Some small progress.
I do not have all the parts necessary to mount the fuel cell completely. So I deceded to do someting that required no $$.
I pulled the M/T valve covers, and started sandblasting. I am undecided if I should keep them as blasted, with a clear coat, or hit them with the black wrinkle coat, and sand down the fins, to mimick the Mopar Performance look.... Opinions?
Here is the previous finish, half black, partially stripped, with orange underneath. The orange was TOUGH to get off, so I finally went to the stripper to soften it up,
Here is partially finished product. There is still a lot of paint in the fins, that might require another hit with the stripper. Admittedly my sand is way to soft for the task, but it does the job with some time.
Cost for this segment, so far $0.00
Cost with clear coat, or wrinkle paint $6.00