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Offline gover87

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Dohc thingy lol
« on: 22 November 2010, 21:37 »
Mk3 gti 16v, can u paint the dohc thingy (dnt no wot its called lol) on top of the engine? N no pistakin coz i dnt no wot its called i only no bits n bobs :-)

Offline snifferdog

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Re: Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #1 on: 22 November 2010, 21:42 »
Yes you can, lots of people have done it. It looks good. Best to use high temp paint!

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Re: Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #2 on: 22 November 2010, 22:14 »
Yh u cn blud, itz called tha intak manifold nd u can have lik ne colour u wnt.

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Re: Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #3 on: 22 November 2010, 22:26 »
DOHC=Double over head cam btw :laugh:

Offline gover87

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Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #4 on: 22 November 2010, 23:37 »
Yeah i new it was double overhead cam just dint no wot the actual part was lol i do now. Thinkin ov a nyc red :-)

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Re: Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #5 on: 23 November 2010, 00:00 »
Inlet manifold.

Hammerite will be fine.

Offline gover87

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Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #6 on: 23 November 2010, 00:05 »
Ok nyc 1. Little job 4 weekend lol

Offline Gash

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Re: Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #7 on: 24 November 2010, 17:30 »
Yes you can, lots of people have done it. It looks good. Best to use high temp paint!


dont really need to as its bringing in cold air. hammerite should be ok :)

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Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #8 on: 24 November 2010, 21:06 »
Ok wil crack on wi it satdi cheerz

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Re: Dohc thingy lol
« Reply #9 on: 25 November 2010, 13:42 »
dnt chngz ur paintz, it luzs pwr innit

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