wrinkle to match the alt. and misc other covers... Haha yeah I saw that oic in your thread! Looking good! Only thing you need to do is get rid of that Fram filter. hey at least its powdercoated in black wrinkle for the grips....I will agree though i have a stock pile of frams from way back when i knew no better... :crying: Link to comment
Phixius Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Engine bay tooks tits... wish my 510 and 521 engine bay wsnt spray painted black by the P.O.... so fucking annoying... used oven cleaner and pressure washer to romove the spraypaint, had the bye product of a shiny copper radiator... love how the air cleaner pops. But, wrinkle scares me for cleaning... i saw the cleaner and cover at CT, looked sick just sitting there... Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Thanks! Every valve cover I've done since I can remember has been wrinkle black. I've never found it any harder to clean than other powder. It's not like ceiling knock-down, this stuff is smooth so you can still run a rag over it easily. Yeah, luckily my engine bay is pretty nice. It's the cars original color still, with no rust. Even the battery tray is solid. Brass radiator could be cool. Oics in the morning of a refinished radiator. Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 i will take a pic this weekend ......my way to keep powdercoated parts clean......never finish it FOUND SOME....STRIPPED NOT POLISHED YET Link to comment
Phixius Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I just imagine bits of fuzzy rag on it for some reason... ive got a peice from jon imm gonna purposely get dirty and test it.. i know its not like the popcorn cieling... did you paint the top of your oil cap? Looks good, you find a new one or is it the original? Mine looks like arse... I want a new one... Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 That looks sweet. Maybe I'll strip mine and see how I like it. If I don't, I can just paint over it. Here is my last Evo valve cover: I've never had an rag get stuck on it. Like I said, it's smoothe so the rag wipes right over it. Stock cap... I haven't done anything to it. I'll be picking up a new one myself here soon. I'll be picking up all new caps actually. That's part of my cleanup. Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 think i cleaned it for him all chrome....nice mitsi cover who coated that Link to comment
Phixius Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Olympia powder coating? Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 A buddy in Texas. He runs a shop called Tirados Custom Coatings. He and I were friends when I was doing it with one kitchen oven in his backyard and now he has a full facility with employees and such. Good guy... Working with a lot of the high end tuner shops around the country for parts. He was the only guy I used for the longest time, but got tired of shipping parts all the way to Texas. Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 thats fucked up frank u can edit that out or the next time i see u i will cave your door in asshole,,,and not the extra one u already have ....had a home baked pizza lately :mad: :poop: :mad: :mad: Link to comment
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