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ViViDPeArL
03-23-2004, 04:19 PM
http://revrcshop.com/pictures/EngineDressUpFull.jpg

I was gonna go with the red valve cover, and the aftermarket fuel system cover (i dunno wtf its called, it's the one with the vtec sticker...:yellm: )

Butttt....decided to save some money. I saw the Greddy Turbo Si and it had a blue valve cover, with silver plug wire cover and silver front covery thingy. So i decided to do the opposite and kept the stock valve cover...but painted the other parts...while i was at it, i painted the fuse box cover....whatcha guys think?

padelong si
03-23-2004, 04:37 PM
I think t looks ok.:)

chubbychu
03-23-2004, 05:06 PM
mine is white

ViViDPeArL
03-23-2004, 05:12 PM
i think it blends in pretty cool

Me ep3
03-23-2004, 05:24 PM
Nice i did mine in red, on my blue ep.:)

cHiNoYbOi14
03-23-2004, 05:26 PM
Where'd you get the paint from?

ViViDPeArL
03-23-2004, 05:34 PM
paint is Tamiya R/C Plastic model paint...kinda expensive....5 bucks a tiny ass can...but i did the plug wire cover, intake cover, and fuse box cover with 2 cans.

i-vtec04si
03-23-2004, 05:37 PM
nice!! do u have cai cuz i dont see the stock one

ViViDPeArL
03-23-2004, 05:40 PM
yeah...the CAI is blue...:) if only i bought the Optima Marine battery...it has a blue top

i-vtec04si
03-23-2004, 05:54 PM
hmm im interested in seeing how diff intakes work cuz ive seen ones go up and over the battery????

ViViDPeArL
03-23-2004, 05:58 PM
only one that i know that goes up around the battery is the Injen CAI

i-vtec04si
03-23-2004, 05:59 PM
thats the one i wanted.... do u think its better/same or what??

ViViDPeArL
03-23-2004, 06:01 PM
beats me...go into the classified thread and buy a DC Sports CAI off me...only $160 shipped! BANGIN DEAL!

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=393026#post393026

cHiNoYbOi14
03-23-2004, 07:05 PM
What color is that? Metallic Blue or Mica Blue?

ViViDPeArL
03-23-2004, 10:43 PM
it's MICA BLUE i believe...turned out good..just make sure you do small light coats. i think it looks dark, because the back is dark...i'm sure if you painted it white first, then blue...it'd be bling.

k20hatch
03-24-2004, 08:33 AM
Looks pretty good, i painted my intake manifold cover and spark plug cover euro yellow!

oogy-boogy
03-24-2004, 09:38 AM
Nice job.

I like the theme.:D

ViViDPeArL
03-24-2004, 10:02 AM
i think that added about 15whp....good mod...$10 bucks total :p

Ocelot
03-25-2004, 02:13 AM
is that paint heat resistant? I want to do the same color--I want a silver and blue theme.

I have a Tamiya Skyline GT-R R34 model . . . that was one of my color choices. :)

kidXStreme
03-25-2004, 02:26 AM
that looks tight seems like that things packing heat heheh

ViViDPeArL
03-25-2004, 09:59 PM
it was easy to do...the paint drys fast

Ocelot
03-29-2004, 06:48 PM
I copied your manifold cover! :P I left the right-hand part black though, like the JDM silver cover. (that was not too fun to mask off in that groove.) I'm going for a silver and blue theme.

did you put a (Tamiya) clear coat on it? I may consider that.

Tip: I got some blue spray under my masking tape, onto the silver i-VTEC decal. My girlfriend has a nailpolish remover pen/marker thingy that took off all the paint on that. Worked great. Maybe some regular liquid nail polish remover on a Q-Tip would do the same. Or, maybe I just needed to push down the tape harder. ;)

ViViDPeArL
03-29-2004, 07:03 PM
Originally posted by Ocelot
I copied your manifold cover! :P I left the right-hand part black though, like the JDM silver cover. (that was not too fun to mask off in that groove.) I'm going for a silver and blue theme.

did you put a (Tamiya) clear coat on it? I may consider that.

Tip: I got some blue spray under my masking tape, onto the silver i-VTEC decal. My girlfriend has a nailpolish remover pen/marker thingy that took off all the paint on that. Worked great. Maybe some regular liquid nail polish remover on a Q-Tip would do the same. Or, maybe I just needed to push down the tape harder. ;)

cool! good job...post some pics... anyway, what i did to cover the vtec decal on the cover was put masking tape over it...and just use an xacto knife and cut around...mine is clean as a whistle.

blackout
03-30-2004, 11:54 AM
I'm really interested to know how the paint holds up under the heat...
I have an extra "intake manifold cover" that I got so I could paint it but I don't want the paint to melt off or somthing that will look shitty after awhile... Have any of you guys had problems?...

ViViDPeArL
03-30-2004, 12:56 PM
i painted mine with no prep...i washed it off with a little soap...let it dry...masked what i needed to...spray. I sprayed many many light coats to let it dry and to ensure that it would not bleed. the surface that the plastics are made of are great for painting as they already have a nice painting surface. I live in so cali and it's been 90

Ocelot
03-31-2004, 12:12 AM
I'd post pics if I had a digi cam. :( I need to get one soon.

I first srayed mine with a couple coats of Tamiya grey primer that I have for my models.

ViViDPeArL
03-31-2004, 12:32 AM
Originally posted by Ocelot
I'd post pics if I had a digi cam. :( I need to get one soon.

I first srayed mine with a couple coats of Tamiya grey primer that I have for my models.

no digicam? man...get with the times!

k20hatch
03-31-2004, 04:11 AM
Heres a pic of mine painted...Sorry only pic i had....

http://members.cox.net/phattyhatch02/my%20si.jpg

shimmy_yaz
04-07-2004, 07:38 PM
Hey man just noticed the thread. I PM'd ya about this awhile back and it looks even better in the big picture. I am gonna be doing the same thing to mine and thanks alot for the info.

ViViDPeArL
04-07-2004, 10:28 PM
show pics when your done :)

shimmy_yaz
04-08-2004, 02:31 PM
Yeah I will definitly post some pics when I do it.