Some Truly Perfect GLH-S Cars

[Tempted]

That's exactly why I'm going to great lengths to make my GLHS look as factory as possible so I actually can pop the hood. Naturally, anyone who is familiar with these cars could point out a lot of obvious mods, but the average Joe wouldn't know a thing.

Problem I had is the huge FMIC that you couldn't see from the outside unless you laid on the ground but was brutally obvious when the hood was up. I used black piping on the lower line so it didn't stick out, kinda looked like a radiator hose. The polished Turbonetics housing was also shining bright and everything under the hood was brand new. I'm trying to make my Iroc R/T look like any 1980s FWD hatch. It was just re-painted red. The best part about making these Dodge cars sleepers is that the turbo is almost hidden. Most people, especially the ricers, have only seen cars with the exhaust manifolds on the front so they don't look too much farther. Here in the next week or so I'm going to strip my valve covers and intake manifold and anodize them black. The air filter on my car is mounted between the intercooler out and throttle body in so there isn't an obvious turbo intake.

My plans are a stock appearing BB turbo, injectors, a calibration and port work. I had an electric cut out back in my 91 R/T, and I think I'm going to do that again. Stock sounding exhaust with the cut out closed. I may leave the stock air filter housing bracket on it since it covers up the turbo.

[GLHNSLHT2]

black anodize will turn purple when it get's too hot. Powdercoat won't.

[cordes]

black anodize will turn purple when it get's too hot. Powdercoat won't.

At what temp does that happen? I know some of the older Bushmaster rifles had that problem, but most everything else I've seen doesnt. Of course that's a different situation vs. cars.

[Tempted]

Black anodize will also turn purple if you don't let the aluminum build up enough of an anodize layer before you dye it. Can't say I've used an anodized part at super high head but I didn't think the 120 degrees would bother it. I steam seal my stuff over a few hours, been pretty lucky so far in that the colors have always taken well and sealed up tight. I'd think that if the colors were going to change that they would do it at the 300 degrees I seal them with, could be wrong though.

[rx2mazda]

All my black fuel fittings turned purple and my old WB02 turned purple from sunlight. Good thing I'm a Raven's fan.

[GLHNSLHT2]

yea my FWDP T-stat housing turned purple. My Innovate XD-16 actually turned like a rootbeer color just where the sun directly hits it. Kinda sucks but it kinda looks cool too. I'll probably have them both powdercoated black though in the future. Glad I didn't get black AN fittings. I almost did, I would of been pissed. Are the purple an fittings on your fuel system carroll?

[cordes]

I don't have a ton of black AN fittings, but the black ones I have are still black.

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Black anodize will also turn purple if you don't let the aluminum build up enough of an anodize layer before you dye it. Can't say I've used an anodized part at super high head but I didn't think the 120 degrees would bother it. I steam seal my stuff over a few hours, been pretty lucky so far in that the colors have always taken well and sealed up tight. I'd think that if the colors were going to change that they would do it at the 300 degrees I seal them with, could be wrong though.

If you can keep the colors consistent you could make some good money refinishing AR upper and lower receivers.

[Tempted]

I've been doing a bunch of paintball markers as of late. Usually some kind of custom design though. Splash, fades, drawings under the color, etc. I haven't worred about consistent colors because most of what I do is custom and one offs, the people don't mind a shade or two different than the example I gave. I'm still going to anodize a head, pistons and anything aluminum in the top end. Just need to find a good donor that I'm not worried about ruining.

[supercrackerbox]

The Accufab AFPR on my Charger is purple.

Problem I had is the huge FMIC that you couldn't see from the outside unless you laid on the ground but was brutally obvious when the hood was up. I used black piping on the lower line so it didn't stick out, kinda looked like a radiator hose.

The one major bottleneck in my system I think is going to be the stock intercooler. I've got some ideas to get around that, but we'll have to see what pans out.

[Tempted]

Use a big turbo diesel intercooler. They just look like radiators or AC condensers to most people.

[supercrackerbox]

The vast majority of street cars around here are turbocharged. They wouldn't fall for that.

[rx2mazda]

Are the purple an fittings on your fuel system carroll?

yup