Just thought i’d share a few pics… can’t wait to install them. Took me about 5 hours to get them to look like this after all the residue and crap that they were coated with. They are bell #'s 1,2,3a,4a,5. Although there is no number on the 1 bell or an A on the three bell. Was about to ship the 3 bell off to get a 3a bell before I realized there is another way to tell that it’s an American bell LOL :o
tomorrow i’m going to start the painting process using a gunmetal for the outside and a royal blue for the back caps and inside of the flares. I’ll be using a primer and a clear coat and painting them completely disassembled. I got a self etching primer and hoping that this is the best to use.
cleaning the manifold (this part SUCKED :mad::mad:):
Yes the self etching primer is the best to use. Very nice set:D Post some pictures of your progress. Always love pictures. Where are you going to mount them?
gonna mount under my trunk… i’m going to have to raise the trunk floor so they have enough ground clearance… I’m still unsure if I’m going to have them all facing the rear or have some of the bells reversed and do them side to side (perpendicular to the car) like I have my shockers now
Wow sounds like you have quite the project ahead of you. I love projects like that. It took me about 8 full hours to install my K3’s along with all the compressors, tanks, wiring, ect. Turned out pretty nice though. Like I said, take plenty of picts and share:)
I’m doing a different color for the outside from a can that was the same size as the primer so i think i should be set with that one can? Then i have the other can for the flares (actually it’s two because the color i wanted was only in a smaller size)
It took me 2 cans to get a good coat on my P5 that I had and it’s smaller lol. I might have used something different besides rattle can if I were you. It won’t be on there long with the horn under your vehicle.
you can tell by the throat depth… mine has no A on it but it actually is an A… Farmer said he’s even had bells that have the A on it that actually aren’t american lol
I wasn’t trying to be rude. My P5 sat inside most of the time in my bedroom floor. It had several coats of just some plain Duplicolor spray paint. It scratched off so easy it wasn;t even funny. Just moving it around to mount it in the bed of my brothers truck would scratch it and I was extremely careful with it (as I am with all of my horns).
No. My K3LA in my avatar is cleared though and it’s held up really well, even to the bolts in the base of the manifold holding it down. It’s automotive paint though. A body shop painted it.
