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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: Balkanac on March 05, 2011, 06:15:04 AM

Title: Rocker cover and intake painted
Post by: Balkanac on March 05, 2011, 06:15:04 AM

I was a bit bored so i decided to paint the rocker cover and the intake. The rocker cover gasket needed replacing anyway.

Before:

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW%20proper%20shots/DSC01392.jpg)

During:

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW/IMG_0236.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW/IMG_0241.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW/IMG_0237.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW/IMG_0238.jpg)

After:

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW/IMG_0244.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW/IMG_0246.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/naissus96/BMW/IMG_0247.jpg)

Title: Rocker cover and intake painted
Post by: fiftytakedowns on March 06, 2011, 09:00:03 PM

Looks good man,  If I was you, I'd sand off the lines so they show bare metal.

Title: Rocker cover and intake painted
Post by: Balkanac on March 06, 2011, 11:25:21 PM

i need to give it a few days untill the paint cures properly. I used a "wrinkle effect" paint so if you dont let the engine "bake" the paint, its like rubber and it fills up the sand paper so you can't really do much

Title: Rocker cover and intake painted
Post by: rjcaptsean on March 07, 2011, 12:42:16 AM

Looking good!  Yeah, the lines will really give it that sporty accent.

I do have a question though.  What is that Fluid reservoir directly in front of the engine battery tray?

Title: Rocker cover and intake painted
Post by: thebutcher37 on March 07, 2011, 01:19:00 AM

Damn, looks good, you cant beat Powder coating though, but this looks nice, cant wait to see if it holds up though,...


I wanted to do red/cover  black/intake but i didn't know if i'd like it or if it looked good, thanks for posting pics, I plan on sanding the lines also, i think it looks even better..

Update when you do.

Title: Rocker cover and intake painted
Post by: Balkanac on March 07, 2011, 02:11:03 AM

Quote from: rjcaptsean;102086

Looking good!  Yeah, the lines will really give it that sporty accent.

I do have a question though.  What is that Fluid reservoir directly in front of the engine battery tray?

That's the clutch oil reservoir

Title: Rocker cover and intake painted
Post by: Balkanac on March 07, 2011, 02:14:23 AM

Quote from: thebutcher37;102088

Damn, looks good, you cant beat Powder coating though, but this looks nice, cant wait to see if it holds up though,...


I wanted to do red/cover  black/intake but i didn't know if i'd like it or if it looked good, thanks for posting pics, I plan on sanding the lines also, i think it looks even better..

Update when you do.

Yea, lines will set it off nicely. I'm not sure if I wanna sand the lines on the rocker cover tho, since it's red. I'll try it and if I don't like it I can always repaint it.
I'll def sand the intake lines tho