First attempt at posting a picture. This will go into my 86 Trans Am. Spent a LOT of time sanding to get this result!

I'll post more if this works.

 

Guess it didn't work.

 

see the Attach File:
Maximum size: 102500bytes, that's 102.5 k

also - Valid file extensions: jpg gif png jpeg bmp

Make sure it fits those rules, and give it another try. I'd like to see your manifold. I'm stuck in a foreign land and like to see things from home, hehe.

If it's a big picture and you want to shrink it, and have XP, look up a website about XP Powertoys. There's an image resizer there that's slick: just right click, resize, set size, done.

 

Or email me the pix and I'll reduce and post them for you (or send them back re-sized, which ever you prefer). I wanna see them too!

 

e-mailed the pictures to both of you.

 

And here they are:

 

Here's the second one:

 

And here's the 3rd one:

 

Now that I've done that, you've got to tell me how you did that!

FANTASTIC JOB ! ! !

 

vernw,
Thanks for posting the pictures for me. Hopefully everyone will enjoy them.

There was a lot of time involved in sanding, shaping, painting the black lines in the plenum and buffing using a bench grinder with different grades of metal polish/bonnets. All in all, I'm really happy with the results. My local shop charged $60/hr to do this type of work. I bought a bench grinder at Menards, the metal polish and different bonnets for a total of $80 and read the link in this post from MetalliCamaroRS who is the moderator for the Auto Detailing and Appearance (entitled Polishing Your Wheels), which is an excellent article for the beginner or seasoned. While I was waiting on parts for the motor, I began the sanding/buffing process to have something to do since time is limited around here. All I really have in it is my time and patience. It is without a doubt in my opinion to be one of the best visual upgrades under the hood.

The car is coming along, got the engine bay painted, new radiator brackets made, and the motor installed and running. Still need new tires to mount on my Ronal R-15 wheels and then I'll be ready to hit the road again.

Once again thanks for posting the pictures. Below is the link to the article that I read to do the sanding and buffing.


https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=189570

 

great job man..there is nothing like a polished superram!
Here is mine..atop of the 383 waiting to enter my car.

<img src="http://www.iroczdesigns.com/Links/383-1.JPG">


Tommy

 

That is going to be one bad Z convertible!

Did you polish the Super Ram yourself? Looks excellent!

 

I tried to do it myself, but soon discovered that I neither have the time or patience to do it! Luckily, there are many nice auto shops around here that can do this type of work.

Yeah..I can't wait to drop this bad boy in the car!

 

Nice work!
I originally did my TPI and it worked out well, Then I just finished doing my HSR (two month job there)
You got a very nice final finish, What did you use as a final compound?

 

jeez those are the sexiest motors ever! lol i love it. maybe i should polish my hsr before i put it in, i think it will be worth it, plus i wont have the money for a custom tune for a little while anyhow. it looks like it was totally worth it.

 

TJP 86 SS,

I used white rouge for the final polish. Gave it a deep shine and added some 'color to it'. Thought about doing my plenum and runners for my 91 GTA but that is on the back burner now because I want to get this bad boy on the street...someday though I'll tackle that one.

If you got the time to do it, I highly recommend it. Thanks for the compliments on the motors. It should run as good as it looks!

 

Thanks for the info. I used the white but I think I used too hard of a wheel. Just didn't bring out the shine like I wanted.
yours has the shine I was going for.
Here's some pics of it.
http://www.wideopenwest.com/~Johnand...b/Rebuild3.htm
Actually the runners and plenum on the TPI seem to be a smoother/softer aluminum allow or something. They really shine up nice with just a little effort compared to the HSR. Really had to work it to get it to come around.
And I would rather pay someone to do something as complex as the HSR base. I spent waaaaayyy too much money on the little wheels and such to do most of it. The top is a piece of cake.

 

Correct me if im wrong but are thoes fast burn heads??


Oh and that super ram looks amazing gonna blind people when you pop your hood

 

Formula350sd,

The heads on my motor are AFR 195s. I'm not sure what Mr.Iroc Z has on his motor. That thing is going to be a screamer though!

Hopefully the polishing will draw a lot of attention under the hood, that was the whole intent. Thanks for the compliments.

 

Woops my mistake looked like a vortec intake

 

Very nice! Anyone that looks at that SuperRam, has to realize the work involved to get those results. I had polished some alternators, and stock TPI plenums, but I never got the itch to take on what you have. Nice work!

 

Where did you get those center bolt valve covers?

 

The valve covers are off a GM crate 350 that I used a wire wheel on to remove the 'chevy orange' outline. Then I sanded them smooth and lightly buffed with metal polish compound. Hope that helps.

 

VERY nice! Both engines look great!

I haven't decided what to do with my SR.
I'm still leaning toward having it powdercoated.

 

how are the tv and throttle cable going up against that thing?

 

TV and throttle cable hook up like stock onto the throttle body.

The injector plugs are going to run 'inside' the runners if I can get them to fit because I want to clear up the clutter and focus attention onto the Super Ram when the hood is open. Thinking of other ways to 'open' up the engine bay and decrease the number of wiring harnesses. There're a lot of good ideas from other pictures I've looked at from members of this page.

 

it just looked like the plenum (in relation to the cable bracket) would be in the way of the cable getting there in a straight line.

 

Looking good guys...

I have not driven mine in a few years, but it still looks good....

Jason

 

why not polish the throttle body too...
way up for a job well deserved
reminds me of that auto parts commercial with OCC and the chrome truck

 

Two different posters with 2 different engines.

The second one DOES look like FB's.