Wheel Clean-age:


Only the insides of two are done right now. Ran out of sandpaper. Should be picking up some more this weekend.

 

I had a place here in ABQ quote $125 to powder coat my valve cover....wtf??? And you say $40 per wheel?

 

Bro SPLAT says he knows someone who'll do it for 20 a pop! Thats crazy ha wish i knew that guy :P

$125 fpr a vc seems prety up there id rather just paint it myself or ask Scott to do one for me :P

 

Maybe (and it better be) that they think they'll be taking it off, sanding/blasting it, and painting it.....and whatever else you have to do.....

Really you'd ask me to do one for you? How thoughtful! Haha jp

Honestly anything over like $30 and it'll be DIY

 

There's a guy on craigs list advertising that he wants to start a powder coating business but it is out of his garage now. $40 for a valve cover that is a single stage (standard single color), or $55 for a two stage which is more complex stuff, I'm thinking about having mine done, but then again I don't want this sohc anymore haha.

Rims are lookin good though!

 

Do your d16a1 pistons come with a place for the snap rings or does the wrist pin just sit in there?

 

I painted my VC myself and honestly easy and a total of like $23.00 and that includes heat paint, self-etch primer, and a new VC gasket. It turned out great too for someone who never does paint jobs.

 

I have no clue. Never done it before, so I don't know what to look for exactly. It may sound dumb, I know.

I plan on putting the rods/pistons together tonight or tomorrow. However, I am really trying to get these wheels done asap. The backs have been cleaned up, and the face (outside) of one has been sanded. I think I put in about 6 hours so far sanding.

 

^ The more time and effort put into the job the better it will look in the end.

 

Well see i have the same high comp pistons as you out of a d16a1 (they came with my bearings) but here are pics comparing them and the vitaras i bought...

Here are the Vitara's with the snap rings holding the wrist pins in place inside the piston.




Now here are the d16a1's which have no snap rings or slits to put snap rings to hold the wrist pins in place allowing them to freely move.