Current motor update :) "Pics"

How did I ever get that black crap off the valve cover? Airplain stripper? Nope... Scrub Scrub Scrub, sand, sand ;)

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This will be the color of the valve cover and exetera... Its a duplicolor ceramic/hi temp engine paint. I liked the color and it will match my engine bay :)

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This is were the adjustable cam gears will be... I cut out part of the "Shroud" so I can get at them and still have a timing belt cover.

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This is my DC header that I spent 12+ hours port matching... the ports are a little larger than the ports on my head to creat a "Scavenging" effect, as you can see I also gound out the material into each exaust tube quite a way... I didnt want exiting exaust to just "Roll" over a smooth edge, I wanted it to flow and scavenge as well.

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So, thats all you get for now... I'll get some more pics when the valve cover is done or the block gets back from the shop... Hope you enjoyed

:flash:

Dammit! I forgot to post an up close pic of the head were there "Should" be a date... But isnt. :confused:

Ok, like 10+ people have came and looked at my pics... WTF, no one has anything to say?...

This thread will stay up here untill someone posts "Gee seth, that looks nice" Fawkers! :devil:

Gee seth, that looks nice :D ill have to come see it in person too.:)

Why thank you greg :) I spent alot of time on painting that and port matching and scrubing, its nice to see someone appreciates my hard work... Instead of just looking and saying "I dont like the color" or "I seen better".... Like total time thieves! I spend my time, they steal a peak :mad:

seth
i'm gunna get a rover valve cover for my ZC so i will have you beat ;) as far as valve covers go BTW color looks good on that cover i like it hope it goes together good

Originally posted by ev0lution7
seth
i'm gunna get a rover valve cover for my ZC so i will have you beat ;) as far as valve covers go BTW color looks good on that cover i like it hope it goes together good

:mad: :mad: :mad: Thats the valve cover I wanted :mad: :mad: :mad: Were did you get it?!!! :confused:

haha, i just saw it so for sure im not just gonna look and not give you some praise, good job seth i can just imagine how accomplishing it will feel for you once it is alllllll done, aren't u all excited?!?:D

Originally posted by XxLuckyLisaxX
haha, i just saw it so for sure im not just gonna look and not give you some praise, good job seth i can just imagine how accomplishing it will feel for you once it is alllllll done, aren't u all excited?!?:D

When I got out to the shop and saw they were dry I ran/skipped into my house @ mach 1 to grab the digi cam, then I remembered the batteries were dead so I mashe to the store, then i remembered that my digi cam takes ass pics @ night so i had to hook up my 4way flood lights (As you can see it did the trick) you can see in the header pic my camera is kinda :alien2:

Originally posted by seth 90DX/ZC
How did I ever get that black crap off the valve cover? Airplain stripper? Nope... Scrub Scrub Scrub, sand, sand ;)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/733189IMAGE0007.JPG.JPG

This will be the color of the valve cover and exetera... Its a duplicolor ceramic/hi temp engine paint. I liked the color and it will match my engine bay :)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/834560IMAGE0008.JPG.JPG

This is were the adjustable cam gears will be... I cut out part of the "Shroud" so I can get at them and still have a timing belt cover.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/482240IMAGE0010.JPG.JPG

This is my DC header that I spent 12+ hours port matching... the ports are a little larger than the ports on my head to creat a "Scavenging" effect, as you can see I also gound out the material into each exaust tube quite a way... I didnt want exiting exaust to just "Roll" over a smooth edge, I wanted it to flow and scavenge as well.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/702737IMAGE0011.JPG.JPG

So, thats all you get for now... I'll get some more pics when the valve cover is done or the block gets back from the shop... Hope you enjoyed

:flash:
im confused bout the port matching..bout the headers.....explain again pleaase...but nice..plannin on getting a ZC...

Nice:)

looks pimpin'

"I dont like the color" or "I seen better"....

lol jk it's nice but you might wanna think again about the cam gear cover b/c it keeps crap from hitting the cam gears and i know you don't want ur motor to go like that

Hey Seth, I LIKE it, should look sweet when its all done,
Keep up the good work

Cheerz


Jim

looks good seth. keep up updated and show more pics

ZC's kick ass :)

you must of went down the ports a bit becaue 12+ hours to port match one header is a really long time.

