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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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I painted mine gray too
yours looks better though, you can see what effect proper prepping has on the finished product. Mine is ford engine block gray, btw
I used Engine Enamel. This is the label:

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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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I think the few blue hoses go well with the couplers on your intake. Might I suggest new bolts for the heat shield?
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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I think the few blue hoses go well with the couplers on your intake. Might I suggest new bolts for the heat shield?
LOL yes you may. I am going out in a few minutes on the hunt for some stainless bolts that will work.

And as for the hoses, I ordering some black hoses and couplers for everything.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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New hose clamps for the upper radiator hose and maybe a new ground wire from the valve cover to the body are some more cheap things that would make a huge difference
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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looks good man i think ti woulda looked better without the blakck lettering tho
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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yeah, either all gray or what you did would be best.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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The gray looks so much better, the header cover looks good polished to, I wouldnt paint it, or paint it black.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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I am gonna leave it polished. I figure that way all I have to do if it gets dulled down later is run a brillo pad over it.

Also, does anyone know the size and thread pattern of the header cover bolts? The header is hot now and I forgot to chekc them. LOL
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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I am gonna leave it polished. I figure that way all I have to do if it gets dulled down later is run a brillo pad over it.

Also, does anyone know the size and thread pattern of the header cover bolts? The header is hot now and I forgot to chekc them. LOL
i'm not 100% sure, but i brillo mine and i replaced mine with stainless hardware awhile ago, it looks a 100x better than before. i just used some of my dad's leftover stainless pieces from my shop, so i just eyeballed it, i'm not sure.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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yeah i liked it in red. but im going to paint the cover black w/ either the bare metal thing or white. did you just use heavy duty engine spray paint?
 
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