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  • Rockwool2117
    Advanced Member
    • Jan 2013
    • 143

    #1

    underhood color YAY/NAY

    Id like to add some color on the engine. The intake manifold would look sweet in red. Valve cover would be bitchen if blue.
    The day I bought my e30, was the day I became sophisticated and classy as fuck.
  • AndrewBird
    The Mad Scientist
    • Oct 2003
    • 11892

    #2
    Red can look good. Blue, not so much IMO.

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    • Rockwool2117
      Advanced Member
      • Jan 2013
      • 143

      #3
      black valve cover and red intake and exhaust manifolds :D
      The day I bought my e30, was the day I became sophisticated and classy as fuck.

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      • Albuquerque30
        E30 Fanatic
        • Oct 2010
        • 1349

        #4
        Personally, I like matching VC and intake manifolds best. It just balances right. Painted exhaust manifolds? Not for me, even more so when they're stock manifolds. That's just my 2 cents and I'm not going to tell you what to do and not to do. Good luck brotha!

        WTB NorCal: Z4 shifter + misc. parts

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        • Court M3
          R3V OG
          • Jan 2004
          • 6713

          #5
          What color is your car? Matching the body color usually looks good.
          Continuous For Sale Thread
          323i s50

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          • kway
            E30 Enthusiast
            • Feb 2008
            • 1084

            #6
            Here's my old vert circa '98 w/powdercoated valve cover and intake mani. The interior was cardinal, so I was kind of playing off that. I loved it, and it was super easy to keep clean. Just a quick wipe with a damp terry towel every other wash. Done.



            '84 318i - Lapisblau/Schwarz (in cryosleep)
            '06 330i - Titansilber/Schwarz

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            • mikeedler
              R3V OG
              • Feb 2004
              • 6707

              #7
              paint the block white with some stars. I think you have a good idea going there.

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              • jlevie
                R3V OG
                • Nov 2006
                • 13530

                #8
                Be different, use pink and purple.
                The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
                Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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                • Rockwool2117
                  Advanced Member
                  • Jan 2013
                  • 143

                  #9
                  im no dildo, so pink is out of the question. car is a high gloss black
                  The day I bought my e30, was the day I became sophisticated and classy as fuck.

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                  • JinormusJ
                    R3V OG
                    • Dec 2011
                    • 6887

                    #10
                    did mine in wrinkle black two weeks ago
                    Turned out really nice I like to think



                    I decided against intake manifolds seeing as that would be too much black

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                    • smerfs
                      Grease Monkey
                      • Jan 2012
                      • 319

                      #11
                      paint your subframe orange, purple engine block, black valve cover. Profit.
                      320I - under construction

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                      • kway
                        E30 Enthusiast
                        • Feb 2008
                        • 1084

                        #12
                        Lol how'd this wind up in the m10 forum?

                        Talk about being banished to the darkest corners of r3v ;-)
                        '84 318i - Lapisblau/Schwarz (in cryosleep)
                        '06 330i - Titansilber/Schwarz

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                        • Rockwool2117
                          Advanced Member
                          • Jan 2013
                          • 143

                          #13
                          Originally posted by kway
                          Lol how'd this wind up in the m10 forum?

                          Talk about being banished to the darkest corners of r3v ;-)
                          i noticed that too...
                          The day I bought my e30, was the day I became sophisticated and classy as fuck.

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                          • Smelser
                            Mod Crazy
                            • Feb 2011
                            • 633

                            #14
                            I LIKE TITTIES!!! SO PINK IS AWSOME!!!


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                            sigpic1984 318i Total conversion to a DIRT race car.
                            Check out our build on facebook @ www.facebook.com/brewstermotorsports

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                            • Smelser
                              Mod Crazy
                              • Feb 2011
                              • 633

                              #15
                              ok, with real opinon.

                              paint the block and all cast iron stuff, a met dark blue.

                              have all cast alum polished to a high shine.

                              loom all your wiring harness with a matching colour of the block.


                              (if you have the time and money for that stuff, on race car, its loom the wire, paint the block, let the alum go!)

                              sigpic1984 318i Total conversion to a DIRT race car.
                              Check out our build on facebook @ www.facebook.com/brewstermotorsports

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