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Old 04-06-2008, 09:57 PM
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! Just Finished paint and glossing my engine cover~
Wsupp everyone~

So yesterday i just finished painting my engine cover and now its on the car looking so freshhhhhhhhh!!!




















Next Small Project:: - Paint my aluminum heat shield box of my HKS Intake.
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:59 PM
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HKS Intake FTW! lol
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:15 PM
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I wonder how long that white will stay clean on the cover...
lol it looks really nice man good work
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:17 PM
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I wonder how long that white will stay clean on the cover...
lol it looks really nice man good work
I'm puttin my money on 1 week.
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Are those axis wheels? I've always wanted to see the Super Hiro.
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I like!! Very nice...
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sharp looking setup!
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:29 PM
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clean paint job. car looks nice, but plug up those emblem holes on the bumper...
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:39 PM
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clean paint job. car looks nice, but plug up those emblem holes on the bumper...
LoL..we got those too...but i want my emblems back..
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Looks great. But it just seems a little,, how should I say it? Alone under the hood. I needs some company. Some more white some where.
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thank you, thank you... my engine cover will be very clean for very long time since my car doesnt run lol~ but yea i just ordered my emblems but im not gna put it on for a lil' bit. and the rims are Tenzo DC-6 not the axis ..... oh did i mention the RIMS ARE FOR SALE LOL!
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
Looks great. But it just seems a little,, how should I say it? Alone under the hood. I needs some company. Some more white some where.
hahaha no more white for me... i think thats enough white right now since theres the engine cover takes a huge portion of white and if i add more it'll jus be a bit tacky , IMO~

but imma spray the hks intake lol black chrome!
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by thebiggdaddy
Are those axis wheels? I've always wanted to see the Super Hiro.
Pretty sure those are the tenzo dc6's with the red lip., the axis has thicker spokes. /wider..



http://www.wheelsnext.com/default-ho...ack%20Flat.htm

Those 18"s? if so did you get the wider rim in the back?
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I was gna get the staggered set up for my car with th4e DC-6 rims but they said the staggered setup they offfer will not fit on the rx8. i was pretty dissapointed but eyyy these rims do well. 22Lbs. 225/45/18
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That is pretty sweet.
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oh and also....i ordered my rims from wheelsnext and they are veryyyyyy sneakyy with the pricesss.. when it shows you the price of the 18 inch rim with 225 40 18, that is total b/s...it is another 100$ for each tire to be 225 45 18....
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Another $100 per tire to go from 225/40/18 to 225/45/18? Are you sure about that?
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
Looks great. But it just seems a little,, how should I say it? Alone under the hood. I needs some company. Some more white some where.
I agree. White/Black is a huge contrast, therefore if you are going to paint at all there should be a bit more white, especially with the area that you painted. Now if you did the reverse in your paint job with white in the middle, then maybe I'd think it would be fine by itself. Otherwise leave it all black.

What paint did you use?
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Old 04-07-2008, 06:14 AM
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the paint should last a long time...i've had the paint on mine done for about a year to a year and a half now and no problems
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That's the first time i've seen black with a red lip on a WWP. I think it looks great, good job being origional!
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^ appreciate it. but i will be getting rid of these rims soon and hopefully get some HRE's. cant wait~~
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what paint did you use to paint it? I am looking to do the same to my engine cover after seeing someone else post their engine cover. I need a close color to the WB.
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Old 04-10-2008, 09:38 AM
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i used rust-o-leum high performance enamel. this stuiff is amazinggggg~
im sure they have a color close to it. especially with the gloss it really brings up the color.[maybe because ive only used black and white...lol] :P
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did you ever come to one of our tuesday meets at houlihans?......you got a single sided exhaust?
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