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Old 09-29-2013, 11:59 AM
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Default 07 GT powdercoated valve covers installed!

Got a sweet deal on powdercoating my valve covers through a coworker. I heard a lot of suggestions from friends but went with Ford blue because everything else under the hood will stay black. And blue is opposite orange on the color wheel, my artist wife said they'll be pleasant for the eyes to look at. I'm pretty happy with the way it looks.

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One thing I noticed was how good the valve train looked after 65k miles with Royal Purple. No sludge or crap at all.

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Old 09-29-2013, 04:25 PM
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very cool did you have to replace the seal when putting on the new covers
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Old 09-29-2013, 08:57 PM
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Your wife was right, that looks really good! Nice choice.

I noticed the same thing when I replaced mine (I also use RP, about 60k miles), looked like new.
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Old 09-29-2013, 09:04 PM
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Thanks guys!
Javdog, I did because of the miles but the old gasket looked great. Felpro VS50687R Valve Cover Gasket Set was only $31 on Amazon so it was insurance well spent.
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my car is torch red and i still got the blue, pops real well
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Old 09-30-2013, 11:23 AM
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engine looks like new inside.
blue looks nice dude..wish we could get things done like that here..
very hard to find powder coaters in sweden
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Old 09-30-2013, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudolph Hucker
engine looks like new inside.
blue looks nice dude..wish we could get things done like that here..
very hard to find powder coaters in sweden
american muscle has them powdercoated if they ship in your area
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Looks good! I think the tower brace would look cool powder coated blue to match.
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Old 10-01-2013, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by kevinmalec
Looks good! I think the tower brace would look cool powder coated blue to match.
and the intake tube... you need more, it doesn't end.
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Those look awesome,.. and 65k, you could eat off that engine bay!
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