nEverStart is one of the worse batteries out there.

What would you recommend?

Optima Red top.

I saw some optimas at the parts store by me. Those things are expensive! But I guess you get what you pay for.

I hate to push Duralast batteries, but they're good. Diehard are made by the same company, so they're another good choice. I've got an Interstate in my GP and they're hard to kill. I also don't see many Autocrafts dieing too easily.

Optimas are hit and miss these days. They work fine in the summer, but have a decent failure rate come winter. They come with a 3yr free replacement, but it can be a hassle. If you get one of the good ones, they'll last you over 5yrs without issues.

Huh..ok...neway.
Any suggestions on how to paint my engine cover?

Looks great to me. Always nice to see someone taking pride in their ride, even where it doesn't usually show.

I'm kinda the opposite. I clean up after myself as I go, but I want everything running perfect before I start with the cosmetics. Guess that comes from becoming an old goat, too lazy to raise the hood for anyone except myself.

Oh, wait, I did raise and straighten the exhaust tips and polish them. I retract my previous piece of idiocy.

I polished those too

I'm going to try and make a decision on the cover next week when I have off work. I'll also do the valves like you said. I don't, honestly, want to paint too much. I just want to leave the blue as an accent to the black and gray.

Look good man. Fairly original and very clean.

I make a connection with the cleanliness of a car and its mechanical condition. A clean car seems to break less. Maybe its because the owner is taking good care of it overall, and maybe its psychological (fine with me). I also much rather repair a car thats clean (I'm talking rust, underhood, and overall) than a filthy grimey car.

I try to keep it in the best condition possible. It's taken me from A to B and even C and has served me well since I bought it back in '05 and i just like to return the favor ^^

Anybody else thing a shiney set of coated headers would like nice in that engine bay?

no, I wasnt being sarcastic, but I do realize the intense work that goes behind painting the block. the heads are ALMOST the same way. Thats alot of work to jsut paint something thats hard to see in the first place.

im never mean...

just honest

I can pull the engine out at the Auto Craft Shop on base and paint it there. But I'd need time and money to do that and I can't afford to ask for alot of time off, at the moment. Good suggestion and I'll keep it in mind.

Coated Headers, huh? I'll look some up.

I rented a power washer not too long ago to clean the mildew off the north side of my house.

While I had the thing, I jacked up the GP and power washed the underside to get all the "mud and the blood and then beer", ect. off the underside, from the firewall back, and then more gently from the engine forward.

My gf thought I'd gone nuts, but it sure made it nice when I changed out the fuel filter the other day.