pbmike101

dont know where to post this so if wrong mods please move to right place

hey guys i was just wondering if anyone has ever tucked and shaved the bay? im thinking of doin it within the next couple months and it would be great if there was someone with the insider on this, yes i have looked on google bing and here but havnt found anything. would really appreciate to see some pics and see what you did with all the wires.

wojo1988

So whats the point of this? seems like a pure waste of time and energy

pbmike101

really i just want the bay to be clean since my car will be a show car and ive always liked it on other cars so why not, yea its a shit ton of work and time

handsom-hustla

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i dont think any one has done it on the 3G, so that means you should do it! GL

justnspace

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our engine bay looks pretty good as is.



we dont really have wires running all over the place.

Italiano

Yea,just dress it up with carbon fiber or something

pbmike101

if the bay looks good now it would look amazing tucked and shaved, italiano i will probably polish what i can, also im taking all carbon fiber off of my car

pbmike101

where did this get moved?

wojo1988

Taking what carbon fiber off your car? There is no carbon fiber. If you really want your car to be a show car your going to need to spend alot of money as it looks like your car is an 04 base with nothing done to it. Down the road if its a big concern to be a show car I would personally do the thing your thinking of last.

rossv1

It'll just be a stock TL with a clean engine bay.

nttstt444

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Honestly, your time & money would be better spent on other mods. If anything I might get creative with the plastic cowl covers to gussy up the engine bay a bit, they already cover most if it up anyway. Certainly that's only my opinion. But If you want to tuck the engine bay, than do it. And be sure to post up pics of the end result.

JTS97Z28

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A tucked and shaved engine bay?!? No clue what that even means, alright bye.

flyromeo3

x2..

SharksBreath

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ftfy.

Rob1704

I read "Tucked and Shaved" and went in a totally different direction. Was a little nervous doing a google image search at work but it's cool. Has NOTHING to do with what it sounds like!

DaChef320

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i think OP wants this type of look on his engine bay IMHO i would never do that to my car waste of money

350

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The engine is going the wrong way for it to look cool. FWD engine bays always look stupid.

MacKenzie001

I think it looks awesome, but its a 9 year old base TL. Seems there would be quite a bit above that on my list of things to do.

pbmike101

thanks for all the support fuckers haha, i am goin to do a swap with a UA9

justnspace

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^the fuck is the point of that!?

Undying Dreams

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RACECAR! Duh!

I mean SHOWCAR!

DUH!

pbmike101

no point i just want to do it, anything wrong with that?

justnspace

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^yeah, because there are better options than dropping a motor from a different chassis.
duh.

and my 3.2 base TL whoops the shit out of UA9's.
so, really there's no point...and you'll just end up with lots of headaches.
sure, its the same J motor; but are the mounts the same?
will your transmission bolt up to it?
have you figured out wiring schematics for the ECU?
etc, etc, etc, etc.

pohljm

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justnspace

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by all means; do something different, but be realistic with your goals.

I also dont see a need to "tuck and shave" the engine bay. its pretty as is.

McCollins23

Can I see a before and after pic of an engine bay with this done? This makes little to no sense to do this to our cars.

Undying Dreams

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It's basically cleaning up the engine bay and making it as simple looking as possible.

Correct me if I'm wrong, guys!

teeeejaay

Your correct bro!

OP honestly it wouldn't look too bad, im looking to do car shows this year as well. THOUGHT about tucking wires to hide them and pop hood and trunk for the car show. But that wont happen for me unless I get more "show car" mods for my engine bay. Like have it professionally repainted a different color, different designs on firewall in the engine bay etc...
Its very popular with the CIVICS in car shows. Looks SOOO clean IMO

Its your car do what you want to, if you DO IT please post pics so we can all see the results.

CLtotheTL32

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Might want to get off of the stockies and race springs if you want your car to be show worthy

pbmike101

already have about 800 saved up for air so springs will be gone by next season, i will be putting deferent trans and ecu before i put the 9 in, since it is a auto and i fucking hate it. i will make sure to post up some pics

cazio

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air ride, ecu? ur car is a 04 bro so no Hondata for u, and ur really showing ur youth by ruining a TL with air ride.... but it's auto and u hate it anyway so who cares. sounds like u should sell it and buy a civic like all the other 20 y/o's

justnspace

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i support the wire tuck!


but not the swap!

cazio

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I support Ron and Steve screening new members lol
how about u just give me the $800, kick u in the nuts and we will call it a day

justnspace

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^i like this guy.

cazio

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hey it must be a Justin thing

I'm sorry for bashing this kid but I love how he says he wants to tuck and shave the engine bay since it will be a show car lmao!!! either ur full of it or these shows are at ur old highschool, either way...

DaeHanMeenGuk

We demand a progress thread for engine swap.

I'll bet an aspec badge that he won't do it!!!

cazio

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make it two ill throw mine in also to sweeten the bet

Legitka9

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Dreamer! Just do the wire tuck and post pics because the engine swap will never happen!

quanaman

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This thread is full of win.

TheLowLife

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