My '90 ZR-1 project update thread

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With the repairs done, I sanded everything down and then painted them. I wanted a more of a unique color for my LT5 that I hadn't seen done before so I picked a color of VHT paint called "Titanium Silver Blue". It is a little bit similar to the color steel blue, but a different shade. I did the lettering by hand with a small paint brush right after I finished laying down the color coats. I also put on a red "ZR-1" script sticker on the air horn on top of the color coats. I then laid down several coats of clear coat on all the pieces. It actually turned out really nice for being just a home paint job out of aerosol cans.

I didn't take any pictures of the actual sanding or painting process, but you will see the finished top end items in the rest of the pictures.

With the painting done, it was time for the cam covers to go on. I used Loctite 518 for the covers and 565 for the end plugs. It is very important to follow the tightening sequence shown in the manual and to repeat that 3 times like it says.






Here is where I got a little ahead of myself with regards to how many things to put back on the engine before putting it in the car. After two years, it is easy to forget stuff like that.

So, I put on the injector headers (you can also see the oil filter, it is a Fram TG3985 that I painted semi-gloss black)...






And the fuel rails...