Polished Intake Manifold/Mini Heat shield - PICS - Got Bored

Well I got bored tonight so I decided to polish my intake manifold. Didn’t want to take it off the car right now, so I basically polished above the seam that separates the middle. I think I may leave it like this anyhow because it will be easier to keep up the shine if its only the top.

Then I got even more bored so I cut out a piece of square aluminum, rounded the edges and wet sanded it then polished that too. After taking of my engine cover I always hated seeng that bare botl hole, so I made a little heat shield. Then being even more bored I took the SER badge off my old trunk and stuck it on. Anyhow, what I’m going to do is go to nissan tomorrow and buy a small SER Badge (which will fit teh plate perfectly) and use that instead. I think it’ll look sharp then. Anyhow here are some pics. If you like it, cool, if you don’t, well don’t forget this is a show car and bling counts. :slight_smile: I’ll post up the final pics when I get it finished. Still have to wet sand some more to take care of some swirls and small spots I missed. But it gives you the basic idea that I was looking for. I also realize that it’s not really a heat shield but I didn’t know what to call it. :slight_smile:

http://www.importeast.ca/specv/polish1.jpg
http://www.importeast.ca/specv/polish2.jpg
http://www.importeast.ca/specv/polish3.jpg

Looks like a fun DIY project. :thumb

Yeah it was… :slight_smile: Of course I started with 400 grit, then 600, then 1000, then 2000, then hit it with Eagle1 polish… so after 3-4 hours I was happy. Gotta hit it again though this weekend and REALLY make it shine. And as I said, with the small SER badge it will look cleaner as well. The big one is kinda wonky.

Lookin hot buddy!

Just movin this thread to the Pics/vids one.

OOOOOHHH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH. Nice work.

Yeah, it really does look nice! It’s such a shame that the stock plastic cover won’t fit after even a few smal mods! :?

But on the plus side, that snail you’ve got there is all the bling anyone should ever need. :smiley:

thanks man… yeah I wasn’t sure which sectio nto post in… I took a chance. :slight_smile:

wanna polish my throttlebody too? haha

Looks good man.