01-27-2012, 12:22 PM | #3851 |
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WOW, way to go Alan!!
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01-27-2012, 12:22 PM | #3852 |
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Well it took a while but I read the complete build. Really great work and after seeing the appraisal, it really is motivational to do things right. Your talents are exceptional.
What I have figured out is I'm gonna get the 65 running and driving and then start a complete build on the 66, Being able to enjoy one while working on the other is grea therapy |
01-27-2012, 01:29 PM | #3853 |
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That is great Alan!! something for the rest of us to try to shoot for
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01-27-2012, 01:52 PM | #3854 |
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That's awesome, congrats! Did you tell him that wouldn't cover the LABOR!
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01-27-2012, 02:06 PM | #3855 |
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Good news. I guess you'll never go to Walmart in it now.
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01-27-2012, 02:27 PM | #3856 |
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Congrats on the appraisal...now make sure your insurance is up to par ASAP!!! And what a great calling card this truck will be....
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01-27-2012, 02:30 PM | #3857 |
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Does that mean the bank will loan you 80% of that.
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01-27-2012, 04:48 PM | #3858 | ||||
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Thanks Man!!
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That's funny right there. We all know appraisals are personal opinions. At least I have a number for it and it was someone elses opinion and not my own. It's a long story about my valve covers, but want y'alls opinion of my valve covers. I'm not gonna say what I think right now, so it doesn't influence others.
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01-27-2012, 05:10 PM | #3859 |
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I love your covers.. I think they go with the theme of your build.. very classiy retro..
But you are asking what I would use it would be either a solid alumiun cast maybe ball milled, or retro finned with red painted between the fins or orange to match the truck. Just my 2 cents. |
01-27-2012, 05:11 PM | #3860 |
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Congrats on the appraisal!! hows the hood coming along?? did you get your light problem fixed?? valve covers look good, i dont like alot of shiny chrome stuff anyways! but thats just me, lol!!
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01-27-2012, 05:33 PM | #3861 |
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I like the valve covers. They kind of match the engine to the truck. Orange on the bottom, and silver on top.
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01-27-2012, 05:47 PM | #3862 |
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Congrats on the appraisal!
As far as the valve covers, I don't think the gray/silver paint looks right given that the headers are coated in a bright shinny silver and the air cleaner is chrome. Too much going on there...JMHO...I would have stayed with the polished covers. If your going to paint them, then do the air cleaner cover and the accesory brakets too. Can't wait to see it with the hood and moldings on!
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01-27-2012, 06:03 PM | #3863 |
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I now drive a 2006 Uplander.. Tell me thats not your DD
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01-27-2012, 07:59 PM | #3864 |
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Alan,
The valve covers look slick the way they are..Only thing I would do is fill in the logo and verbage with orange. just my 2 pennies. David
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01-27-2012, 08:06 PM | #3865 |
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I like your valve covers. I think I would want to find someone with a steady hand and paint the recessed areas orange.
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01-27-2012, 10:45 PM | #3866 |
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01-28-2012, 12:23 AM | #3868 |
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Alan,
I was going to try and tell you what I thought. I would do a two color fill on this valve cover. The lettering all in black and the heartbeat wavelength with a black back and orange inner. But since I dont express myself too well sometimes, I figured I would show you instead. Please forgive my poor photoshop skills! I saved the image in stages so you could see different aspects and maybe help you envision something you like better!! Best regards and good luck!
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01-28-2012, 12:27 AM | #3869 |
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Oh yeah... Congrats on the high appraisal, hope you got it in writing!
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OK, here's the story. The valve covers weren't in the best of shape and I thought about sanding with 1000 and clearing after I sprayed the engraving with orange. I heard from a couple different people that clear will not bond good to aluminum. Not sure if that is true or not. Then I thought about powder coating them the same as the radiator. Which I thought was Bengal silver. The coater told me it was mirror silver on the radiator. Mirror silver is a two coat process he says and cost extra. Then I was going to have the air cleaner done the same as the valve covers. The cost got to $110 and it was more than I wanted to spend. I text him when i got home to tell him I would just paint them myself. He didn't know his brother already started sand blasting them. The color it is now is blasted aluminum with clear. I thought it would be close to the gray on the roof. I was wrong. They did look good off the truck. Once I installed them i didn't care for it. Now I could go back to my original plan, but at this point I would paint them the gray on the roof with orange engraving. I believe the paint will adhere to the powder coat better.
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i like the valve covers, but i have to agree with some of the others, either chrome or ploished aluminum would look good with the headers and breather.congrats on the 60k thats awesome.
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01-28-2012, 03:01 AM | #3872 |
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I'd vote either orange to match the block (and a stock upgraded look) and keep the chrome air cleaner...
...or paint it the roof color w/ or w/out the orange filling the recess area (more subtle without) I'd recommend to paint the air cleaner the same roof color if you paint them that color. If not, as others have said, there will be too many colors/finishes going on... I'd even paint the brake booster the same color at that point...but that's just me being ocd...
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01-28-2012, 04:02 PM | #3873 |
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If they were mine to do, it would be the second one I colored for you.
To me the simple black lettering, with the 2 color wavelength looks classy, pops, but does not go over board. My wife liked the last 2, but to me the lettering with the orange in it was over the top, looked too busy to me. I wanted you to see them before I voted on which one I liked. Good luck on whatever you decide to do, versus what you end up doing of course LOL !!!
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01-28-2012, 07:01 PM | #3874 |
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Ok, I won't tell you...it does get good gas mileage and hauls the boy's baseball equipment nicely...
Alan, I know that you will make the right choice on what to do about the valve covers. You have done such a good job with every thing else on this build. Another thought would be to the valve covers and air cleaner in gloss black with the orange detailing in the lettering. Just another idea to toss around.
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01-29-2012, 02:42 AM | #3875 |
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Well Alan you ask and you received... got more answers then questions.. LOL
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