greenmac80 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 sweet man that gear box look frekin awesome!!! i cleaned my k50 with some industrial grade cleaners thought it was clean and i still got fisheyes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Thanks mate :D Its not quite as shiny as what it looks like on the pic, the flash on my phone made it look like that. The color is called Cast alloy, I'll take another pic tomorrow in natural light. I think the reason you got fish eyes is because the air temp was hotter that the surface you were spraying. It could happen if your gearbox was cold then you bring it out in the sun or had a heater to dry it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmac80 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 nah i would say same temp. been sitting for a day or so clean then inot a spraybooth with climate control! oil soak i reckon or the paint. but yeah looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Not sure then, as long as it looks good. You wont notice small inprefections when its installed in the car. I took another pic thismorining but still looks way too shiny. Its a metalic silver but does not look like chrome. I bought my mum a new digital camera for xmas, might borrow it for better pics in the future... he he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Finished the gearbox and used propper camera for once! Bought new clutch slave cylinder and painted black engine enamel everywhere. Before After obviously, :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Looks like my gearbox but you have already painted yours :) I washed mine about 4 months ago and havent painted it yet, I have the paint but you know what it's like, What color did you use, I am using the aluminin that i used on my T50: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Bought a few more goodies this morning New thermostat, High temp grease, Braided hose kit (needed something to make the engine look as good as the gearbox. It looks like crap next to the new painted box) and some gasket glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowler Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Damn you work quickly...Very impressed with the gearbox man, you should be proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 HOLY CRAP!! I haven't visited this thread in ages!! and WoW!! Those gearboxes look great!! And Trev, its Colour, not color!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 HOLY CRAP!! I haven't visited this thread in ages!! and WoW!! Those gearboxes look great!! And Trev, its Colour, not color!! Thanks mate, I write colour all the time ad my stupid computer tells me its color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I heard a few bad story's about steel braided hose covers. it conducts a lot of heat and can melt your rubber hose's. Guess I'll find out the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 What a pain in the ass today proved! Painted the intake manifold, wanted to take it off but too much stuff to remove. Taped it up with newspaper and masking tape instead but that proved just as difficult ;) Got it painted in the end. Painted the thermostat housing and bought a new gasket because the old one had a crack in the rubber seals. When i bought the new thermo it didn't come with the surround rubber so i opened up the 4ac one but the rubber was worse than the 4age one. The gasket they gave me does not fit the housing either so couldn't put that back together. The braided hose was driving me nuts! Try threading rubber hose through delicate steel knitted hose. It kept kinking and then to trim it i had to use my good scissors, made them go blunt and the bits of braid that were trimmed were falling into the opening of the pipes. Then to top it off i don't even really like the look of it. It might grow in me but I'll see how it goes. I couldn't get right inside the intake manifold so i used the tip of WD40 can to squirt paint where i couldn't reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 BAH please don't tell me you painted the inside of the intake manifold.... Other than that it all looks good, Should get a few dress up items like i have on my 4age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) BAH please don't tell me you painted the inside of the intake manifold.... You don't know who could look in there.. Nah, just under the fuel rail i couldnt get to so hence the straw. Edited December 27, 2008 by Johno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) You don't know who could look in there.. Nah, just under the fuel rail i couldnt get to so hence the straw. Ha you had me worried, As soon as any blowby encased with fuel got in contact with the throttle body and intake manifold you would of either had a sticking throttle or paint residue go thru your engine. EDIT: Oh and your intake looks better than mine as i blasted mine and cleared it. Edited December 27, 2008 by Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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