First Car tuning, would like help.

[Nbgorman]

[Parts obtained]

Cloyes timing belt tensioner
TopLine rod, and crank bearings
Custom EGR block off
Moog front left lower control arm bushing
Sealed power .020" overbore pistons
Hand machined throttle body.

[Full parts list]


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B21yaxqE1V8hWGtudWlVdnZCTXM/edit?usp=sharing

 

[ZeroGeined]

Sweeeeet. I'm jealous. Lol.

 

[advil0]

Damn this looks nice, I'm jealous

 

[Nbgorman]

Damn this looks nice, I'm jealous

What this whole project? Or the parts coming in?

 

[ZeroGeined]

On my part, the whole project. I wish I could do the same with my car.

 

[Nbgorman]

[UPDATE]


Been a while since my last update, been doing a lot of sandblasting and painting, I will get pictures to you all as soon as I can, I dont have my camera with me. Here are a few before and after pictures. In that picture there are, coolant pipes, engine lift points, battery mount, timing belt tensioner, and other misc. parts




Here is the work I have been doing on the valve cover. Spent 2 weeks painting, then a week curing, then threw some clear gloss engine enamel on the other day, dont have a picture of it after the gloss coat, so bear with me. Wet sanded the paint off, then polished rinsed it down with distilled water, and let it air dry over night.

 

[ZeroGeined]

Holy crap that looks awesome

 

[robbiegreene508]

My father owns a powder coating, chrome and anodizing shop that also does some metal fabrication, repair, media blasting and polishing. The oven is 20ft long by 12ft wide by 12ft tall, so we have the ability to coat just about anything... we actually stripped my e30 in my profile down while I was building it, removed every gasket, line, window glass and seal, etc... the whole car body and frame are powdercoated, its not paint. If you/anyone needs anything done and is semi local to Massachusetts or willing to ship, I'd be happy to give you a price and deal on being a forum member here... we do everything from auto parts to motorcycles (we do some of the Factory Five powdercoating, as well as Dave Perewitz the custom bike builder, as well as other custom builds for celebrities/sports athletes), to buoys for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution that are put in salt water for years, to outdoor patio furniture and paintball guns, real guns... even actual nuts and bolts... if its metal (and some plastics), we can coat them in powder, chrome or anodize them. I will even occasionally take on smaller actual paint jobs on the side, as well as custom metal work/projects...

 

[chknhwk]

[UPDATE]


Been a while since my last update, been doing a lot of sandblasting and painting, I will get pictures to you all as soon as I can, I dont have my camera with me. Here are a few before and after pictures. In that picture there are, coolant pipes, engine lift points, battery mount, timing belt tensioner, and other misc. parts

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Here is the work I have been doing on the valve cover. Spent 2 weeks painting, then a week curing, then threw some clear gloss engine enamel on the other day, dont have a picture of it after the gloss coat, so bear with me. Wet sanded the paint off, then polished rinsed it down with distilled water, and let it air dry over night.

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DAMN those look good! I just moved from Massachusetts back to PA or I'd hit your dad up for some powdercoating. Seriously, you guys did a fantastic job on those.

 

[Nbgorman]

Oh we didnt powder coat, we used a whole can of duplicolor, then covered it in about two cans of clear engine enamel to protect the paint. But thanks a ton!

 

[robbiegreene508]

Yeah, those were two separate posts, I'm the one who does powdering and father owns a shop... I don't really have any pics on my new phone except my Yamaha Raptor 660/r1 build, but ill try to get some others posted soon...

By the way, great job on those parts. You definitely did the proper prep work and took your time... the most important step that almost everyone neglects or speeds through...

 

[robbiegreene508]

Some small stuff I did in the beginning of opening the shop, mostly for myself, friends and family... Old P.O. Box, Coney Island Hot Dog steamer, those motorcycles where chromed by me and then I did "black translucent" powder over it for black chrome. Its still a show winning gsxr 1000 with a 340 rear tire and airbag suspension. It belongs to Sickshooter Motorcycle Accessories and they make the gun/gun barrel footpegs, Sickshooter preload adjusters, frame sliders, etc. We do all their production parts as well...

And the red Suzuki quad frame belonged to.... ready for it? Aaron Hernandez! By the way, I've also been riding quads with him and his "gang". He's a d*ck!!! Lol

 

[robbiegreene508]

Some more

 

[chknhwk]

OK, sorry I got the posters mixed up. Which line of Duplicolor did you use?

 

[Nbgorman]

If I remember right it was a Duplicolor "Perfect match candy apple metallic"