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Old 02-03-2002, 10:17 PM
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Re: Re: Polished Valve Cover Installed ...pic
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Nice!!! Do they do that for 5thgen's too?? Where???
Check out the For Sale forum .. Tony aka 1MAX2NV is selling them ... I got his first one for a 5th gen which I installed today ... I'm returning my core to him tomorrow .. & that one'll be polished & ready for sale if you want it! I think it's $150 + shipping plus u gotta return your core ...
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Originally posted by 97MaxGurl


Yes sir. The plastic piece correct?

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Hey U,

How did you do what you did with the plastic piece? Do you know of any options to have that piece chromed as well?

How long did it take u .. & did u torque the bolts back to a certain spec?

Tkx!!
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Old 02-03-2002, 10:26 PM
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Originally posted by ohboiya


Hey U,

How did you do what you did with the plastic piece? Do you know of any options to have that piece chromed as well?

How long did it take u .. & did u torque the bolts back to a certain spec?

Tkx!!
its just a cosmetic cover you can do whatever you want to it and it doesnt have to be torqued.
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Originally posted by Nismo


its just a cosmetic cover you can do whatever you want to it and it doesnt have to be torqued.
no no .. not the plastic piece .. the actual valve cover
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no no .. not the plastic piece .. the actual valve cover
doh! sorry....Ill go hide in my corner now
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Old 02-04-2002, 05:13 AM
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doh! sorry....Ill go hide in my corner now
it's all good .. everyone knows you were just trying to help!
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Old 02-04-2002, 05:41 AM
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i am definitley gonna have to pick one of these up after i clean my engine bay
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Old 02-04-2002, 06:54 AM
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Originally posted by ohboiya
Hey U,

How did you do what you did with the plastic piece? Do you know of any options to have that piece chromed as well?

How long did it take u .. & did u torque the bolts back to a certain spec?

Tkx!!
Plastic cover was custom painted by my bodyshop at the time my car was being repainted. The idea of getting a plastic valve cover piece 'polished' doesn't make too much sense to me. I'm not aware of any options to have that done.

There's no wrenching involved in putting back the plastic piece. You'll need to use a hex bit for removal/install.

Russ has a write up on valve cover removal/install on his How-To section. www.5thgenmaximas.com

I hope this helps.
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Old 02-04-2002, 08:08 AM
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looks good ange..almost makes me want to go out in the cold, clean up my engine bay, and polish away with my dremel...almost...
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Re: Polished Valve Cover Installed ...pic
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Thanks to and his buddy for lending a hand

Looks good Ange! What's with the feedbag on yer friend?

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Old 02-04-2002, 02:49 PM
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Re: Re: Polished Valve Cover Installed ...pic
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Looks good Ange! What's with the feedbag on yer friend?

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That's no feedbag, that's one Confused Afghan maiden
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Old 02-04-2002, 04:01 PM
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Originally posted by 97MaxGurl


Yes sir. The plastic piece correct?
Actually, I meant the valve cover. Polished aluminum is a wonderful thing but after it's polished, it becomes kinda high maintenance! My bike has alot of polished aluminum.
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Looks good Ange! What's with the feedbag on yer friend?

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Originally posted by yourmove
Actually, I meant the valve cover. Polished aluminum is a wonderful thing but after it's polished, it becomes kinda high maintenance! My bike has alot of polished aluminum.
I don't believe the valve cover is made of aluminum Dan.
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I don't believe the valve cover is made of aluminum Dan.
Yeah it is. Everything in there is cast aluminum. The block, V/C's, intake plenum etc. This is why we can get stuff like this polished for short money. Aluminum is soft and takes minimal effort to polish. If it was regular steel it would rust. I
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and to think i polished eveything under my hood by hand!! oh except for the FSTB, thanks again Jay!

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I have an extra non-polished valve cover if anybody's interested. I just put my polished one on. I don't really need another one. Just let me know.
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Old 02-05-2002, 07:25 AM
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Originally posted by yourmove
Yeah it is. Everything in there is cast aluminum. The block, V/C's, intake plenum etc. This is why we can get stuff like this polished for short money. Aluminum is soft and takes minimal effort to polish. If it was regular steel it would rust.
cool. Learning something new everyday
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Old 02-16-2002, 10:14 PM
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Originally posted by MaximaRider
argh i want to get this done and i don't wanna do it myself, but first i have to clean my engine lookin good Ange

You know I'll end up doing it anyways, haha.
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