quick & easy questions (I hope)

[ctjackster]

Barry is just trying to dress things up, not go for the lifetime permanent NCRS fix here, and I agree with Paul, intake manifolds freshened up with paint can look nice, here's mine (an ebay SHP mani that surely had a coat of something on it) and it looks just like this 1500 miles later:

 

[mattyg92]

if you want barry, i could help you take her apart

 

[BarryK]

Paul and Jack
thanks
both of your engines are what i'm trying to get mine to look like. Just nice, clean, neat, without the stains, markings, etc of 40 years of use. Paul, your motor (and entire car) is as perfect looking as anyone could ask for, "correct" or not. Jack, since both of us have the L76, yours is exactly what i'm trying to achieve looks wise. no ugly stains on the intake, nice looking valve covers, etc.
As mentioned by Jack, I'm not going for the perfect NCRS points solution, just dressing it up a bit to make it more presentable. Thanks for understanding guys.

 

[BarryK]

if you want barry, i could help you take her apart

Matt, i'll never turn down a helping hand

i'll let you know when I'm ready. Just have to decide if I want to try to get it done before the Concord Mall show on the 30th or wait until right after.

 

[maxphunn]

Barry, you might consider staining your alum valve covers instead of painting them. I think it gives a more natural look than the solid colour painted look.

I take the cap from a spray can and put paint thinner in it, about 1/4 full. Then I spray some alumi-blast into the thinners, just a shot or two. Voila...
your own alumi-blast stain. Next I brush the mixture onto one valve cover with a regular paint brush. Then I immediately start brushing on straight thinners to clean the stain off. I do this several times (just thinners). I read about this technique several years ago in a NCRS Driveline article and have used it several times with great success.

You could try it and if not happy, then go wild with the spray bomb.

When you do your intake make sure it is really really clean first. I find that just a dusting of the alumi-blast gives a nice look.

If you manage to do your intake and valve covers without a problem, then your exhaust manifolds will be a snap.

 

[BarryK]

Max, that's a neat and interesting method. I'll have to try and research that article, I'd like to read more about it. Thanks!