My turbo rebuild is finished. WOOOT!!! Now my damn shortblock needs to be finished/
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My turbo rebuild is finished. WOOOT!!! Now my damn shortblock needs to be finished/
No doubt looks great, how durable is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Primus101
I used the cast iron on my block, bracketry & heatsheilds 10k miles ago & it's holding up great-
So far so good on the cast aluminum...but we'll see- I degreased my trans thoroughly, but cast aluminum can still hold oils.
Being satin finish, you can spray it on light for durability.
Sure as shit improved it's appearance ATM:)
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Connected battery, changed oil...
and then
Drove it 580 miles to it's new home!
I'm pretty sure that the Aluma-Blast they use is from the Eastwood Company...I've used it now on several of my smaller projects & the stuff has held up very well so far using the proper steps (IE: used a paint-prep degreaser, a self-etching primer, & then the topcoat).
Anyways, I won an auction for an older IPS-polished upper intake plenum...It'll be much easier to mirror-shine this one back up than to continue with perfecting mine ATM (I'll continue with that one once I'm further along with my class ;)).
Sent from the garage
Locked up the transfer case! lol
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I cleaned up the oil filter housing some and attached it to the pump. Also put on the new oil pickup onto the new pump.
Just cleaned and painted (waiting for paint to dry) the dip stick tube and oil filter housing bracket.
Damn that sucks, did it scare the hell out of you?Quote:
Originally Posted by TT4ME
Actually no. I knew it was on its way out... and in the 1/4 mile before it completely locked, it gave me some warning. A smart person would have stopped with the warnings.Quote:
Originally Posted by green-lantern
Forgot to post pictures here yesterday: I have spent the weekend cleaning and powder coating FMIC pipes, valve covers, etc.
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The chrome looks good, but the clear is giving me problems on the piping. Getting a Faraday effect around bends. Tried the 15 and 25 settings for the powder coat gun, just can't get a good result yet. I'm sure it'll come with more practice though. Will probably end up redoing the pipes that I've done already.