I Think Il Be Doing My Rocker Cover Soon Good Work Guys

Quote: Tell me the throttle body doesn't have to come off though, inlet piping and a few screws and thats enough? Please.. Yeah basically inlet piping...and your throttle cable and anything else in the way...Just becareful getting it in and out and try not to hit it or scratch it..

I painted my last rocker cover in 2 pac and it lasted 1.5 years and is still good for the person i sold it to.Ive had the one painted on my VLT for about 6 months so far and it still looks like its just been painted today and its also done in 2 pac.so its seems to work fine 4 me.ive also have my last block and head painted in the same and there still good too(just make sure you take your time with prep work and it will be fine). boostinvl

hey guys, id love to do it and it seems real easy but im still not sure about taking the cover off. what about the gasket underneath the rocker cover? im just double checking so that i can do it easily. while its drying overnight did you chuck something ovver the engine to stop **** from getting in?? sorry if i sound like i have no idea, its coz i really have no idea!! jezz

Quote: Originally Posted by jezzarr hey guys, id love to do it and it seems real easy but im still not sure about taking the cover off. what about the gasket underneath the rocker cover? im just double checking so that i can do it easily. while its drying overnight did you chuck something ovver the engine to stop **** from getting in?? sorry if i sound like i have no idea, its coz i really have no idea!! jezz It comes off easy it's just screws holding the rocker cover in and the gasket that sits between the rocker cover and the head actually sits in a groove underneath the rocker cover so you can't stuff that up. Apart from that all you need to do is unscrew the inlet piping and manouvre it out. It's not hard at all. And I just closed the bonnet as soon as I took it off because I didn't have anything CLEAN to put over the engine, and it would have done more worse that way than good. I guess you could put a clean tarp over it if you are worried but with the bonnet closed if the area is fairly clean you shouldn't have any trouble.

i just stripped my rocker cover today, thought i mite take some pics n post em up... (only stripped so far..) and yes.. she's an NA Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I done mine the other day similar to the other one on here... Blue that fades into a white... Turned out great Thanks for the article Makes my engine bay 100x better lookin Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

can ya post up a pic of it in da bay?

ok, cheers antho. im doin it, i know i only have an n/a but hey i dont care, it will make the bay look nice lol. cheers jezz

heres mine metallic gun metal grey.... just gotta give it a few more coats of clear actually looks pretty crap in the pic.... need sunlight... damn this rain when its all dry and ready i'll polish off the holden lettering Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I will post some pics up soon While i was at it, i resprayed my terrible intercooler piping, it used to be all black and scratched, its now metallic silver, still looks shotty, but better then it did before.

If this works... From this... To this... Did it work? I think its a great improvement... Its not that visable in the pictures, but the rocker cover fades into silver on the bottom half, its clear in real life though If the pictures didnt work... http://www2.propichosting.com/Images/421575690/22.jpg <--Old engine bay http://www2.propichosting.com/Images/421575690/21.jpg <-- New engine bay Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks good, just polish that plenum.

i agree.. polish the plenum and that bay will look mickey mouse!

Yeah i have to secure the oil catch can... Right now its wedged in there What is the best method to polish up the plenum? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

its easiest if the plenum is removed from the car, but thats a pain in the ass... so. Get some light grade sand paper, say 800grit wet and dry, and start sanding it back to get all the surface clean, then using a metal polish, just polish it up like you would your panels... if its not shiney enough, then take to it with a finer grade sandpaper 1200grit etc. then polish again.. continue getting finer untill your happy with the finish.. Thats how i did mine. (i'd post pics but dont have a digitial camera...)

Oh ok, thanks champski.

i decided to paint my spare rocker cover, my mate owns his own panel shop so i thought i would get him to paint it, i got it back primed and rubbed it back and never said what colour i wanted it, anyway i turned up there today and its sprayed candy green... woah talk about in ya face bright.... im waitin to see what its goin to look like on my vl(n/a tho) will post pics once i get it on the car this weekend Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

you guys should try polishing the exhaust heat shield... looks fantastic and is a great finishing touch under the hood! Ill be painting my rocker cover soon but cause its just a N/A im not painting it with wrinkle, any suggestions as to what colour would complement my red exterior paint work??

Red sounds good to me. I have to get some better paint stripper and see if I can get the crud off the old one that I've been meaning to polish up.