Custom painted bling bling motors...?
 

Well its that time again...my winter project will be to dolly up the old motor bay(wife wants her motors painted)
So far they are getting CMI E-tops.
Seen some nice stuff in the boat mags and I'm looking for some ideas...any good stuff out there in webland?
Thanks! :cool:

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Yours has that classic muscle look. Nothing wrong with that.

I do understand that Mitch T. paints the billeted air cleaners and valve covers.

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pull the vavle covers and air cleaners and how them painted to match the boat or put the boat's name on them, something cool like that, that is all those motors need... :D

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Your boat is way cool, Mark!
Mitcher did a great job on your dash panels, why not carry that over to the flame arrestor and valve covers.
Pop the diamond plate out and have him shoot that too!

BTW, I know you are running the IMCO boxes and 2 inch shorter lowers, do you happen to know what your prop centerline depth is? Or your X dimension?
Thanks,
Dan

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Hey Dan.....you still looking for the two inner transom plates? I may have a pair for ya :)

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Those engines would look a lot nicer with a shinney white bilge. Also, finnish up the edges on the tread plate (aka ''diamond plate'') counter sink the holes and use polished flat socket head cap screws.

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Here is some


Rick OSG

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Are those neon lights in engine compartment?

Also-tell me about the hatch lifting system you are using. I need to redo mine and that system looks super sturdy

Thanks,

Poorsche

www.boatmat.com

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Those orange and purple Zuls (like on Schulte's 'Out of Control' Gun) are the nicest looking motors I've ever seen!!! Love the purple and orange combo. The neon is a nice touch...I've thought of running neon tubes along the trailer too. Think it would look cool at night shining up from under the boat while in tow.

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holy crap!! that's a bad ass mill fred :eek: . . . . :cool: :cool: that valve cover is cooler than my whole boat :D

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Yeah, I agree that the bilge needs a shiny new coat of white...but that is'nt going to happen till the motors have to come out.
Nice neon touch!
Thanks for the input guys...and nice pics.
Keep em comin. :cool:

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Just to help out, I surely don't want to be throwing stones while living in a glass house!
but since you asked.....
A few other things:
You need to do something with the nasty looking drive oil reservoir (I think there are some aftermarket fancy ones if you want to drop the coin).
Braided hoses on your valve cover breathers.
Change your pulley bolts and the blower front cover bolts to stainless.
Paint your coils to match whatever you do to the valve cover and flame arrestor ,or wrap the coils in polished stainless.
Mount your shifter plates on the transom.
Dan

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I will look up the X again on the test report.
Good input on the motor dolly too...I like your honesty :eureka:

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Friends 35 Fountain

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I used the same paint codes to do the engines as on the boat.
The Blocks are finished in Dupont Imron. The valve covers are finished in Base coat clear coat Nasson. The valve covers took a day to paint alone. I beleave KE has some pretty wild stuff.

Gerry

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Hey Fred - Are you sending a pair of those up with my gauges???? Any design with blue in it will do - thanks! :D

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Any more pics? Something you might have seen and liked?

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Anyone have pictures of a BB with all the Merc stuff including serp. belt etc. in something other than Black that looks good. I was thinking about blue, but all the "stuff" will cover most of the motor and I think adding color to just the intake won't look quite right.

Right now it's going to be natural aluminum/clear powder coated valve covers and intake, polished air cleaner (large oval) and Stainless Marine headers. Pretty much all polished/natural alum or SS from the top and black block and heads, which isn't bad. I can't think of anything else without ditching all the Merc stuff and/or major paint and/or powder coating of everything.

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I'd be ashamed to post pics of my factory painted merc after seeing some of these. Nice motors guys.

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Stainless braid hoses and match up the paint on the exhaust.Looks great this
would increase that custom look.

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Damn post #17 sure looks cold.Looks like a Blown White Christmas,push that
engine in the yard and what a great Christmas card.

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ALL those motors look great.
Back4more-- you motors look bad a$$ already. :D

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a little color goes a long way! :D

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this is what I'm talkin' 'bout!! :D