Powdercoated valve covers . . . updated

[bemis]

Came in today via EllisAutoWorkZ.

They look HOT! And I hope they help distract the attention away from the rest of the scratched and faded engine bay. :wink:

[MikeZ]

Those are sexy units.

[grahfz]

hrmm, can I get those in Barbie Pink like I've currently got mine painted?

[Jason84NA2T]

about how much does that run?

I painted mine up all nice, but have since scratched and chipped them over and over :-/ thinking of doing another set...

[bemis]

These cost me $120, not including the cost of the powder. I D-Bo'd the powder from Kyle because he had a whole bunch extra after having the VH45DE valve covers powdercoated.

The shop that did these typically does not deal with automobile parts, they lean more to commerical and factory equipment. So, for basic colors like black, white, and red, they can spot you the extra powder remaining from a huge order and just charge processing fees.

[zed-031]

Looks crazy mate, I'm about to get mine done after just having had the plenum cover done.

Can't wait now

[280Z Turbo]

Those look really nice! Hopefully it will be durable enough for you.

I just semi-polished my valve cover. It looks kinda crappy, but I don't have to worry about scratches so much.

Are Z31 valve covers too thin for this, because L-series guys do it all the time?

[KungFooMASTA]

L series valve covers are aluminum. Arn't they?

[280Z Turbo]

Yep, they are.

[Jason84NA2T]

FYI Z31 valve covers are powder coated steel. Yay.

[SteveZ]

I powdercoated My Hondas Valve Cover Columbia Chrome:


And my VG30 Valve Covers Gunmetal

http://www.redz31.com/coppermine/displa ... 1&pos=-214

[Josh84t]

How difficult is it to change the plugs with that pathy intake?

[280Z Turbo]

Jason84NA2T wrote: FYI Z31 valve covers are powder coated steel. Yay.

Awwww...

Too bad you don't have an L-series. :wink: :lol:

[Domdogg123]

I've changed plugs on a pathfinder and can tell you it's tougher than my z31...

That doesn't really answer your question though...

I just got some valve covers sandblasted, and I'm debating weather to get them powdercoated, or just simply paint them.

[Kennedy]

I got candy red valve covers 8)

http://www.saunalahti.fi/jukivin/temp/154_5422.jpg

i hope to get them in place in near future