cobra intake man. paintjob?

[danielson631]

my engine bay just got a makeover and just need final touches. everything is black and red. the only thing that throws the colors off is the blue in the cobra plaque on the intake manifold.

i was wondering if these can be taken out without being damaged and where could i take it to have it painted, black backround, silver snake, red shadows(something like that)

either that, or eventually i want to just remove the intake and have it painted. id rather someone else do it, bc im not a great painter

id like the whole intake to be black, and if you know the cobra intake has the vertical grooves ontop, those to be red, and the cobra plaque painted as said above.

when i go home later, ill add a few pics to this post of what i want it to look like.

so again my questions are how can i remove the plaque without damaging it and or where can i take the whole intake to have it painted?


any input always appreciated thanks

 

[JDwhite98gt]

I'm pretty sure TXcobra painted his, try looking up his build thread.

 

[joekd]

If you are going to pay someone to paint then you might as well spend a few more bucks and get it powdercoated

 

[ttocs]

mine was really dirty so I re-did it myself.

 

[badass98svt]

The plaque just unscrews from the intake.

 

[danielson631]

The plaque just unscrews from the intake.

unscrews? really? wheres there a screw lol? i thought it was adhered to it with glue or something

If you are going to pay someone to paint then you might as well spend a few more bucks and get it powdercoated

yeah i think that might be what im going to do. where do i go locally to get things powder coated? i wouldnt even know where to look

 

[joekd]

I dont know where in NY you are but in CT I would recommend Competitive edge coatings

 

[ttocs]

mine was on a 94 which didn't even come off. Its no big deal, really small area to mask off. Just take a roll of tape and a x-acto knife and mask it off next time you are watching tv.

 

[switch96]

The 4v plaques are glued on, not screwed lol. It's flexible enough that you won't hurt it getting it off. Just use a razor blade or a sharp flathead to get under it. I got a new one from eBay -- Jeg's actually. It is blue though. Previously I just sprayed silver over the old one. I agree though, black with silver on the raised edges would be sweet!



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I might suggest popping it off and hitting it with red. Then silver, and carefully wet sand it until the raised edges are red. Could look pretty BA.

 

[badass98svt]

I appologize, for some reason, I thought he had a 5.0L Cobra.

 

[dutch]

Do what I'm going to do.. replace it with a KB.

 

[switch96]

I appologize, for some reason, I thought he had a 5.0L Cobra.

That's what I figured, considering you have a 4v yourself I thought you probably knew your stuff haha.

 

[badass98svt]

yeah, and i actually have a billet SVT/Cobra emblem that fits where the OEM piece goes. i'll be installing it in a week or so.

Think i have an extra one somewhere too.

 

[danielson631]

doesnt the cobra on the plaque look like it gained a few extra pounds? lol it looks to fat or something

Do what I'm going to do.. replace it with a KB.

id love to do that haha. im only a few thousand bucks short of being able to get one haha