my 1999 vogue silver 4dr
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B18cya99
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Lol I'm down. U going to sponsor the build?
pantyraid
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Haha sure thing
Once I win the lottery that is
Ahh, one day my numbers will come up :/
EdtheChipmunk
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chrome chrome chrome chrome. Lovely lovely chrome
Chrome is that shiny stuff they use on domesticsChrome? Whats that?
Billet motherfucker
And Harleys. Pretty much its for fags
EdtheChipmunk
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Okay so whats the difference between billet and chrome then? They are both shiney. They both look good when applied right. Why bring fags into this? They did nothing but filter some of the crap from your cigarette. Harleys suck. They rattle apart quickly and arent nearly as sexy as a CBR or equivalent. Unless you mean fag as a derogatory statement, In which case I still don't see how someones sexual orientation plays a factor in using chrome. Or are you making a Southpark reference?
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Definitely a South Park reference.
Billet is aluminum that is polished to a mirror shine. Chrome is a dipping process that coats the material.
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This is an aluminum fuel rail i had polished. The one on the top is the raw aluminum. Such a better look than chrome imo.
Sorry to threadjack OP
pantyraid
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Ooh that looks niceDefinitely a South Park reference.
Billet is aluminum that is polished to a mirror shine. Chrome is a dipping process that coats the material.
Before
After
This is an aluminum fuel rail i had polished. The one on the top is the raw aluminum. Such a better look than chrome imo.
Sorry to threadjack OP
How long does a polish like that last? And what did you do it with? Some kind of abrasive tool or a solution or something?
Is there anything you can't do? I swear everything you do looks super nice haha
Edit: this and the following thread jack was my fault
Sorry op on both of our behalves (is that the plural of behalf? Or does behalf even have a plural? Hmmm where's hex when I need him)
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It really depends on how shitty the casting process was or how scratched or pitted the aluminum is.
For the intake manifold it had to be knocked down with a grinder and sanding bits. Then hand sanded in the tight areas. Then hit with 200 grit then 320, 400, 600, 1000, 1500 and then 2000. Then polished with a orbital or bench grinder and then hit by hand with some billet polish.
The polish will last a long time but it never hurts to hit it monthly or whatever with a polish.
Again, sorry to threadjack OP
Looks awesome. Im going to end up changing all of my fittings and hoses to black before i put the truck together for final assembly.
The color combo you went with works perfectly.
Let me know if u need anything anodized. I get a decent discount on anodizing.
The color combo you went with works perfectly.
Let me know if u need anything anodized. I get a decent discount on anodizing.
Gladiator
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Oh rearry? Guess I know where I'm gonna try to be tomorrow evening!
pantyraid
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Oooh I just noticed the plug wires, they look great (the hoses do too)
Did they come like that or did you cover them yourself?
Does it run?