Ginger60 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Hi Guys, Im rebuilding my G60 and thought id show you my freshly painted rocker cover cos its SWEET and may give you ideas yourself! Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veeDuB_Rado 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Certainly makes a change from chromin! I like :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60griff 0 Posted February 6, 2006 ive just polished mine while the car is off the road, cos it was like a scabby dog Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted February 6, 2006 tidy mate,keep the pics comin as you do bits,i hopin to get another complete g60 engine and do all this myself(and a bit of help from my fellow forum friends :D )when i need some advice,or elbow grease hey g60griff? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Yeah thats exactly why I did it because it was discusting. Problem now is the rest of the engine will look like flies in my soup Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted February 6, 2006 you havin some portin an polishin going on aswell?would be interested in the cost in this if ya don't mind,its gonna be a while before i can get some funds for another engine so you might have finished by the time i start :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Yeah sound mate, Im waiting on my head to come back from the engineering shop then i'll be getting that on. Am renewing all the studs and gaskets, has you any advice with these engines? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted February 6, 2006 hoping to learn a few things when strippin the spare engine down,good luck with it all mate keep up the graft! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted February 6, 2006 LOL no im not, am trying to get the car going again as its been off the road a year :( But i am probably gonna do the tuning like a chip, 68mm pulley and KnN to pep her up a tad! Them BK299s look great on it what alloys you got? I has a scorpion boxer exhaust on it too... The guys skimming the head, new hydraulic valve lifters and guides around £200 quid just for that :cyclops2: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted February 6, 2006 Yeah definately will do mate, good luck yourself! Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Easy chaps, Just thought I would show you whats been happening so far... Ive just picked up the refurbed head from the engineering shop, its had a few exhaust guides redone, skimmed and all the hydraulic lifters replaced and cleaned up. Looks the biz cost me near £300 including the gasket set. Must mention someone advised me to use a metal head gasket as the paper ones dont last. Hoping to have the engine together at the weekend so let you know how it goes... :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevemac 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Ginger69, Quite correct about the metal head gasket - don't use a paper type one. Did you get the cam cover powder coated ? Engine paint usually peels off quite quickly (even with the correct undercoat/primer), in my experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted February 13, 2006 I got it polybead blasted then a mate at work who paints the aeroplanes used the special yellow aircraft primer and topcoats. :D The stuffs very hot/hardwearing but as you say time will tell :nuts: expect it will just be a fond memory after a week lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted March 7, 2006 I know I said Id have it running by now... but Im still waiting for my mates workshop! :censored: Next week Im promised! :drinking: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted March 7, 2006 I originally painted my rocker cover using the correct Acid Etch Primer that is supposed to be used for Alloy, then used a high temp gloss enamel to paint it. As soon as I put it on the head it chipped! Then I bolted it down and as soon as it started to tighten with VERY LITTLE pressure it all cracked and came off around the bolts and looked awful! If you've still got it in bits I really would recommend you took it to a powder coaters, cost £30 to do mine and is Sooooooo much better!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted March 7, 2006 Blimey! Sounds like the high temp gloss was a bit brittle/thick for the job? I hope that wont happen for me, I work on the planes and the same paint doesnt chip or crack when bolts are turned... But thankyou, I have taken your advice, so that will be the next thing I get done if it does. When the cars all road worthy im getting it reprayed anyway! :mrgreen: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob_B 0 Posted March 7, 2006 i just got my rocker cover polished up so i dont have to worry about any paint cracking, just about greasy fingers everywhere :bad-words: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted March 8, 2006 i just got my rocker cover polished up so i dont have to worry about any paint cracking, just about greasy fingers everywhere :bad-words: Did you get it polished to bare metal or chromed up? :rocol: my mate did that with his celica engine, looked lovely for a few months, now it looks like the north sea...barnicles! :shocked!: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_leon_ 0 Posted March 8, 2006 getting a matt black powdercoat finish on mine (see G-Lader's members gallery for an example). Should have it back lunchtime tomorrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted March 8, 2006 Tasty! Send a pic when you get it! :nuts: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_leon_ 0 Posted March 8, 2006 it'll be like this: http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/download.php?id=8219 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted March 8, 2006 Mmmm nice! The guy used a halfwits spray can in that pic... paint must be in the windscreen by now.. lol :norty: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_leon_ 0 Posted March 8, 2006 looks to me like zinc primer - dont knwo how he did it - but it looks good and hope mine looks similar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger60 0 Posted March 8, 2006 Sould look better than that in the flesh mate :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob_B 0 Posted March 10, 2006 i had mine polished back to bare metal, cant have any problems with paint flaking off like that!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
