what all would you Polish in the engine bay ? Any Pics ? Twinturboteddy pics ?
10-25-02, 12:28 AM
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what all would you Polish in the engine bay ? Any Pics ? Twinturboteddy pics ?
Hey guys, I'm looking to get some things polished while my engine is out. I know Twinturboteddy had some pics. of Everything he polished before and after on his old car. Does anyone have a link to those pics. TTT ?? Any pic. of an engine bay with polishing will do. I just want to get some ideas on what all I should have done. Thanks.
10-25-02, 12:58 AM
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You should only polish the aluminum stuff.
Short list of what I have polished.
Upper intake manifold
Throttle body
Rear turbo inlet pipe
Efini y-pipe
Water neck
Alternator
not installed.
Water pump
Water pump housing
Lower intake manifold....
Steel needs to be chromed.
Alt pulley and hardware
Alt adjuster bracket
R1 strut brace ends and hardware.
Throttle body linkage
Polishing has several different quality levels. For the most part you can't see the quality in pics. Removing the parting lines (where mold halves come together) and gates (were molten aluminum is poured into mold) and getting in all the tight spaces separates the good jobs from the OK jobs.
Jeff
Short list of what I have polished.
Upper intake manifold
Throttle body
Rear turbo inlet pipe
Efini y-pipe
Water neck
Alternator
not installed.
Water pump
Water pump housing
Lower intake manifold....
Steel needs to be chromed.
Alt pulley and hardware
Alt adjuster bracket
R1 strut brace ends and hardware.
Throttle body linkage
Polishing has several different quality levels. For the most part you can't see the quality in pics. Removing the parting lines (where mold halves come together) and gates (were molten aluminum is poured into mold) and getting in all the tight spaces separates the good jobs from the OK jobs.
Jeff
10-25-02, 09:07 AM
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Sounds good. Thanks for the reply. I want to see some engine bays Bling Blinging hehe. TwinturboTeddy.......where are you ?? I did a search on you but most of your good posts had dead links to the pics. cause it's been a while since you posted them. I want to see the pics. where you show the before and after of all your engine parts.
10-25-02, 10:38 AM
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Here are some before and after pics of my UIM and TB that TTT polished. Remember, TTT is the "Lord of the Blings"
before TTT:
After
I plan on having my alternator rebuilt and polished in the next few weeks
before TTT:
After
I plan on having my alternator rebuilt and polished in the next few weeks
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10-25-02, 10:41 AM
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Some things are better chromed. Polished pieces need to be polished every so often as there is oxidization that occurs. If you chrome it, you do not need to do that. But chrome may affect heat dissipation and is more expensive than polishing.
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There's some pics of individual pieces I had polished at:
http://www.micromanx.com/goble/rx7/p...2/nonseq2.html
(scroll down)
The final look of the engine bay is:
http://www.micromanx.com/goble/rx7/p...2/nonseq2.html
(scroll down)
The final look of the engine bay is:
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10-25-02, 01:55 PM
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my recommendations:
ic
ic pipes
upper intake
lower intake
throttle body
turbo inlet pipes including the one turbojeff mentioned
alternator
possible the water thermostat housing but i think this looks funny
ic
ic pipes
upper intake
lower intake
throttle body
turbo inlet pipes including the one turbojeff mentioned
alternator
possible the water thermostat housing but i think this looks funny
10-25-02, 08:09 PM
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Hmm, chrome -vs- polished? 
I have to clean and polish my chrome wheels all the time and chrome eventualy peels off. Does chrome work better in high heat like the engine bay?
I have to clean and polish my chrome wheels all the time and chrome eventualy peels off. Does chrome work better in high heat like the engine bay?
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turbojeff alwan16 etc: thanks for all the pics too : i ve been thinkin about polishing some parts too but wanted a little more info about it and the diff. out chrome and polish thanks for help
10-27-02, 02:01 PM
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fd3boost...i will have to agree with you. after the fmic install, i decided to polish all of my pipes and what not, but am now regretting all the labor that i invested. polishing, in general, does not take too long, but is laborious when it comes to the general upkeep.
i am not having all of my pipes, and small brackets chromed.......glass cleaner, and you're done......
i am not having all of my pipes, and small brackets chromed.......glass cleaner, and you're done......
10-27-02, 06:47 PM
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Originally posted by c00lduke
Hope you dont mind art (RTS3GEN) but i think this pic shows how much you are blingin compared to the one you posted.
Hope you dont mind art (RTS3GEN) but i think this pic shows how much you are blingin compared to the one you posted.
Don't mind at all, thanks for the picture. I'll need to get some more taken now with the sleek light kit on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Art