Anyone polished there timing chain cover?

edub370

so i was wondering how hard it was to get the timing cover off these cars? looks like a big ordeal tbh. if not, i was thinking about polishing jsut the individual left and right camshaft covers. they look like 10 min to take off and put on

these little guys:



anyone have this or any other stuff polished under the hood so i can kinda get an idea of what this would look like??

any tips are appreciated

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gsxr750

If you can't see it , from the outside of the car, or the interior , then its really a waste of time, dressing up items under the hood that only act as decorations are really for posers.

Its like somebody washing and waxing the underside of their car.

For shows or industry trade purposes I can see doing , but other wise its just a waste of time and money.

11Thumper

I'm guessing you don't clean all the cracks and crevices when you shower either eh?

Just messing around.

37Z

Cleaning the underside of my Z helps to reduce rust of the unprotected metal parts. I coat the unprotected metal parts with wd-40 in order to reduce dirt from sticking to the metal part. So it is not for posers but for, rust protection.

DEpointfive0

Not to thread jack, sorry if I am a bit

... While WD-40 is AMAZING for breaking up rust and loosening tools, WD-40 is a dust and dirt attractant, that's why it is not used on guns or moving tooling, (unless it's wiped off with degreaser or something)
I HIGHLY recommend using something else to coat the underside of your car. You're probably hurting rather than helping

Go into a rhino liner or (fill in the blank) truck bed lining place with a lift and having them coat the underbody if that's your fear

Cmike2780

but to be honest, a bed liner is overkill and looks like shyte. It's pretty well protected from rust out of the box as long as you keep it clean. The biggest corrosive is road salt...that's why you should always give the underside attention if you live in an area with snow or near the ocean.

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edub370

Costs $0.00. Winters coming, so it will be something to do to pass the time while i can't drive the car. But saying making under the hood parts look good is for posers is kinda ignorant imo. I like my car looking good with the hood opened and closed. Already got plenty of go, i figured a little show can't hurt.

Btw, i clean my fender wells and polish my exhaust back to the start of the mufflers every wash. Guess i do pointless stuff. But gotta keep my weekend warrior lookin fresh

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Boost_lee

I know someone on this forum has, I've seen a pic before

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OldGuy

Your car, like mine, is the kind of Z I'd want to buy if I were looking for a used one. Someday, you'll make someone's day!

Mr&Mrs

This is a great idea, in for finished product.

To the guy who said posers dress up their engine bay and clean under their car, that is a very immature statement. I guess you don't take care of anything you own. I have all the panels off one of our Z's right now and I cleaned under them while they were off. I guess I'm a HUGE poser/loser.....no I just care about my things I spend my hard earned money on.

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w0rM

I clean the fender wells several times a week a long with the engine and other areas that aren't easily seen. If that makes me a poser, then sign me the !@#$ up.

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edub370

Dangit... If only we would have known we were all posers...


Back on topic, i may try taking a crack at this soon. With the cam covers at least. However, does anyone know whether or not those are sealed, either by some sort of gasket or anything, to the timing chain cover?

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Mr&Mrs

By the way I use this site for the diagrams all the time they are great.

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gsxr750

I'm not talking about simply doing a thorough cleaning and detailing of your car, theres nothing wrong with that .

What I'm talking about is the idiots that will go so far as putting their car up and jack stands and will actually wash and wax, armoral the entire under carriage of the car monthly, and the same idiot I worked with even cleaned and polished the inside of his tail pipes.