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Re: Very nice! I have a question... (archive)
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Posted by Anthony 88 M3 on August 12, 2001 at 12:01:29:

In Reply to: Very nice! I have a question... posted by Kevin369 on August 12, 2001 at 02:45:29:

I also powder coated my plenum and valve cover. I cleaned off the letters with a block of wood and sand paper.


Looks gorgeous! How did you sand the raised areas? It looks perfect.

Thanks,

Kevin

I posted this below as well, but at the top of the list is it sure to get looked at...

Here are the Intake Plenum and Valve Cover after I stripped them before I took them to the Powdercoating shop:



Here are the same parts, 4 days and $125 later:



After VERY carefully sanding off the powdercoating from the raised areas:



Reinstalling the oil baffle on the back of the valve cover. Take the time and it shines right up!:



Here is the valve cover after installation. Looks really good with Gustave's wire loom!:



Here is the intake plenum side:



And lastly, a top view of the engine:






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