1967 RS Duramax Camaro

Chris Tobin said:
Looking great!!! The red and black really pops well on the engine!!!
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:thankyou2: I'm anxious to get it back in the car and reassemble it!

JWJohnson said:
What did you use to polish the fuel lines and rails? Looks good man!
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I used Blue Magic Metal Cream Polish. I find it in every autozone, napa and o'reilly auto parts stores I've been to. Metal Gloss works really well too, but I've only seen it for sale online.
 
That blue magic is the best metal polish i have found as well... Looks great!
 
I had some time after work today to sand and polish the compressor housing (cover) for the stock turbo. It's not perfect, but it will get the job done I think. The nooks and crannies were virtually impossible to sand all the imperfections out...

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But it the shiniest stock VVT I've seen... :lolly:

I also made a custom remote master battery disconnect using the gas cap and a moroso master battery disconnect switch.

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Still needs to be finished, but pretty trick if you ask me.
 
dslhtrdr said:
I had some time after work today to sand and polish the compressor housing (cover) for the stock turbo. It's not perfect, but it will get the job done I think. The nooks and crannies were virtually impossible to sand all the imperfections out...

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But it the shiniest stock VVT I've seen... :lolly:

I also made a custom remote master battery disconnect using the gas cap and a moroso master battery disconnect switch.

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Still needs to be finished, but pretty trick if you ask me.
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That's slick, but I bet the tech inspectors won't like it... You will probably need to have a standard cover/switch plate for the track then you can run the fuel cap all other times... Might be able to get away with a decal and the cap though...
 
Right on. I haven't done any polishing but I have been told by numerous that these things are the bee's knees when it comes to polishing. I have seen photos of some stainless that wasn't prepped as in no sanding, not even removal of the mill scale from the hot roll process. Just used their polishing blocks, I think the red ones, then when ran against these wheels, came out a mirror finish.
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Awesome work! Your engine looks awesome! I'm sure that was a masking nightmare! Your rails and lines look awesome too! I agree, they look stainless to me too.
 
I would look at this at work from time to time, but photo sharing sites are blocked, so I couldn't see anything. this is gorgeous. I can't wait to see more.
 
Chris Tobin said:
That's slick, but I bet the tech inspectors won't like it... You will probably need to have a standard cover/switch plate for the track then you can run the fuel cap all other times... Might be able to get away with a decal and the cap though...
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I'm going to have off and on pinstriped on the tail panel to label the switch positions. I hope I can get away with it, I put a decent amount of effort into making it.
 
DieselWrencher said:
Awesome work! Your engine looks awesome! I'm sure that was a masking nightmare! Your rails and lines look awesome too! I agree, they look stainless to me too.
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crossy said:
Agreed - crossy
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Thanks guys, all the work I put into the painting the motor was worth the effort.

JWJohnson said:
Right on. I haven't done any polishing but I have been told by numerous that these things are the bee's knees when it comes to polishing. I have seen photos of some stainless that wasn't prepped as in no sanding, not even removal of the mill scale from the hot roll process. Just used their polishing blocks, I think the red ones, then when ran against these wheels, came out a mirror finish.
Airways : Busch Enterprises, Headquarters for Premium Shine-Zone Products
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I have heard of this method for polishing metal and have never tried it. Thanks for the link, I may order one of their kits and see how much of a difference it makes.
 
I've been pretty busy the last couple weeks. Work has been crazy, and been fitting in as much time as I can on the Camaro.

I was able to finish the battery disconnect switch.

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I also bought some head studs and installed those.

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I reassembled most of the motor to see how it looks.

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I made a late decision last Thursday to paint the body.

Here's a shot on Saturday after I pulled the doors off and was ready to finish sanding it.

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Rolled it into the booth, jacked it up and removed the rear tires for masking.

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Mixed my color, and proceeded to spray my favorite color, Viper Red.

A couple shots of it based out.

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And cleared.

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It's not 100% perfect, but still pretty darn straight for a street legal race car LOL

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