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Update 2006 Dept:
I'm now in the home stretch and MMR will have the motor finished week and tentative delivery late next week. I'm having it sent to Wheelers Autobody where I'm doing programming for a couple reasons;
1. They have semi docks to make unloading cake and
2. We're going to paint everything in Wheelers paint booth!
2 has me really excited! I've ordered yet more parts for the new motor. Valve covers (unpainted), Front cover and tensioner and a new oil pan but I'm now in need of an Upper and Lower intake from someone who has done a Trilogy install. Why?
Originally, I was going to have the valve covers, front cover and intakes anodized to match my Zex Nitrous kit to keep a theme going. I did a lot of reading and studying anodizing and even found home kits. Turns out it is relatively simple to setup and do. Unfortunately, everything that bolts to the motor is not the right type of aluminum to get the job done.
Enter Wheelers paint guru Chris. He showed me this new line of paints from Alsa called MirraChrome. [link here] Using MirraChrome and a blend of their Candy Concentrates we will be able to make all the parts look anodized, but better.
We're going to put the motor on my motor stand and warm it up in their paint booth for a couple days and then begin. First up is a professional tape job to keep paint out of the engine internals. Then he's going to lay down a high-temp gloss single-stage black to the iron block. Then we buff it and apply the MirraChrome. Finally the topcoat clear (many coats) and WOW!
MirraChrome is heat tolerant when the base and topcoats are applied correctly so it should maintain this appearance for many happy (s)miles.
We'll do the pan, covers and intakes with the same process as well as all the S/C tubes in a second pass group once the motor is complete and out of the booth. In fact, this paint can be applied to plastic as well so many under hood components will also get the treatment. In goes plastic and out comes something that looks like it is chromed tinted metal.
As we prep and paint, I'll be sure to have the camera and camcorder running to show how this comes out.
I AM STOKED!!!
john
I'm now in the home stretch and MMR will have the motor finished week and tentative delivery late next week. I'm having it sent to Wheelers Autobody where I'm doing programming for a couple reasons;
1. They have semi docks to make unloading cake and
2. We're going to paint everything in Wheelers paint booth!
2 has me really excited! I've ordered yet more parts for the new motor. Valve covers (unpainted), Front cover and tensioner and a new oil pan but I'm now in need of an Upper and Lower intake from someone who has done a Trilogy install. Why?
Originally, I was going to have the valve covers, front cover and intakes anodized to match my Zex Nitrous kit to keep a theme going. I did a lot of reading and studying anodizing and even found home kits. Turns out it is relatively simple to setup and do. Unfortunately, everything that bolts to the motor is not the right type of aluminum to get the job done.
Enter Wheelers paint guru Chris. He showed me this new line of paints from Alsa called MirraChrome. [link here] Using MirraChrome and a blend of their Candy Concentrates we will be able to make all the parts look anodized, but better.
We're going to put the motor on my motor stand and warm it up in their paint booth for a couple days and then begin. First up is a professional tape job to keep paint out of the engine internals. Then he's going to lay down a high-temp gloss single-stage black to the iron block. Then we buff it and apply the MirraChrome. Finally the topcoat clear (many coats) and WOW!
MirraChrome is heat tolerant when the base and topcoats are applied correctly so it should maintain this appearance for many happy (s)miles.
We'll do the pan, covers and intakes with the same process as well as all the S/C tubes in a second pass group once the motor is complete and out of the booth. In fact, this paint can be applied to plastic as well so many under hood components will also get the treatment. In goes plastic and out comes something that looks like it is chromed tinted metal.
As we prep and paint, I'll be sure to have the camera and camcorder running to show how this comes out.
I AM STOKED!!!
john
Well, after I photograph the GRENADE BLOCK anyway and promise my MM I will never, never, ever do that again...