I polished my master cylinder and thermostat housing a while back:





I recently got a couple other parts done besides my trans side pan:











The valve covers I've had 80% done for years and i finally finished those up today.

The only other two things I want to do are the throttlebody (which I started) and the tensioner assembly.

Everything will be powdercoated clear.

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95 SLE... a keeper. 241k miles. Low and Slow.
97 BMW 528i
98 Infiniti vq35'd i30: 13.3@104mph, 30MPG Hwy (RIP)
02 Jag X-type
03 BMW M5
05 Chevy Cobalt LS
07 Infiniti G35s 6MT (Sold)
07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 with DS1000 swap
83 Yamaha IT175K
72 Yamaha DS7: '74 RD250 swap, JL chambers

Info on dropping a 92-99: Here.

ooOOooOOoo SHINY

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2000 SE: 17" Chrome Grand Prix GTP wheels, Pirelli P-Zero Nero Rubber.
180,000 miles and running smooth

Wishing I had taken it that far... looks awesome.

Thats the mistake I made, no clear powdercoating, so everything is not nearly as shiny anymore.

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Andrew - owner/operator of Bonnevilles Unlimited

2004 Bonneville GXP | 60k | White Gold Tricoat | custom built supercharged 3800 hot rod | garage queen
1997 Corvette | 55k | Silver Metallic | Z06 wheels | Date-night Hauler/Parts runner
2014 Town & Country Limited | Cashmere Pearl | 95k | Family Hauler
2002 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Sport | Black| 260k | Official Bonneville Hauler

How do you polish plastic (fiberglass) valvecovers? Or where did you get metal ones?

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

LOL @ Ed.... the valve covers are off an f-body, aluminum.

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Andrew - owner/operator of Bonnevilles Unlimited

2004 Bonneville GXP | 60k | White Gold Tricoat | custom built supercharged 3800 hot rod | garage queen
1997 Corvette | 55k | Silver Metallic | Z06 wheels | Date-night Hauler/Parts runner
2014 Town & Country Limited | Cashmere Pearl | 95k | Family Hauler
2002 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Sport | Black| 260k | Official Bonneville Hauler

I guess I didn't know they had aluminum ones. Makes sense now...

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

*dang*.

I'm guessing that wasn't all by hand, dremel or air?

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Jason Z - Exposed Autos

2001 BMW 330i - Titanium Silver - Sport Package - 3 Pedals - Koni Yellow/H&R Sport
2006 Volkswagen GTI - (gone) Tornado Red - DSG, Stage II~280hp/325tq
1993 Pontiac Bonneville - (gone) Purple Pearl H4U/SLE. Loud

Yep, F-bodies.

Most of the sanding was done by hand but I did use a dremel for right radius spots. With that I used a plane shank, cut strips of sand paper, and taped/wrapped it so it worked with the rotational direction. Either way I had to work my way up from 180 to 800+ grit before buffing. And I used pieces of shirt the same way I did the sandpaper to buff the tight areas.

Here's how far I got with the TB today:





It's about 80% done.

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95 SLE... a keeper. 241k miles. Low and Slow.
97 BMW 528i
98 Infiniti vq35'd i30: 13.3@104mph, 30MPG Hwy (RIP)
02 Jag X-type
03 BMW M5
05 Chevy Cobalt LS
07 Infiniti G35s 6MT (Sold)
07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 with DS1000 swap
83 Yamaha IT175K
72 Yamaha DS7: '74 RD250 swap, JL chambers

Info on dropping a 92-99: Here.

HOLY COW I'm not sure I have the patience for that. It will no doubt look amazing when its all put together

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2000 SE: 17" Chrome Grand Prix GTP wheels, Pirelli P-Zero Nero Rubber.
180,000 miles and running smooth

great work. cant wait to see them installed.

also, would you mind posting the tools/dremel bits you use for the hard to reach areas?

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92 Olds 98. L67, Gen 3 M62, 2.55 pulley, FWI, PLIM, 1.8 YTs.

Thanks.

The only special tools I used was a dremel with a long plain shank, increasing grits of sandpaper (then cloth), white rouge, and a buffing wheel.

