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bjk wrote:Cleaner than it came off the factory floor I reckon!

Definitely.

I doubt it would've been polished up from factory.

Holy sh*t!

Nice work! I so don't have the patience for that!

Thanks guys.

As Daniel said, the intakes come from factory as sand cast alloy so they always had ripples, bumps and inperfections.

Tonight I masked the mirrored finished bits and painted the parts I wanted painted with metalcast red.
It is a very scary task after all the work that has gone into it.
I haven't removed the masking tape yet so I still don't know if it has worked or if I have runs of red paint everywhere.
I have taken moar pics so I will post them when the job is complete.

I am also considering polishing my slam panel to a mirror finish.

That is freaking awesome!!!!

Damn!!

OK....Intake manifold is finished
I painted the parts I wanted painted with Metalcast Red.
The masking tape/paper has been removed and I re-sanded and re-polished the lettering to get it back to a mirror finish.

Pics...

Intaked masked ready for paint
Intake painted
Masking removed
Lettering re-sanded and repolished
Bolts have been polished and refitted

Pics on car pics on car pics on car

Intake has been installed back into the engine bay
I also polished the slam panel...A lot harder job trying to polish stainless steel...But it turned out alright
I also fully detailed the engine bay too

Pics...
...and a couple of pics with the under-bonnet lighting

To sumarise...
I abserfuckinglootly luv the outcome

A big thanks to Aza for planting the polished intake seed into my head a few years ago
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A big thanks to Detonationtoby for watering the seed with the display of his commonhoar intake.

Oh my god.

Daniel2019 wrote:Oh my god.

Finishes off my engine bay nicely doesn't it?

I really need to finish mine.

Have put about 10 hours of sanding into it.

Hot Damn! If I travel to Pirie, can you do mine too?

bjk wrote:Hot Damn! If I travel to Pirie, can you do mine too?

I don't think so, 40 hours is a lot of work.

Do your own, you can do it, you know you can, go buy some wet and dry and get started.

Your car was off the road for long enough lately, you could have done yours before me.

Oh and thanks for the "Hot Damn"

Daniel2019 wrote:Oh my god.

Bennoz wrote:

Daniel2019 wrote:Oh my god.

Today I fitted new front and rear anti roll mounts, I had them sitting on the shelf since the bonfire
Thanks to Dwayne for supplying the parts

I also washed, polished, removed bug/tar stains, polished headlights, touched up stone chips, polished muffler/tailpipe, vacuumed, detailed interior and glossed the tyres....All ready for the Copper Coast Show and Shine

I also cleaned up the games room/shed and set up my Jim Beam pool table (home made)

PHIL069 wrote:I also washed, polished, removed bug/tar stains, polished headlights, polished muffler/tailpipe, vacuumed, detailed interior and glossed the tyres....All ready for the Copper Coast Show and Shine

I'll be doing all that on Friday, but i'll still rock up to the show and shine as if I'd never cleaned it at all :/

Looks fantastic Phil!
Very jealous!

I have a spare one, so I should just do it already...

Technikhaus wrote:Looks fantastic Phil!
Very jealous!

I have a spare one, so I should just do it already...

Thanks mateeeeeeee

Do it, it makes such a huge difference.

That puts my effort to shame Phil That's fuckin' amazing!