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08-10-2007, 06:06 PM
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Hi all just pulled my intake and rocker covers off today, I'm getting the rocker covers painted and I want to polish the intake what is the best way to do it, or would it be better to pay someone,
Also do all Au 5lts have GT40p heads just asking because when I took my roker covers off to my suprize is a cast stamp
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08-10-2007, 06:12 PM
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gt40p's will have a cast stamp. normal 5.0l heads will have E7@$%%@#
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08-10-2007, 06:15 PM
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yeah mine say GT40p just wasn't sure if all au 5lts had them or not
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08-10-2007, 06:29 PM
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08-10-2007, 09:50 PM
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so dose any1 no what to use to polish the intake
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09-10-2007, 09:56 AM
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A dremel is really handy. Then a %&*# load of sandpaper, buffer and some metal polish will do the trick. Not a fun job though, takes a lot of time and patience. I'm never doing it again.
These are some photos from a couple of months ago, when I had the job half finished. I should take some more now, cause I have finished polishing it all now, including the alternator.  
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09-10-2007, 11:25 AM
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Get a quote on taking it to a polisher....wouldn't be a lot I wouldn't think....and if the quote is good enough, you won't even bother doing it yourself
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09-10-2007, 06:58 PM
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James do my alterator, its the only other bit I want done!
It is a of a job to do.
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09-10-2007, 07:27 PM
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yeah got a quote today $160.00, I think I'll do it myself
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09-10-2007, 07:32 PM
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What metal polish did you use? I've got autosol and purple
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10-10-2007, 09:56 AM
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I used autosol, but theres no point using it till your right at the end of the job. Grab a dremel to remove most of the roughness. I found the sanding belts worked well here, then work up your way up in sandpaper. I started with 180 grit then went up from there, till there were no scratches present from the previous grit. (This is important at the end for a good finish)
I used 180, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500. Once finished with that, then I hit it with autosol, and a buffing wheel in the dremel again.
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10-10-2007, 10:02 AM
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 , I know the feeling. I cant say it enough, but I love  my Dremel. Without it the alternator would have driven me mental. If you don't have one, go and get one. It'll save a lot of bull%&*$
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10-10-2007, 10:21 PM
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I got the rocker covers back yesterday, and I've sent a few more bits and pieces off, I just finished polishing my power steering pump looks unreal ( you can't see yours I don't have the cover) , I keep avoiding the intake I started a little of it, starting to look good all ready. My dad got all the crap I need from work but not the 1500 I best get me some...............
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17-10-2007, 10:06 PM
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Finally finished the intake its polished, rocker covers painted, power steering bracket polished and a few bits powder coated, to top it all off, finished it around an hour ago even better it started, will post some pics tomorrow........
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18-10-2007, 08:59 PM
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Do you have any pics, i would like to see if the results using a dremel are worth it.
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28-10-2007, 11:47 AM
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all finished back on the car came up really well looks good with the rocker covers painted to, wil get some pics of the hole engine bay soon,
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28-10-2007, 11:53 AM
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I couldn't get in the grooves on the side so I painted it black and then sanded/grinded the top, I used a drill with really course scotch brite type pads and worked down 3 stages, wet rubbed, then polished with with a pad on the drill (PURPLE POLISH)
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28-10-2007, 11:55 AM
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Are you going to clear coat it to keep the finish? If not, you will need to polish it regularly to keep it looking that good.
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28-10-2007, 12:06 PM
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well it's allready back on the car, so it looks like I will have to polish it every now and again, unless I just mask around it and do it in the engine bay
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29-10-2007, 11:10 PM
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just wondering if any1 has or knows where to get the chrome intake pipe?
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