TheBMan Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 The original exhaust manifolds on my Monte Carlo were looking tattered so I removed, sandblasted and coated them with Eastwood high-temp coating. I've seen others that have used this coating and it appears to be long-lasting and durable. I used the brush-on and then followed it with a coat of the spray. Image left to right: Original. Sandblasted. High-temp coating applied. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Look Great!! I did mine years ago, not so great any more. I have always thought of having them ceramic coated and there is a Monte Carlo owner with a shop near me in Shelby Township, Michigan. I'm too lazy. https://www.qccoatings.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBMan Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, stangeba said: Look Great!! I did mine years ago, not so great any more. I have always thought of having them ceramic coated and there is a Monte Carlo owner with a shop near me in Shelby Township, Michigan. I'm too lazy. https://www.qccoatings.com/ Thanks! Ceramic coating is super durable. I don't think it will retain the original look, which is what I was going for. I'm hoping this coating lasts a while. I met a guy last year who had used this coating several years ago on his Corvette and it still looked great. Granted, his car isn't driven often and very low mileage per year - but that's true of mine as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Thanks, now I know what to do to mine for my BBC 427 I'm building. They look great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boyte Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Those turned out fantastic . You did a great job 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 They look great. I did mine a few years ago. Just a suggestion as long as you have them off the car, you may want to replace the studs where the pipes connect, the threads tend to erode from years of rust allowing the nuts to loosen, ask me how I know this..... rob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVC Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Looks great…. By coincidence,,, I put a new one on mine today (drivers side) ….. I used the ceramic coat on mine about a year ago… It does a great job… I ordered a Dorman from Amazon… I was having problems with repetitive leaking I was tired of replacing the manifold gaskets… The old manifold is ok I'm sure, but it was a bit off on the bolt holes from the heat… The new one bolted up perfectly.. and saved a lot of labor trying to make it fit properly… The Dorman provides more clearance from the drivers side motor mounts which is a plus… The negative is the Dorman has the four bungs for emissions,,, but I think it's worth the trade off. On my car it's mostly hidden by the factory AC.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBMan Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Here they are back on the engine with the correct spark plug heat shields. I also used new bolts/washers. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 They turned out great!!! rob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boyte Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 You did a fantastic job with those . Everything looks so clean now !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Outstanding work! Looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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