the color scheme was actually my dads idea. he stopped by when i started painting everything (my color idea was to paint everything mopar blue) and said "what the hell, kid. i raised you better, paint it something cool and leave the alluminum shiny". i too was skeptical at the colors he suggested, but it really has turned out nice. i think my dad had a better idea than mine.

the work i'm having done on the intake and header is; the intake is getting polished and the face trued if its warped a little. the header is the headmann header i put on this same motor 12 years ago in my automotive class in high school. i'm having it bead blasted, the pipes are getting welded at the face plate and the collector welded as well. the header wasn't leaking at all when i took it in, just getting it re-inforced at the critical areas. the intake and header should be done by the end of the week. and hopefully we'll start it at the end of next week. more pictures to come.