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just sayin'.....dog dishes/poverty caps etc etc are cool in my book.....

gunna be scarey in the wet......

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Spoke to David Vizard about engine coatings in general a few years ago....his answer was: "you won't find an uncoated part anywhere inside a Formula 1 engine"......pretty much explains whether they work or not....

is there any reason he can't just loop the in/out lines on the steering gearbox and fill it as far as possible before tightening the loop connections? Then just delete the pump altogether and run a shorter belt for the alternator/water pump/bottom pulley etc? I would think a small amount of...

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Needs an El Camino badge

nice work OP.....lot of thought went in to that build I would believe.....

I just went through this last weekend while trial fitting everything......those trim pieces are held in by a series of panhead trim screws which are under the roof rail seal. Some seals are glued in, others aren't - luck of the draw for you......hopefully you don't have to destroy the seals to...

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cheers for that Rktpwrd....off to buy some tomorrow....

Rktpwrd, any chance of checking what the main ingredients of your aerosol stripper were? I understand some of them will attack plastics.....just wanted to see what you were using.....

Those plastic bits on the rear corners of a Malibu, along with the nose cone, licence plate pocket and other buts of rubber that were painted from the factory....anybody got helpful tips on how to remove the paint from these?

I have an '89 IROC steering wheel to use if the recolor doesn't work out.....

approx how long did it last? Daily use? Weekend use? Racing? tootling around? I don't have a problem re-coating if it lasts a reasonable amount of time.....

565bbchevy, I don't dislike the OEM wheel, but do know others who truly hate it....pretty much my line of thought with the whole car.......hehehehe..... Can't tell you how many times I have heard (from 60s/70s Camaro/Chevelle owners) "what did you build that ugly thing for?".....the stock...

Finished dash permanently screwed in.......one-man lift in and out many times with no cracking issues (yay) - any suggestions on re-coloring the steering wheel from the OEM brown to black?

OP, three words....."Jeep Steering Shaft".........not only works, but cleans up the engine bay nicely too.....

565BBChevy, you were right about the extra thickness of the cap causing issues.....I installed the gauge module into the dash yesterday and it fought me all the way. The additional lip area was the problem. For future reference, a heat gun will soften your dash cap's edges and the gauge panel...