Originally posted by spy54
"I dont like the color" or "I seen better"....

lol jk it's nice but you might wanna think again about the cam gear cover b/c it keeps crap from hitting the cam gears and i know you don't want ur motor to go like that

Actualy the cover is there to keep your timing belt from sliping off... That why I left enough on there to keep it covered. As far as things hiting it/them the only thing over there is wires, which I will make sure to keep out the way :)

Looks good dawg.

Can't wait to see more. :frog:

looks absolutely dreadful.......jk hehe saw American Idol last night - Simon is such a tool - lol Anyways, lookin good seth. doesn't it feel good to see some results from all of your hard work? :)

hrmmm i want a DOHC ZC now ...


DAMN SOHC!

12 hours ? You do know what a dremel tool is don't you ?

Originally posted by nemo_wolf
hrmmm i want a DOHC ZC now ...


DAMN SOHC!

SOHC ownz j00

Looking good seth Hope I can stop by some day to check it out in person!;)

DAMN SOHC! someones goin to hell :finger:, is that the color of your car too seth? got a pic of it?

ZC'S SUCK!!!!! haha j/k seth i had a zc too but i am dropping the good ole b16 in. how much money have you dropped so far on this beast??

Originally posted by Jmunk
12 hours ? You do know what a dremel tool is don't you ?

:evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh

A dremel? ROFL!!! It would have taken me a year to do that with a dremel dude! I used a die grinder running off 500 PSI ;)

Originally posted by walt0023
ZC'S SUCK!!!!! haha j/k seth i had a zc too but i am dropping the good ole b16 in. how much money have you dropped so far on this beast??

Oh, Im round about $3000 in the block... Head is a whole different storry.... Everything up there is parts and not as much machine work... I think I may have some custom Roller Rocker arms made...

How long did it take you to sand down the valve cover that good? Do you wanna do mine for me? :D

i got the black stuff off my valve cover with automotive grade paint stripper (let it sit for 10 mins) then I sanded the inperfections off the cover, Cleaned it with simple Green and baked it in the oven for 10 mins at 250deg to dry it completely. once completely dry ( and still hot) i sprayed the hi temp Primer on it... it dried as it hit the cover and made a nice smooth coat. then I use Hi temp Colour paint and put 3 thin layers at 1 hour intervals.

turned out great and only took me bout 1 hour of actual work with it spread out over 4 hours.

Originally posted by 91civichatch2571
How long did it take you to sand down the valve cover that good? Do you wanna do mine for me? :D

For a bazillion dollars I will do it again! LOL! Actualy I pussed out about 3/4 of the way and sand blasted it... Im about to stick it in a giant pot of bioling water right now... If it turns out all good I'll do it again for like $75 + shiping.

looking good man, how long do you think it will be before its done?

The entire engine? About another 2/4 months I am guestimating... I dont like to rush things, and anything worth doing is worth taking the Time to do it right, ESPECIALY engines, ESPECIALY honda engines... They are so damn annoying if they arent built right the first ime, got to take everything appart to get to X and fix it.

Well I just put the first coat on the valve cover and let me just say its looking SWEEET! I will now be offering valve cover services, sand blast and "Hot tank" (Hot tank is basicaly boiling the cover in my giant presure cooker to remove ALL sand particles, this works verry well) This service will completly clean all the stock paint off of the cover and you will get it back looking like the pic on the first page $75.00 pluss shiping. For $100.00 + pluss shiping I will clean tank and paint it as well, you must provide additional funds for specified paint/powder coating. If you are interested please email me @ [email protected] Title of email should be VALVE COVER. Ty ;)

lol you gota be kidding me

Originally posted by Redline_civic91
lol you gota be kidding me

Why? Its an assload of work, most people dont have the tools that i have at my disopsal, and it takes for fucking ever... I used 4 layers of primer on the timing belt cover and 5 layers of paint, note there is not ONE run in the entire paint job... The valve cover just got its 3rd coat, I make sure to put on a verry light amount each time so there are NO runs.
A new valve cover will run you (Aftermarket) around $200 + , you may be able to find one for like $150 or so thats a knockoff.
If you pay me to do it you will have something orriginal, pluss I can match you exact car color (if you figure out what it is, you would also have to pay for the paint) Shit, a hot tank alone will cost you $50, I dont sopose you have a presure cooker pot thats bigger than a dohc valve cover?
I think my price is verry reasonable actualy :)

