Here's a project I busted out in just 12 hours.

I came across a set of TGVs and intake manifold from an 06 STI on eBay, so I snagged 'em up. I got the intake manifold so I could port and polish it a bit to match up with my TGVs I did and just swap mine out so I didn't have any down time. After matching up the intake gaskets, it didn't look like it needed and porting at all, so I just ran a stone and flapper though each port and got a crazy idea to paint it...

Most of the pics while I was working on it are with my Treo's camera phone. They aren't too bad though (surprise)!

Before...


Before polishing...


B4...


After a little polishing...


All cleaned up and ready to hit the 'blaster...



During...



After blasting...




All prep'd up and ready to hit the painting process...



After 3 topside coats and 2 underside coats...


Notice I painted a little over where I was supposted to (on purpose)


No pics for the next process, but I took a very light gasket remover and ran over all the places that weren't suppost to be painted so that I'd have a very definate line where there was paint and no paint. You'll see in the next few pics.


FIN~














And the paint is KRYLON KRINKLE BLACK. They also make a red krinkle, similar to the stock STI manifold cover. I bought it at Kragens, but other auto stores have it. Kragens was the closest place to me and all of their stores had this paint in stock.

 

 

Thanks!

 

oh my eyes hurt...

good work.

 

Does someone have a 13" old skool monitor? lol.

Thanks!

 

looks good

 

yah I only see green

 

clean man.