Painted strutbar... piece of cake.... opinions?

[Pkay]

Finished this last night. Was easy going.... only thing is in order to get a great primer coat you have to sand a TON on the strut bar. Anywho.... color matches my hoses well... was worried it might not come out exact but low and behold it did :).

Without engine cover
http://www.fushca.netfirms.com/images/swaybar2.jpg

With engine cover
http://www.fushca.netfirms.com/images/swaybar1.jpg

[MackDadam]

i just dont understand why you chose baby blue as a color? i mean that shit looks great, better than anything i could do. but why not keep it silver, or do red but blue?

[SedanMan]

It looks like a good paintjob. I just don't like the colour.

[Vulcanon]

interesting color choice, regardless, looking good

[DrummingFrenzy]

Does anyone know where I can get a chrome strut bar?

[TheMAN]

yay, more baby blue :rolleyes:

[Heathen23]

I went red but I like yours blue so whatever, to each his own. Good job:)

[Ryno]

Ive never seen the engine without that cover on... Didnt realize the plugs were that easy to change. Plugs and wires on my old LT1 camaro took about 3-4hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pkay]

It's not really a baby blue in person.... pic didnt do it much justice IMO. Quite a bit darker than in the pic


I'll take another when it's not bright as fuck out.

[Pkay]

Originally posted by MackDadam
i just dont understand why you chose baby blue as a color? i mean that shit looks great, better than anything i could do. but why not keep it silver, or do red but blue?

because everyone and their cousin does red. not a baby blue in person like I said.... looks more like that windows theme blue color.

[Pkay]

Originally posted by Ryno
Ive never seen the engine without that cover on... Didnt realize the plugs were that easy to change. Plugs and wires on my old LT1 camaro took about 3-4hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Try a 3rd gen rx7..... changing those sparkplugs sucks unless you have a full lift

[Notorious]

I like it... I love blue.

[Ryno]

PKay---what is the custom RXcooling unit in your sig? Also arent those wires a 1st MP3 in NH grounding kit?

Edit: just looked harder and those are definitely not ground wires? What are they, or did you just do that to do it (get different color vac lines and sheet?)

[Ryno]

bump

[p2-e2]

engine cover = baby blue

(naughty)

[Pkay]

That's the vaccum hose kit from www.hosetechniques.com for the protege.

[Minus]

dammit man... i would have traded you strut bars and you could have painted my yellow one if you seen fit, because i want the silver one and dont want to paint it

[jspectoys]

I took the red one from my P5 when I traded it in. Now I have an unused silver one and the red one is happily sitting under my hood. It's nice that dealers don't know shit about the cars they sell :D

[slug420]

i love the color

[YellowSpeed1229]

props man!!!!!!! blue rocks...... i wnan do mine just dont know what color on a damn yellow car lol..

[L8R]

nice dude! after u painted your strut bar, the paint didnt crack near the bolts when u tightened them? i have a problem with that, but im painting and have been trying forever, the radiator supports, but the paint keeps cracking around the bolts when i tighten them o.O thanks! - chris

[Pkay]

did you lay a primer coat before using the main coat?

[mspeedpro]

pkay thats a bad ass setup, i want that on my msp. can u tell me everythign u have replaced udner that hood and what u just painted??

[Pkay]

Under the hood that you can see

1) Injen CAI $210

2) Vaccum Hose Kit from www.hosetechniques.com I used the protege kit... works fine... color is Flo Blue $60

3) Painted strut bar to match hoses. Used Krylon Rust Tough Enamel (Both heat rated and rust proof) Color is RTA9225 True Blue $10

4) Chrome Mazdaspeed Oil Cap off of ebay (Not the titanium one the actual chrome one) $15

5) Joe P MBC $45

6) Sparkco Ignition wire kit. Color: Black $45

Total Price $385 and worth every last penny of it :)



Soon to come:

1st MP3's Grounding Kit

Spool Hard Pipes

[mspeedpro]

that website is complicated for the hoses... :(

[Pkay]

http://128bitencrypted.com/hosetechniques/catalog_products.tpl?cart=1065140719374083&category=Car%20Model-Specific%20SVH%20Kits

^ that's the link for the complete hose kits


http://128bitencrypted.com/hosetechniques/before_after_pictures.tpl?catalog=14813&cart=1065140719374083

^that's the one I used specificly

[mspeedpro]

how long did the vac hose kit take u to put on?

[Pkay]

about an hour total.... but i was very thurough and made things exact and marked my old hoses incase i have to return things to factory.

To the average tuner it'd take about 30-45 mins

[mspeedpro]

average tuner= 30-45
mspeedpro= 300-450
:-)

[Pkay]

Originally posted by mspeedpro
average tuner= 30-45
mspeedpro= 300-450
:-)


nah its not that bad :) Plus its fun as hell :)