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YellowSpeed17
07-02-2003, 01:06 PM
Heres what my newly painted engine cover looks like
YellowSpeed17
07-02-2003, 01:07 PM
Another pic
Elderain
07-02-2003, 01:15 PM
Looks nice! Where about in Jersey are you from? Im in the Piscataway/Middlesex area. Once I get my MSP this month (I will too damnit!) we should get some people together. Anyone one else here from New Jersey?
servoeyes
07-02-2003, 01:18 PM
Nice! How'd you do that? Is it powdercoat, engine paint, or what?
Looks pretty spiff, tho...I've wanted to powdercoat the cover since I bought the car but I'm not sure of 2 things

1) cost
2) color

The first is no prob...the second is the real brick wall....
YellowSpeed17
07-02-2003, 01:18 PM
I live in Morristown
mazdaspeed Mike
07-02-2003, 02:38 PM
it looks brighter than the speed paint, but good work.
Limited Edition
07-02-2003, 02:41 PM
YellowSpeed17,
What did you use to paint it? Was it a DIY project? Or did you get it professionally done?.
The paint seems to be a bit off from the pictures. Is there any metallic flakes in there?
Chizzad
07-02-2003, 02:43 PM
im split time between Toms River and Newark(college at NJIT) and i'll have my MSP soon,...
YellowSpeed17
07-02-2003, 11:15 PM
I used Dupli-Color Engine Enamel. And I did it myself. Theres only four nuts holding it on and I just masked the Mazdaspeed emblem with masking tape. Sprayed 5 coats at about noon and let it dry overnight. I'm going on vacation and not taking my speed so i'll take more pics when I get back.
SuperSpud
07-02-2003, 11:31 PM
BRIGHT!!!!!!!
AFaceInTheCrowd
07-03-2003, 12:18 AM
thanks for shrinking the pics for the 56k users ;)
SpicyRay
07-03-2003, 10:37 AM
im in Old Bridge-Matawan area but you can see me a lot in Edison-Metuchen...there should be a jersey meet...
skilletrx
07-03-2003, 11:04 AM
morristown, home of seeing-eye dogz. where'd u get the paint/cost
YellowSpeed17
07-06-2003, 11:35 PM
Sorry, I've been on vacation and just got back tonite. I got the paint at Wal-Mart and it was only like $3.50
PaulMP3
07-06-2003, 11:48 PM
were any of you jersey msp'er the one i saw on rt. 206 in Hillsboro NJ area.
HAIL-MY-SPEED
07-07-2003, 11:09 AM
New Jersey in the House

Perth Amboy

We have at least Four MazdaSpeeds in our town.
I have Two in my Garage
Black Majik MSP
10-14-2003, 02:44 AM
I dug up this thread, so I figured I'd post my own pics:

http://www.uploadit.org/files/141003-DELETE2.jpg
http://www.uploadit.org/files/141003-DELETE3.jpg
http://www.uploadit.org/files/141003-DELETE4.jpg

(not shown in these pics are my stupid ass coolant leak & my new Forge DV that I'm testing)
servoeyes
10-14-2003, 02:59 AM
hehe...funny. I have one of Forge's competitor's DVs on my car (stratmosphere). It's easier to adjust.

BTW, how'd you paint that cover? By how I mean, what type of paint did you use? I would assume it'll just heat up and bubble pretty quick, if it's not meant to stand the heat.
Black Majik MSP
10-14-2003, 03:09 AM
It's called Duplicolor Metalcast & you can get it at Walmart. You buy a silver & then the color you want. By spraying red (in my case) over silver, it gives it an anodized look & it is heat resistant to 500 degrees. It's designed for painting calipers, but I'm doing mine black. I saw some pics of red covers on here & thought I'd do it myself. Together, the 2 cans are like $7.50. For anyone who wants to do theirs, you need to debadge the Mazdaspeed badge just like you would any other badge. Tape that area off, paint the cover, take the tape off, & them reattach the badge with 3m VHB tape.
t3ase
10-14-2003, 07:33 AM
Lemme know how that holds up. Our bays get hella hot after hard runs, so I'm curious as to how it'll hold up.
jersey_emt
10-14-2003, 08:50 AM
Anyone from Jersey that isn't already signed up for the meet on Oct. 25th, let me know ASAP. The thread is in the "Car Meets" forum.