None of the dremel bits I tried work well including burs, sanding drums, mini wire wheels. They all dig in and score the aluminum even on the lowest speed. The home-made shank + taped/wrapped sandpaper works best. Same thing with sanding/scuffing wheels on a die grinder. They'll cut. And on flat surfaces, hand sanding is the way to go.

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95 SLE... a keeper. 241k miles. Low and Slow.
97 BMW 528i
98 Infiniti vq35'd i30: 13.3@104mph, 30MPG Hwy (RIP)
02 Jag X-type
03 BMW M5
05 Chevy Cobalt LS
07 Infiniti G35s 6MT (Sold)
07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 with DS1000 swap
83 Yamaha IT175K
72 Yamaha DS7: '74 RD250 swap, JL chambers

Info on dropping a 92-99: Here.

This is about as far as I'm going to get with the TB:

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95 SLE... a keeper. 241k miles. Low and Slow.
97 BMW 528i
98 Infiniti vq35'd i30: 13.3@104mph, 30MPG Hwy (RIP)
02 Jag X-type
03 BMW M5
05 Chevy Cobalt LS
07 Infiniti G35s 6MT (Sold)
07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 with DS1000 swap
83 Yamaha IT175K
72 Yamaha DS7: '74 RD250 swap, JL chambers

Info on dropping a 92-99: Here.

Wow. Your engine compartment is going to look amazing when it's done.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

You are god.


That is all.

those look awsome Mike

gotta tell ya though, that first pic really looks like a brass color (I know its not) and I can only amagine how an engine bay would look all brass colored.

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Jim

pardon my ignorance here, but im unsure of what a shank is. you say plain shank, and i think of a filed tooth brush from prison gang movies. I tried to google "plain shank" and got a mess of searches unrelated to what i was looking for.

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92 Olds 98. L67, Gen 3 M62, 2.55 pulley, FWI, PLIM, 1.8 YTs.

Thanks guys.

I took a dremel bit with a long stem and cut the bit off the end. So it's just a plain stem in other words.

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95 SLE... a keeper. 241k miles. Low and Slow.
97 BMW 528i
98 Infiniti vq35'd i30: 13.3@104mph, 30MPG Hwy (RIP)
02 Jag X-type
03 BMW M5
05 Chevy Cobalt LS
07 Infiniti G35s 6MT (Sold)
07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 with DS1000 swap
83 Yamaha IT175K
72 Yamaha DS7: '74 RD250 swap, JL chambers

Info on dropping a 92-99: Here.

ok, ty. sorry to drag out something so simple, lol.

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92 Olds 98. L67, Gen 3 M62, 2.55 pulley, FWI, PLIM, 1.8 YTs.

Awesome! Definitely agreed on getting it all clear powder coat once you're done. I can appreciate the time this takes, though I haven't worked on anything as complicated to do as the TB. I've helped dad do the intake manifold, water pump, a set of valve covers and misc. other things for his car. But without the clear, like Andrew said it will dull out fairly quick unless you keep after it like a hawk. And just spraying a clear coat on it dulls it out too.

Thats some great work though!
Like the rest of your car, I await the final product (If you can ever say you're finished with a never ending project.)

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'93 SSE "Guinevere" RIP 1993 - 2019
'01 SSEi "Chloe" Mods: Intense FWI | GenV | WBS Intercooled | 3.2 MPS | 1.9 YT Rockers | SSAC Headers | N* TB | TEP Trans | 3.29 FDR | Torsen LSD
DTM Tuned | Dual AeroForce | Solid Mounts | 255 Walbro Pump | Fuel Logs | GXP STB & Sway Bars | CSS Lowering Springs | GXP Brakes | Disabled DRL
Magnaflow Mufflers | Magnaflow Cat | GXP Seats & Trim | 35 % Tint | Cleared & Tinted Tails | repinS Retrofited Morimoto Mini H1 | 19" GT500 Wheels
'09 G8 GT "Abigail" Mods: Rotofab | LS3 Heads, Intake & Cam | Kooks LT | Solo Exhaust | Tien Springs w/ GXP Struts | Whiteline Swaybars | BMR Subframe Connectors
Achievements: Guinevere - 264k mi | 16.27 @ 84.10mph | March '11 COTM :: Chloe - 223k mi | 13.85 @ 102mph | January '09 COTM :: Abigail - 192k mi | 12.85 @ 112mph