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or DIY Painting your car with rollers

i over heated my engine every day for about 6 months bores not glazed but she did pop a head gasket only recently its just a time bomb

Quote: Originally Posted by Peter89 paint jobs aren't that expensive. depends what you want done. engine bay? inside the doors/boot? or just exterior? i'd say around 2-3k for exterior job. you could paint it yourself for around $500 for the paints, you'd need a compressor and a spray gun. would be a lot of work doing all the correct prep, however, it ll be better then what you have now. Ofc it wont be as good as a full pro job,...

How would I be able to blow a VN head gasket? One of my VNs still overheats, although revving the engine cools it down, and so does drifting through the wind. It runs true straight-gas and so the oil is still in pristine condition after months of being driven - no coolant in it at all. Compression is 210 in all cylinders, cooling system components such as radiator, hoses, and pump are working fine and not blocked, and there's no air in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cool D There is a Mod where you take the Bellmouth (i think it is called that) out from the intake, near the throttle body. Look that one up. They say it gives you more power. The bellmouth was put there to stop a couple of cylinders from leaning out. From what I've read, the only effect you will get is a placebo effect.

Quote: Originally Posted by ST8OOH maybe you could just get the clear redone clear? don't vns have acrylic paint? anyway even if you could, why would you do it? i could spray clear coat all over a piece of shit, but when i'm finished, it will still look like a piece of shit. it's what's underneath that's important.

paint jobs aren't that expensive. depends what you want done. engine bay? inside the doors/boot? or just exterior? i'd say around 2-3k for exterior job. you could paint it yourself for around $500 for the paints, you'd need a compressor and a spray gun. would be a lot of work doing all the correct prep, however, it ll be better then what you have now. Ofc it wont be as good as a full pro job, but its a cheap way out. other ways,...

Yeah Power and ACC are around the wrong way, when you swap them around it will be fine and the memory will stay there and the stations will be logged into the cd player.

where can i buy that from?

And that bloke would know. ^^^ btw, nice new avatar