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. Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →