dhp123166 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Alright I am at the junkyard and there is a 280z there with some good parts and a valve cover that is already removed just begging me to buy it. Now I already have a chrome valve cover purchased from MSA almost 10 years ago and it is pretty thrashed. After seeing the work that others' do on this site I decided what I was gonna do with the one that I bought. I will post a picture when it is done because it is not going to look like any valve cover that I have seen on this site or any other for that matter. A new project is afoot!!! (much to my wife's consternation.) See ya in the trenches, Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbojohnny Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 wow, consternation, now there's a word you don't hear every day. lol good luck with whatever it is you're doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 I decided against gilding the cover with gold leaf as that might be too labor intense and not strong enough to withstand the rigors of under the hood. So I am gonna shave it and highly polish or chrome plate it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 A gold plated valve cover might look sweet and it would go along with the Ronald McDonald theme of my engine compartment. I have never seen one but I am sure it has been done in the lowrider world. Now there is a picture I would like to see, a lowrider S-30 Z car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Triple chrome or black chrome will be the finish and I am not mentioning where I am starting with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 3x chrome finish and wait 'til you see what I had done beforehand. I also routed my ignition cables around the block instead of over. Almost nothing cleans up an engine bay like rerouting the ignition cables. Should be done in a week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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