YAY! I got my clutchmasters 8lb flywheel in my lap! Larry also took the time to scratch "HI" into it as well :flash: But Im ballancing it so it doesent mater anyway. Oh yea, thought it was $285, but it was only $235 :eek:

Despite being overjoyed with my new flywheel, I am now PISSED! I just went out and looked at my valve cover, it WAS buitifull! All nice and clean and not a single run, then I look and I can see in the "CO." of honda motor co. that there is no paint in the bottom of the O, so I whip out my can and give the entire thing another shot making sure to hit the bottom of the O... Bout 45 seconds later my dad walks in and I say "Check out my valve cover, it looks bitchen" He says "Actauly it looks like shit..." Im like huh? I go over and look at it noting there is no sarcasm in his voice and sure as all hell the 3rd coat of paint for some reason descided to curl all the paint under it :mad: :mad: :mad: Now it looks like :bloated: I am going to have to sand it with some fine sand paper and repaint the whole bitch! Anyone know why this happened?

Here we go, this is it after some more sanding and so forth.

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Ummm. K, were is the date thats soposed to be here?

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Here is the WHOLE timing belt cover.

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Here is a pic of the vlave cover with the timing belt cover, and yes... I did hand polish the entire head, intake manifold, and top half of the header ;)

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I ordered the adjustable cam gears from japan today, so they should be here in a week or two... Right about the time my block is finished I hope :)

i think you should sand off the paint where the honda motor co is on the valve cover. the big h too. Like how it was when it was black..

yea that would look sweet if you did that, and again is your car the same color as mine?

Yes, only mine has silver flek sprayed on it.

:eek: :eek2:
OMG!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXY!!!!!!!!!!
Man! thats one excellent job!

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
:eek: :eek2:
OMG!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXY!!!!!!!!!!
Man! thats one excellent job!

:flash: Thanks!

I like the 5th pic down, it realy shows my hard work when i can see the reflection of the paint on the Intake Maniflod I spent hours hand polishing :)

what kind of paint did u use to paint the cam cover??...and did u just paint over it or did u put something first...anyways nice work:)

Um, "cam cover" and valve cover were painted with the same Duplicolor General Motors Blue, the Valve cover did not get any primer as it will be getting HOT, the paint can take 500 degrees and is ceramic based, so i think it would be retarded to put any kinda primer under it that would cause it to flake off. The "Cam cover" or belt cover asd I call it got 4 coats of automotive primer before the spray.

Yes, only mine has silver flek sprayed on it. hows about posting up a pic of your car?

No pics 4 you! The head is now at the machine shop as well... So its just a matter of time and money now :D

No pics 4 you! what its that ugly?

Originally posted by Melt


SOHC ownz j00

what are you talkin about SOHC owns you too:D

K your both tripin! DOHC owns all of you!

Originally posted by seth 90DX/ZC
K your both tripin! DOHC owns all of you!

thats what you think

:eek: :D

Originally posted by seth 90DX/ZC
K your both tripin! DOHC owns all of you!

:rolleyes: here we go again.....

how about this.....gh3y ownz j00 ALL :finger:

Originally posted by LadyNRedSi


:rolleyes: here we go again.....

how about this.....gh3y ownz j00 ALL :finger:

or... how bout this?
SOHC D15B2 ownz j00 :finger:

Or how about, your all bastards for spamming my thread! Yea, you to lady. :bloated:

Originally posted by seth 90DX/ZC
Or how about, your all bastards for spamming my thread! Yea, you to lady. :bloated:

say the guy who has 75% of the replies in this thread.....most of them back to back to back :rolleyes:

seth = 23 replies

lady = 2 + this 1

btw: spam is when you leave endless ads promoting your stuff. so now if you don't mind.....quit whorin' this thread :flipa:

I didnt know you could whore your own thread... :bloated:

Originally posted by seth 90DX/ZC
I didnt know you could whore your own thread... :bloated:
yup its possible! ;) haha