Today, I have been mostly doing......
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Headers.
Standard VXR8 headers, with very few miles on them (thanks to JonnM), so before fitting, I thought they needed coating.
Zircotec would have been nice, but this is a budget job, so....
£20 for sandblasting
Then £25 for a can of 1000 deg C primer.....
.....top coat and lacquer
My thanks to Mrs Araf, for letting me coat her washing line with overspray
I think I'll be cleaning it, while the headers are in the oven tomorrow. 
I did remove one of the stock headers, ready for fitting tomorrow afternoon, but I also need cats (the standard ones fitted with the cast headers are a lot longer, as the headers are shorter), so I had to pop the old one back on.
Only time will tell if it was £45 well spent or not....
BTW, dipstick was a b
h to fit back in. Is there a technique that I need, next time? 
Standard VXR8 headers, with very few miles on them (thanks to JonnM), so before fitting, I thought they needed coating.
Zircotec would have been nice, but this is a budget job, so....
£20 for sandblasting
Then £25 for a can of 1000 deg C primer.....
.....top coat and lacquer
My thanks to Mrs Araf, for letting me coat her washing line with overspray
I think I'll be cleaning it, while the headers are in the oven tomorrow. I did remove one of the stock headers, ready for fitting tomorrow afternoon, but I also need cats (the standard ones fitted with the cast headers are a lot longer, as the headers are shorter), so I had to pop the old one back on.
Only time will tell if it was £45 well spent or not....
BTW, dipstick was a b
h to fit back in. Is there a technique that I need, next time? 
ringram said:
They should work ok, they are not terrible. No doubt an improvement on the stock ones in any case.
Why do you need to bake them?
I'm hoping they will be a little better, otherwise why would HSV fit tubes instead of cast?Why do you need to bake them?
Paint needs curing in cycles before it is properly heat proof. You can do it on the car, but an oven is better. Final cycle is a bit above our oven, but as the alternative is drive for 30 minutes then let it cool, I'll use max on the oven, then also do the 1/2 hour drive.
ARAF said:
Unfortunately I'm out of paint now.
Nearly called you for help earlier, when I couldn't get the poxy dipstick back in.
I didnt need to take mine out, I just undid the bolt at the top and moved it out the way slightly.Nearly called you for help earlier, when I couldn't get the poxy dipstick back in.
Look forwards to seeing how they stand up, certainly look ace
I'm not sure I should. MyM8V8 said:
Ian, can you post up the spec' and make of the paint. I need to do a set of headers quickly. GSD is taking my Ro to Sweden and he needs more noise than the stock system!!!
I thought the welding on my Difilipos was bad, until I just saw those
I thought the welding on my Difilipos was bad, until I just saw those
As for the paint, I bought this pack of three, primer, colour, clear coat http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VHT-SATIN-FINISH-HEADER-...
They do other colours, and separate cans. There seemed to be just enough paint in one set of cans for my pair of headers. You may stretch the can to long tube surface area - but without the runs.
ETA. IT DOESN'T WORK. PAINT IS ALREADY COMING OFF THE HEADERS AFTER 1 DAY.
Edited by ARAF on Thursday 3rd July 22:50
hammo19 said:
Nice shed......
Yes, I'm pleased with my man-cave. Here's the inside, from when I was cladding the inside, last year. 50mm polystyrene insulation all round, full electrics incl consumer unit etc, and I can convert it to a summer house, if I get rid of my toys. Shame it couldn't be bigger. 
ARAF said:
Yes, I'm pleased with my man-cave. Here's the inside, from when I was cladding the inside, last year. 50mm polystyrene insulation all round, full electrics incl consumer unit etc, and I can convert it to a summer house, if I get rid of my toys. Shame it couldn't be bigger.
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