im having some things powder coated purple to match my zex controller (valve cover, fuel rail, shifter and ****, tower bars) and im buying some purple cam gears to accent it. how do i get that gnarly exposed gear look? i didnt know if theres a trick im unaware of or if i need to just bust out the dremmel... sorry if this is a goofy question! car is basically modded out with the exception of boost, so i wanted a little individuality. purple and teal... never seen it together. hope its not too gaudy!

 

take off the timing belt cover?

my engine didn't come with one so i ran it without one..not the smartest thing, but if its what you want

 

ive seen the cam gears you are talking about exposed before and they looked awesome IMO
and yea just take off the timing belt cover i did it on my mini-me b4 and was fine

 

I would suggest to buy one of those moon cut timing belt covers. That way, it'll cover the belt, and show you the cam gears.

Just an example:
http://www.topendmotorsports.com/jp/...jdm/index.html

 

^thats cool
but if your going to do that you might as well take a dremel to your timing belt cover

 

well IMO i wouldnt use a dremel... easiest way is a hole saw and drill... will make a perfect circle and just use a small file to smooth down the edges.

if you use a dremel chances are your holes wont be round.

 

thx everybody. cam gears are ordered but powdercoating may have to wait. engine just started some horrendous noise. hope its just something loose. i dont wanna pay $800 for another b20...

 

Buy a clear cam cover?

 

It's pretty stupid to drive without the cover. It's there for a really good reason. If you want adjustable cam gear access then cut the circles out on the side like in cvcrcr99's link.

 

yea that way seems eaiser