Engine Compartment Dress Up/Refresh

[Welker2]

Originally Posted by WltrWht

Looks Great! May I ask what the part numbers are for the Strut bolts. They really add a nice touch.

Pro-bolt USA. (www.probolt-usa.com)

sizes / stock codes - amount ordered:

Aluminium Allen Bolt M8 x (1.25mm) x 35mm Black / LPB835BK - 1
Aluminium Allen Bolt M8 x (1.25mm) x 35mm Pk x 5 Black / PB835-5BK - 1
Aluminium Flared Washer 26mm O/D for LPB8 x3 Black / WAPB826-3BK - 2

[Mr2Hard2See]

Originally Posted by Welker2

Last time I detailed my car I noticed some of the carbon fiber 'CHEVROLET' overlay letters I installed on the engine cover almost 4 years ago had started to peel; so, I decided to go with a slightly different look. I also replaced the stock strut bar bolts with some nicer ones (thanks for posting the part numbers Stewart). While I was at it, I also replaced my '6.2L' hood emblems with '376' (ci) ones. Besides being a pain to keep looking nice, I was losing one of the '.' in one of the old emblems; the new one's should be a little easier to maintain and, IMO, look better.

That turned out nice. These are the mods I’m currently on but who’s steward the info man lol

Originally Posted by Youngdeezy510

Thanks here’s a close up along with the links for pro-bolt hardware

Washers
http://http://www.probolt-usa.com/al...-pack-x-5.html

Bolts
http://http://www.probolt-usa.com/al...x-35mm-21.html

[Welker2]

Originally Posted by Youngdeezy510

That turned out nice. These are the mods I’m currently on but who’s steward the info man lol

Stewart posted the link, as well as exactly what parts and how many of each to order in another post. I know you also posted links, but they didn't work for me, got 'page can't be reached...' messages.

[Mr2Hard2See]

Copy that your correct^^^

[camguynj]

Nice job! Looks good! BTW your hood is so shiny its reflection looks like you’ve got some kind of funky hood nostril... LOL

[George-CZ]

How did you color CHEVROLET please? Brush? Or otherwise?
It looks very nice.

[Welker2]

Originally Posted by George-CZ

How did you color CHEVROLET please? Brush? Or otherwise?
It looks very nice.

Thank you. I used a silver metallic paint pen from Walmart. I got the one with the wedge tip; made keeping the paint just on top of the letters really easy, I just basically traced over the letters. Went over each a few times.

[George-CZ]

Originally Posted by Welker2

Thank you. I used a silver metallic paint pen from Walmart. I got the one with the wedge tip; made keeping the paint just on top of the letters really easy, I just basically traced over the letters. Went over each a few times.

Thanks for the information.
I hope to buy something like this here too.
It looks beautiful.

[FLcamaroSS]

Looks great, where did you order that strut bar from? Thanks

[SSEssence]

looks way better in black, nicely done!

[Welker2]

Originally Posted by FLcamaroSS

Looks great, where did you order that strut bar from? Thanks

It's the GM OEM strut bar and I got it off of eBay. I wrapped the bar and painted the ends.

[George-CZ]

So... Thanks Welker2 for know-how ;-)
I'm done. Tomorrow I'll put it on the engine.

[UBB]

I took my engine cover off.

Have an extra lying around if anyone is looking.

[camguynj]

Originally Posted by Welker2

I used Rust-Oleum Acrylic 2X Coverage spray paint for plastic & metal. I put on 4 coats, letting it dry for at least 2 hours between coats. Then , after letting it dry for 48 hours, I used Meguiar's Ultimate polish followed by Mequiar's Ultimate paste wax (all by hand). After installing the coover, I wiped everything down with a rag sprayed in Mequiar's Ultimate detailer. I am just listing exactly what I did/used, I'm sure you could use a different name brand and get the same, if not better results, then I did using a different brand of products.

What color of 2X did you use?