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You can buy nice chrome "acorn" nuts for the valve cover, size M6, for just a couple of bucks. The valve cover itself looks real nice with the "VOLVO" polished and sprayed with clear coat.
Just a good power-washing of the engine will do wonders- they look pretty striking when clean, with a bright red block and shiny aluminum head. I do know a guy who painted his block purple too- that was pretty cool!
Bring along paper towels if you do that- the distributor cap is unhappy when it gets wet.
Other stuff- you can get custom colored silicone ignition wires in red, yellow, blue, etc. Some guys cut a hole using a 4" hole saw in the timing cover, so you can see the cam pulley. Polish the hardware and paint the pulley, for a complete effect. MAinly just a clean engine compartment is key to looking good.
You can also paint the exhaust manifold for a more finished look- try www.eastwoodco.com for some good paint and detailing products. They WILL give you ideas of stuff to do to your car!
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 234K, '82 245T/M46-182K, '89 244DL/AW70- 212K Not too distant past: 86 244DL 215K, 87 244DL 239K, 88 744GLE 233K, 88 244GL 147K, 91 244 183K
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