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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Painted my engine cover, let me know what you think









Old May 16, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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You might have a hard time locating the engine in the future.

Where I use to work they bought camo theme colored 2 way radios. Long story short, they were always getting the radios lost. Funny still, they were replacements for the bright yellow radios that were always getting lost.
Old May 16, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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looking good
Old May 16, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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great job, are you going to carry that camo theme through to the rest of your car? camo seat covers and paint job? blacked out lights and rims? dark tinted windows?
Old May 16, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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YAY paint by numbers
Old May 17, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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Paint came out nice.
Old May 17, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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you can make alot off money
Old May 17, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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looks good but with a blue car? blue and camo doesnt go very well
Old May 22, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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Thats F*ckin' awsome!
Old May 22, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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original... nice =)
Old May 23, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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i like it. looks good
Old May 23, 2008 | 07:09 AM
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Thanks for the compliments!!!
I'm not gonna carry it through the rest of the car, just keep it to the engine bay.
I'll post pics of new mods as they happen.
Old May 23, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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well done.
i wish i can do that.
Old May 23, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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i can't see it... ?
Old May 23, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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That Sh*t is Sexy! Wanna do one for me?? i'll pay for everything. and of course some money for your pocket
Old May 23, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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Looks clean.... vEry Nice....
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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haha mad nice!
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I'm gonna give it a try either this weekend or next. I'm gonna do the gray camo. couple of questions first; what did you use to clean it before paint? Do you have to heat treat it? What kind of paint did you use?
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this is rad. seriously.
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
great job, are you going to carry that camo theme through to the rest of your car? camo seat covers and paint job? blacked out lights and rims? dark tinted windows?
And lift it 4 inches!

Good job on the paint, but why? How about remove the plastic cover and paint the metal valve cover? Or sand it and polish it? Red or black wrinkle paint?

Not flaming, just wondering.



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