Rocker Cover Refurb

[V8 Animal]

At the weekend im taking the covers off and painting them red.
Bought new badges,seals,bolts,cap and a chrome flame trap.
Is there a chrome filler neck available?
Also not made my mind up over the plenum to paint it or not if i do how do you remove the base plate?
The trumpets are in the way are they glued?
If i do paint the plenum would it be too bling?
V8 Animal

[clive f]

go for it, Spendy will refer to it as a fire engine, but he`s only jealous



you can get a nice oil filler from Leven tech,the trumpets shouldn`t stop you from removing the trumpet base, its held on by 6 or 8, allen bolts.

[Pupp]

Should be possible to see the allen caps that hold the base with the trmpets in situ... the trumpets can be 'walked' out of the base if heated in an oven (say). They are cemented with something but it does melt/soften. Restuck mine with a bearing fit product after shortening.

[V8 Animal]

clive f said:

go for it, Spendy will refer to it as a fire engine, but he`s only jealous



you can get a nice oil filler from Leven tech,the trumpets shouldn`t stop you from removing the trumpet base, its held on by 6 or 8, allen bolts.

Hey that looks good.
Got the silicone hoses and leads in red.
Picked up a leven filler from ebay £30 with mobil on it that's why i want the neck if i can get it in chrome.
Might spray them myself with hammerite but getting a price of a sprayer tommorow if it's a ok price will let him do it.
I'll post a picture when done should look something like the picture minus that gorgeous exhaust
Also like the black rockers.

[spend]

If you must paint it... matt/satin black for the cooling? Red has to be worth -10bhp

ETA: Was it an Austin Powers classic "we never knew Liberace was bent" ?

Edited by spend on Monday 10th November 23:45

[Pupp]

The filler neck will unscrew and can be turned/polished etc

[scotty_d]

I have just painted my rockers and plem a week ago i am fitting my new silicon hoses tommorow will post pic when finished is not to hard a job and gives you a reason to replace rocker gaskets while your at it


ps. middas yellow chim yellow rockers/plem with blue hoses looks good i think

[Pupp]

Is that new bonnet stay going to be ready for the Christmas market Clive?

[Chimjunkie]

Pupp said:

Is that new bonnet stay going to be ready for the Christmas market Clive?

Very nice. But would be more durable with a good coat of marine varnish I'm waiting to see what Steve Heath comes up with. He is working on a new bonnet stay. May look out for a section of carbon fibre rod though...

[WOO5IE]

These guys will powder coat in any colour for about £50 the pair plus postage.

might be worth considering

Trev

http://www.powdercoatingessex.co.uk/

V8 Animal said:

clive f said:

go for it, Spendy will refer to it as a fire engine, but he`s only jealous



you can get a nice oil filler from Leven tech,the trumpets shouldn`t stop you from removing the trumpet base, its held on by 6 or 8, allen bolts.

Hey that looks good.
Got the silicone hoses and leads in red.
Picked up a leven filler from ebay £30 with mobil on it that's why i want the neck if i can get it in chrome.
Might spray them myself with hammerite but getting a price of a sprayer tommorow if it's a ok price will let him do it.
I'll post a picture when done should look something like the picture minus that gorgeous exhaust
Also like the black rockers.

[hoach]

Wow!!

I've just spent the last two days under a similar bonnet converting to LPG, Where are you gonna fit the kit under there!!

Its not an engine bay its a work of art!!

I did paint both LPG regulators matt-black though....

[V8 Animal]

My local car sprayer will paint the rockers and plenum with what red he has for £25
Seems fair to me.
But what's the difference between normal car paint and powdercoating?
I had my cam cover and water pipes powdercoated on my westfield and it looked good and cost £100 IIRC
In other words what's recommended.
Thanks

[scotty_d]

My new painted rockers and plenum and new silicone hoses.







And how it used to look.

[V8 Animal]

That stands out just a bit
How did you get the steering punp housing shiny?

[scotty_d]

Autosol metal polish and alot of elbow grease.

[spend]

How did you get the serp belt shiny?

[That Daddy]

Scotty d did you run out of Autosol by the time you got to the swirl pot then? and does your dash have a perspex top?

Edited by That Daddy on Tuesday 11th November 20:04

[Chimjunkie]

You see, the problem with all this bling is that every dirty bit shouts out! I mean look at the state of the front chassis member

[scotty_d]

Got just a little autosol left. i have been fitting a fan overide switch and burring my aluminium dash. lots of jobs to keep me busy over the winter

[V8 Animal]

I reckon this winter lark is more expensive than summer