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Old May 1, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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Just a few progress pictures! (polishing/painting)

Well I re-stripped my one set of valve covers, and repainted them silver. I am going to put those on the car on sunday.

I finished sanding/polishing the other set, gonna sell those.

Finished polishing the plenum.

Now I am going to paint my runners the same color as the painted valve covers.

Any comments/suggestions welcome!
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Old May 1, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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Old May 1, 2003 | 03:49 PM
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Old May 1, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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looks good
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Old May 1, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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Lookin real nice! Any updates on the body work?
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Old May 1, 2003 | 09:26 PM
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Lookin real nice! Any updates on the body work?
bodywork? what bodywork?
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Old May 2, 2003 | 08:56 PM
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Why do you have to different valve covers?
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Old May 2, 2003 | 09:11 PM
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Why do you have to different valve covers?
cuz i dont know i bought 2 sets for some reason

i got a good deal on one set so i couldn't resist.

i'm selling the polished set btw if anybody is interested, looking for $150

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Old May 2, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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looks nice.
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Old May 2, 2003 | 09:51 PM
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here's another picture of the set i gotta get rid of just for fun...
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Old May 2, 2003 | 11:44 PM
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Looks real good. I really wanna get a nice shine on some aluminum parts, but I keep remembering the annoyance of polishing.
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