With my recent overhaul on the Cylinder heads due to a head gasket failure, the intake manifolds, head covers were sent for powdercoating and had actually been re-assembled and had the car running. What I didn’t know was that the con rod bearings were also shot due to coolant being mixed with the lube during the initial head gasket failure.

The engine then had to be pulled out again and disassembled to replaced the bearings. I took the opportunity to send the timing case, and distributor covers for powder coating to match the rest of the engine.

As you can see from the photoshopped picture above, the extra reds on the front now compliments the majestic V12

Here are the parts sandblasted and excess casting marks ground off

Powdercoated in the same Orangey-red. the only Red available

Back view

Red parts galore

This is how the parts used to look like taken off the engine. The factory finish on the Valve covers have peeled over time, possibly due to heat and wear. the Intake Manifolds also faced discoloration. Other parts in the picture includes the fuel rail plastic cover which will also be painted.

Grinding excess cast material for a rounder, smoother finish

See the difference between a sandblasted valve cover and one prior

Sandblasted Intake manifolds and without

All sandblasted. looking really prepped for a good coat of powder before baking

This are the silver powdercoated Valve covers

After an unfortunate need to do an impromptu top overhaul due to a head gasket failure (more on that on a later post), the engine is now out of the car and being disassembled. The heads will be removed as well as the valve covers, intake manifolds and millions of other fixtures

Recently, i stumbled across powder coating services which i have wanted to try out and the reasearch has paid off. This is the perfect time to bring the parts out for powdercoating. I contacted rempojo powder coating today and brought the parts over.

The process involves:

1. Sandblasting
2. Powder Coating

• Negative Charging the Powder
• Positive Charging the metal part

1. Oven Baking

It was only after i sent the parts over that i had actually start deciding on the colour theme. The picture above is what i had just came up with. It should look pretty good and will match the red interior

What’s Decided:

• Red Intake Manifolds
• Red Throttle body housing
• Silver Valve covers beneath intake manifolds

Other Wild possiblities

Yellow M70 V12

Hot Pink M70 V12

Hot Purple M70 V12

Blue M70 V12

Smurf Blue M70 V12

Picked up a mobile 12v cigarette lighter powered car wash pump from Singapore during Super Import Nights.  With it’s internal water storage capability of 1.5 litres,  isn’t much, but you can wash your car even in the dessert powered only by your car. Anyway, there isn’t a pic of the pump in here. I’ll post more about it soon. here’s the pic of the Mini being jet washed, at home.