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    Retro or not?

    Thinking about items that make the car seem older, retro in a since. Something similar to this , but Honda.

    The valve cover is not painted yet, but I "polished" parts to make it look kinda old school. Trying to determine if it looks cheesy or old school?

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    Re: Retro or not?

    imo anything polished looks under a hood

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    Re: Retro or not?

    Looks better than a giant black valve cover.

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    Re: Retro or not?

    Clean that bay up bro lol. Polish the whole thing.


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    Re: Retro or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rendon LX-i View Post
    Clean that bay up bro lol. Polish the whole thing.
    I know, its pretty bad lol.
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    Re: Retro or not?

    I'm old anna I went to school but ain't too much for a lookin at > but< a mild wire tuck and tidy up some of those worm clamps would give it a more retro look. Valve cover work just needs to be clean and like new no matter how it gets refinished IMO. The short ram I dunno, something about those just always looks jc whitney-ish so to me that is another area I really have no suggestion for but takes away from a retro appearence. I like the car regardless!

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    Re: Retro or not?

    damn this dudes got A/C now lol

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    Re: Retro or not?

    why didnt you tuck it when ya put the engine in?

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    Re: Retro or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by wprocomp View Post
    damn this dudes got A/C now lol
    Fortunate enough to find a pri AC bracket lol.

    Quote Originally Posted by redneck View Post
    why didnt you tuck it when ya put the engine in?
    Lack of time, I needed the car up and running quickly.
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    Re: Retro or not?

    I think it would look good if you painted it black, left the bars brushed like they are now, and paint the raised lettering black. I think that would look pretty good, and it goes very well with the retro theming if that's what you're aiming for.

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    Re: Retro or not?

    What about getting some header paint and giving it a couple coats? haven't seen that in a long time.
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    Re: Retro or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by hatch88lxi View Post
    What about getting some header paint and giving it a couple coats? haven't seen that in a long time.
    Now that you mention it I think wrapped headers are retro looking.

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    Re: Retro or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by 2oodoor View Post
    Now that you mention it I think wrapped headers are retro looking.
    And beneficial!

    I say paint them and them wrap them!

    Also I've seen it once on the forum some guy went to the salvage and bought a couple stock plastic intakes and made himself a CAI that looked SUPER STOCK.

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    Re: Retro or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by Vanilla Sky View Post
    I think it would look good if you painted it black, left the bars brushed like they are now, and paint the raised lettering black. I think that would look pretty good, and it goes very well with the retro theming if that's what you're aiming for.
    That is what I was thinking about, but I made also polish the lip closes to the spark plugs. I may play with a bit before painting.

    Quote Originally Posted by 2oodoor View Post
    Now that you mention it I think wrapped headers are retro looking.
    Definitely looking into this, but I have found more heat in the engine bay improves gas mileage. So I'm a little torn lol

    Quote Originally Posted by hatch88lxi View Post
    Also I've seen it once on the forum some guy went to the salvage and bought a couple stock plastic intakes and made himself a CAI that looked SUPER STOCK.
    I have been looking around at this, I think the 4G accord should fit pretty well.

    I will be doing a simple wire tuck, as well as using a type R throttle cable and throttle pully. This will let the throttle cable come from the other direction, and not stick up all funky like that (also no giant throttle bracket). I really wish I could find a smaller clutch cable, but that does not seem to be an option.
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    Re: Retro or not?

    I think anything under the hood cleaned and painted looks better than all black.Just my .2 cents worth.

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    Re: Retro or not?

    In my opinion, aluminum should never be painted, only polished
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    Re: Retro or not?

    Yeah but it takes a lot of work and will oxidize if not coated.

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