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Old 07-29-2003, 06:05 PM
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Default Engine compartment Flames

Well I did it, I flamed the engine compartment.
It was a big F-in job, tho I think it turned out OK for my first flame job.
The flames do look a little ameturish, but WTF they are mine :D

Here are links to the pics for you dialup people, and the finished product...
Be nice!
OTBW, I'm paying someone to pinstripe it, I spent 4 hours trying and it looked like a 2 year old ADD patient did it :U So pinstriping will be done thursday.
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Old 07-29-2003, 07:00 PM
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How much faster does it go now? :lolg: :lol:
Old 07-29-2003, 07:02 PM
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lol
Old 07-29-2003, 07:13 PM
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That looks pretty good for your first flame job. Now you need to get some vavle covers to match. Someone here has flamed valve covers that look really good, I cant remember who it is though.
Old 07-29-2003, 07:16 PM
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That looks pretty good for your first flame job. Now you need to get some vavle covers to match. Someone here has flamed valve covers that look really good, I cant remember who it is though.
tshort has some.
Old 07-29-2003, 10:40 PM
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I respect your illness! :cheers:

I thnk it looks great.
Old 07-29-2003, 11:55 PM
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427

Looks good, but I think you have too much time on your hands. lol. :D

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Old 07-30-2003, 12:59 AM
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lyndave75
hey! It hasn't moved since April, answer your question :cry:

77Dream
Yes I do need some flamed tall valve covers, I agree! I'll have to find tshort...

78Vette-SA
Thanks! Finally someone is nice enough to lie to me :rofl:

TRW;
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Old 07-30-2003, 01:54 AM
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Sorry but I liked it better all black.
Old 07-30-2003, 02:30 AM
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Hey dude, now I have this picture of you in my head, and you look like Sean Penn in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
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Old 07-30-2003, 07:36 AM
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"My cousin has a narly set of tools" Looks cool! LOL :cheers:
Old 07-30-2003, 08:55 AM
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Looks pretty good. Flames are always cool. Gotta go with the flamed valve covers.
Old 07-30-2003, 08:59 AM
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I think it looks cool, I would never do it, but that does look good.
Old 07-30-2003, 09:29 AM
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I like it! :thumbs:
Old 07-30-2003, 12:31 PM
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Not for me but if it floats your boat and you enjoy them good job :thumbs:
Old 07-30-2003, 01:38 PM
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What I really like is it's orginal, never seen it before and that's important in my book. Keep up the good work. :cheers:
Old 07-30-2003, 09:28 PM
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Default Re: Engine compartment Flames (dath)

That looks pretty good for your first flame job. Now you need to get some vavle covers to match. Someone here has flamed valve covers that look really good, I cant remember who it is though.

tshort has some.
tshort, thats it. Thanks dath.

Here is a pic I ripped of his site, if you painted them, those covers would look good in your car.

Old 07-30-2003, 10:46 PM
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I like it . It's what make you , you. That had to be real hard with the motor still in place . I know I painted mine with the motor and trans out of the car. How well did the paint booth work? :cool:
Old 07-30-2003, 10:53 PM
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Default Re: Engine compartment Flames (vincevette)

77dream;
Are you thinking that the aluminum valve covers should be painted? Like completely or just flames??

vinceVette;
Well it truely sucked having the engine in the car, near impossible to get the spray gun in the corners :mad
Layiing out the flames was a real contortionist job, my back still hurts

The paint booth protected my garage from overspray but it was too close to the painted surface, paint doesn't stick to plastic so I had a bunch of little flecks of paint fall off every time I touched the plastic :U
It would have been much better to hang the plastic 12" further from the car.

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