What exactly would be involved to get a TPI to look like this ? Was it just polished and then sprayed over with gold paint ? how would it hold up against engine heat ? I could imagine it isn't very easy to keep it looking like that
thanks a lot
Alex

 

It looks like gold plating. It would be expensive and I dont think it would hold up to daily driving. I think it would be ok for a show car. although it looks real nice.

 

Mr. T drives that, doesn't he? lol Yeah, daily driving a no no i would think. Don't exactly know what it would cost or take to do that. Not my cup of tea! sorry

 

That could be polished brass too. So it would hold up just like chrome would. It could be gold though. Wasn't the old McLaren F1's exhaust coated in gold for its heat dissipating properties?

 

The McLaren F1 has 24k gold lining it's engine bay for heat dissipating, the same stuff Nasa used on it's space shuttles.

 

That would be perfect for a show car. I wouldnt want to have my engine gold plated one person see's that and you know they'll be trying to steal your car before you know it. I would go with a polished set up or have it chrome plated.

 

BLING BLING

 

that is anodized

u guys don't know anything about anodizing, 100x better than powdercoating bull****

 

Is anodizing expensive ? how will it stand up against regular use ?

 

I dont think thats anodized man. Anodizing cast aluminum is really really difficult. It normally comes out splottchy and craptastic looking. I would beat that its either gold plated or its got that gold anodize look paint on it.

 

that loos like that dupli-color metalcast paint. it make things look anodized they have red, gold, and blue. but it could be that product that eastwood sells it is transparent powder coating. they say it last a long time.

 

I like it because someone took the time and money to make it look just how they wanted. I dont like it cause it is pretty ugly.

Brian

 

Ummm who are you refering to as " U GUYS" thats vauge.
I own a coating company and do powder, thermal, ceramic and i have done electro and ANO coats. anodizing is nice but a pita on aluminum or any porus material.

 

It should match the 13" spoked Daytons and the gold plated air pumps for the 16 switches very nicely.

 

I'm dissapointed in the comments you guys are leaving here. Who-ever own that had defiantely put some time/sweat/and work into that. Did anyone notice that is an impala engine bay?? THat is probably a car that would out-show mine anyday.


JUST TO NOTE=== i do not believe that is something i would do, but i give the guy credit for his hard-work

 

just to add. that is definately not the duplicolor cast paint!!! way too shiny.

 

that pic has been on the boards before, i'm pretty sure it was said to be gold plated

 

Well I think its sweet as hell, I would really like to know how much $$$ is involved to do this... I would probably do it with my TPI if I would use it as a show car only

 

hard work != good taste. In the town where I work there's a giant pink church. I have no doubt that the architect was quite talented and that the church is well built, but that still doesn't change the fact that somebody painted it pink. Would YOU pray to Our Lady of Peptol Bismol? I will on the same day that I start liking gold plated engines.

 

I could be way off on this one, but there is a paint that POR-15 has that you put on chrome/polished aluminum and it supposedly stays on through high heat and is very durable... I think I saw it on their web site. But, who knows, it may be plated... but that is very expensive to do.

 

Its been posted befor and if I recall Corect its 18k plated.

I swear that car was on ebay long time ago..

 

That about sums it up!



Ken

 

Gold, ugggggh, but then again you did not ask your opinion on it. I agree that it must have been gold plated. If I ever wanted to spend that much money on plating, I would just go with the standard chrome.


If I was all about the bling bling, I would platnum plate it.


I think a polished finish or a powdercoated finish would be best for a street engine.

 

A little bit too lowriderish for me.....