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Avenga's 1UZ V8 powered 1980 Avenger Wagon


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hope your recovery is all going well.

personally think painting the engine stuff the same colour as the body could look too much of the same colour like overdone but could also look great like alot of show cars have done. 

take a look at this build and see what you think of the red

also wrinkle black or red could work

or get the aluminum components vapour blasted.

but whatever you end up doing will still look great as the current build is!   

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Thanks for your feedback.

I do like the silver and black because it has a good contrast

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My problem with black is that in makes the engine look very bland, because the plastic trim is also black. I like the contrast of silver and black better.

There a car with a black 1UZ and ITB's in the next workshop over so I went and took a photo of it's engine. It just looks like too much black and nothing to break it up.

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Here is a pic online that I found with crinkle paint which looks better because it has some silver accents

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Or I could go something crazy and custom like this :P But I don't really want to add a third colour in to the engine bay.

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Thanks Richie. I'm rushing to get it ready for my South Island trip in October. Fingers crossed!!

The idle control valve is from NZEFI. Here is a link http://www.nzefi.com/product/2-wire-idle-speed-control-solenoid-kit-weld-flange/

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They also do a remote mount version http://www.nzefi.com/product/2-wire-remote-mount-idle-speed-control-solenoid-kit/

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