Got some of my parts back from LPC today.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

And i have to say he does a great job at powder coating. Even in a part thats a real pain to work with such as these. There a cast alumnium and not the easyist material to work with.

This is known a physco green for some green fiero I know of :D






This is a black with a very intense red flake in it. for my 87.






He still has 2 set's of valve covers and a set of my decklid vents but he deffenetley knows what he is doing.

[Maxxdsix]

whatd that cost you?

cuz that red is sick, brake calipers...? :D

[GmFwd]

You should of prepped that green manifold better. The job is only as good as the material under it. The purple one looks good though

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by Maxxdsix

whatd that cost you?

cuz that red is sick, brake calipers...? :D

Its actuley not as red as it looks its black with a red flake in it. (camera is junk) me and him struck out a little deal for the powder coating ill talk to ya about it on the 18'th. You goin out to wawa tonight. im bringin out my red car.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by GmFwd

You should of prepped that green manifold better. The job is only as good as the material under it. The purple one looks good though

The green was exactley what i was going for. It was a 2 step coat 1st was a chrome finish than a very thin green than a clear. It looks cool as hell in person it kinda has a 3-D look to it. These 2 parts were also casted which is a pain to coat because there very poures.

[Maxxdsix]

Originally Posted by i_ride_fieroGT

Its actuley not as red as it looks its black with a red flake in it. (camera is junk) me and him struck out a little deal for the powder coating ill talk to ya about it on the 18'th. You goin out to wawa tonight. im bringin out my red car.

nope, school early in the AM so no wawa for me.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by Maxxdsix

nope, school early in the AM so no wawa for me.

Thats beat.....

[Maxxdsix]

Originally Posted by i_ride_fieroGT

Thats beat.....

yupp

[russiankid]

Originally Posted by i_ride_fieroGT

The green was exactley what i was going for. It was a 2 step coat 1st was a chrome finish than a very thin green than a clear. It looks cool as hell in person it kinda has a 3-D look to it. These 2 parts were also casted which is a pain to coat because there very poures.

I think what he means is that if you look at the green one, you can see many imperfections in the metal itself. It wasn't smoothed out, paint shows any imperfections.

The other one looks really good.

[Maxxdsix]

I wish I had a metal Intake Manifold...mines ****ty plastic and its breaking

[DPancoast]

LPC always does good work.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by russiankid

I think what he means is that if you look at the green one, you can see many imperfections in the metal itself. It wasn't smoothed out, paint shows any imperfections.

The other one looks really good.

True there a few but the problem is it being casted theres not much you can do with it. no matter how far you go down its still going to have it. The red and black one looks really good because its not a glossy finish to it its a very rough one and hides all the imperfection's the green one is a very glossy smooth finish which on a cast part dosent turn out as well. Either way with it im cool. it does look diffrent and thats what im going for with these cars either way. I want to see how the decklid vents come out.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by DPancoast

LPC always does good work.

I was very impressed with his work. I used to not be into dressing up the engine and everything but martin's work opens up a whole new chapter for the building of my 2 cars.

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by i_ride_fieroGT

The green was exactley what i was going for. It was a 2 step coat 1st was a chrome finish than a very thin green than a clear. It looks cool as hell in person it kinda has a 3-D look to it. These 2 parts were also casted which is a pain to coat because there very poures.

funny how a 3 dimensional object has a 3D look to it... craaazy

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

funny how a 3 dimensional object has a 3D look to it... craaazy

No in the paintjob all the imperfections in the cast kinda give it a diffrent look.

[turboman808]

That's really not done very well. I don't know what line of BS your guy told you to make you believe that's a proper powder coating but I would get your money back and go somewhere else.

This is just my opinion but I absolutely loved the look of the stock fiero v6. I've mentioned it before but thats one of the main reasons I bought a fiero years ago. Has a beautiful red motor with the name of the car on it. No matter what I did to the car I would still want it to look like the stock motor. Changing the look for changes sake is never a good idea.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by turboman808

That's really not done very well. I don't know what line of BS your guy told you to make you believe that's a proper powder coating but I would get your money back and go somewhere else.

This is just my opinion but I absolutely loved the look of the stock fiero v6. I've mentioned it before but thats one of the main reasons I bought a fiero years ago. Has a beautiful red motor with the name of the car on it. No matter what I did to the car I would still want it to look like the stock motor. Changing the look for changes sake is never a good idea.

You had yourself a southern car there my friend. All my fiero's have had plenum's that are flaked all to hell. The nicest one i had was on my last 86 that had been stored inside for 10 years my green one is ok but hardley show quality and my red one was one of the ones with the engraved plenum's that looks horriable. that one in the pic is beautiful though. i just wanted somthing diffrent.... lol its a fiero geek thing.

[Honest_Bob]

Looks nice, but you got some engine bay cleaning to do.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by Honest_Bob

Looks nice, but you got some engine bay cleaning to do.

Haha soap and toothbrush. Up untill recentley i was one of thoes guys who dident car what the engine looked like as long as it ran.