Engine cover

[Lola's Mom]

It's easy .... but .... be gentle chuckle) ....

We had a factory replacement put on because of all of the times it had been in for repair ('04!) the clips got broken and damaged. They are pretty delicate.

 

[standby-V]

My V comes off the same way......remove the oil cap.

If you have the XLR and not the V...Easy! Just take the oil cap off and then pull the cover up, then pull to the front. Should come off very easy.

 

[hdduane]

I did mine like this

 

[XFireXLR]

I did mine like thisView attachment 5140

SWEET........

 

[Bakertech]

Engine Cover Painting

Here it is!
This is in my house and not my XLR as I am working on a few projects for the XLR and mine is a bit dusty still. Those new parts should be interesting and hopefully spark some interest back into the XLR.

The Process:

First off….the paint on my cover was so loose that chunks of it came off as I was whipping it down with a damp cloth. So I had to redo some of the silver areas as well.

1. I sanding everything down that was to be painted.
2. I masked out the different areas to paint which took forever
3. Then painted with a high temp engine paint.
4. I sanded with some 1000 grit paper in between to make sure a nice smooth finish and repainted. Each are about 3-5 coats.
5. The paint is really touchy when it is fresh and did chip a few times so I had to repeat these steps a few times.
6. Once everything was painted I applied a satin clear coat finish to everything. This insured an overall bond. I put on about 5 layers of the satin.
7. I let it bake for about 4 hours.

And after 3 days of work...here it is!

Well done! I think it would have looked great in the matching gold mist too.

Mine was already done to match the Crystal Red Tintcote (2008). The 4 longitudinal stripes and the 8 rectangular depressions were done in Gold.

I am an hour or 2 West, Hamilton area.
Hope to get mine in the laneway this Sunday. Snow may be over!