I've got the head off my cossie at the minute, and was thinking that it would be nice to get everything cleaned up and looking nice for when it all goes back together

What do people recommend for cleaning a plenum? I don't want a really highly polished chrome style finish, would prefer to keep the original texture but get it really clean.

I'm guessing the solution will be "Autosol and liberal amounts of elbow grease", so any tips for speeding things up would be much appreciated too!

Cheers!

Neil.

 

stop being a bufty neil

Had the gasket deffo gone then?

 

thinners and then paint it with a tin of alloomablast from frost restorations allso use it to paint the head





all the alloy is done with alloomablast and the manifold and turbo are done with manifold grey from the same place and i gorontee it dosnt come off

 

It actually looked OK Dicko, at least there were no obvious issues... I did briefly think about going down the rat/bonfire look route as per Ken's escort but decided to try and keep it clean

Jacko, that's what I was looking for What have you done to the fuel rail and throttle cable bracket? Take it that's Appo's lump - you've spent a fair bit of time on that by the looks!

 

the top one is kirkys just pop in see us and ill advise on what to do i even have brand new throttle brakets exchange

 

Will try and get over this week - need to drop the rocker off and stuff

 

jacko whats all the gold bits been done with...

 

at the coaters near me mate get all yours off and ill get them done

 

sounds like a plan.....lol

 

Now then Jacko, seen that 3 door shell on pistonheads?, are you still after one? That 3 door sold btw, but might go look at another in glasgow if you fancy a trip up some time, although price too much at the garage imo but sort of tracked the owner down and think the garage is selling it on his behalf so should get price down with a bit of luck. http://www.jamesglen.co.uk/730/used-cars.htm

Rich

 

thats allmost 500 money mate

 

Spoke to owner today, dealing with him direct, he is emailing over pics and said there is movement on price thank god!, Garage will have big mark up imo, for their profit - sort of got impression he wont turn down good offer but we'll see.

 

Is the manifiold grey brush on or knacker can?

 

you get it in a tin and put it trough a gun then put it in the oven once its touch dry

 

Nice one thanks!

Looks like proper stuff!

 

Jacko, can you paint the manifold and exhaust housing if I bring it down? I've got no gear and doubt I could get a decent finish with a brush

 

yip

 

Excellent
Fancy giving me a spraying lesson? LOL

 

can do it aint like its hard to do
did you buy the paint

 

Not yet - they've only got the Alumablast in litre tins. They've got the Manifold Grey in though.

 

buy a litre tin and ill pay for it and do yours for you same with the grey

 

Cool I'll get one, you get the other if you like

I'll order them tomorrow

 

no bother