Engine bays... post them pics...
05-02-2007, 09:25 PM
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Engine bays... post them pics...
I decided to make an engine bay thread for everyone to post pics of their engine bays. This can be used for people to get ideas or just to see how f-ing clean theres SHOULD be... See, I've searched to find pics of engine bays but have to go from thread to thread and since there is not just one thread dedicated to bays... I'll start it off with a dirty, work-in-progress...
And again... sorry about the blurry
Cleaned the battery... (sorta)
and another of the Valve cover...
And again... sorry about the blurry
Cleaned the battery... (sorta)
and another of the Valve cover...
05-02-2007, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by CLpwner
Cleaned the battery... (sorta)
Your engine bay looks SOOO dirty in picture 3. What have you been doing, taking that thing off road?
Here's mine after I pressure washed it. (no headers, anyone wanna photoshop those in? :P)
05-02-2007, 11:52 PM
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Early stages:
1200 deg ceramic primer, gloss black paint and clear coat:
The painted trim, engine needs cleaned more:
Letters need painted, and new chrome A needs installed, got more to do first
Still under construction, new radiator and tranny cooler:
Stay tuned, lots more work being done in the EB, more work done to engine trim, more painting of parts and battery trays, painting a/c condensor, new radiator overflow tank, tb spacer, new igntion system, strut bar, UR pullies, Yellow Top Optima will return, new batt terminals, big 3 black 4 gauge wire kit for charging wires, V 6 P ground kit, ceramic headers, the list goes on.
And as always, a few surprises
1200 deg ceramic primer, gloss black paint and clear coat:
The painted trim, engine needs cleaned more:
Letters need painted, and new chrome A needs installed, got more to do first
Still under construction, new radiator and tranny cooler:
Stay tuned, lots more work being done in the EB, more work done to engine trim, more painting of parts and battery trays, painting a/c condensor, new radiator overflow tank, tb spacer, new igntion system, strut bar, UR pullies, Yellow Top Optima will return, new batt terminals, big 3 black 4 gauge wire kit for charging wires, V 6 P ground kit, ceramic headers, the list goes on.
And as always, a few surprises
05-03-2007, 09:33 AM
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First stages w/CAI, MSD ignition, Hottwires, 4 awg power wire for amps
Now here are some pictures with the headers. This is pretty much how she looks now. I don't really have any more plans with her besides finish the outside (front lip, painted stock sides, and rear lip)
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05-03-2007, 05:41 PM
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05-03-2007, 10:12 PM
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Hot damn that is the cleanest 3.0 bay I've EVER seen
05-04-2007, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by kraftey
Your engine bay looks SOOO dirty in picture 3. What have you been doing, taking that thing off road?
I dont know how to get in all those cracks... well yea i do but i just havent had the time
Engine Degreaser....
05-04-2007, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by USMC2.3CL
Mr. Steve are you talking smack on the 2.3's.....
If I was would it start some sort of turf war between J-series and the 2.3L powerplant? Relax.
I was making a joke. Multiple people with inline-4 cylinder motors said they did or did not have "headers". Headers being plural. An inline-4 cylinder motor only has one header.
05-04-2007, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jays99CL
yo mach wut u use to clean yur engine that shit is gleemin!!
I used a tire brush, tooth brush, microfiber towels. Removed all plastic pieces and intake box and cleaned them seperately. This obviously allows better access to hard to reach places. I used diluted simple green only as a degreaser since it wasn't that dirty to begin with. Then armol tire foam to clean and shine at the end. I used alot of it, pretty much the whole can. After cleaning with simple green, i sprayed the entire engine with foam, let sit, brushed then sprayed off. I then worked in small sections of the engine bay to ensure i didn't miss much. I'd spray that area with foam clean it with the toothbrush then spray off, repeat until entire engine is cleaned. Finally spray the whole engine down with tire foam (Until you can barely see it) and let it site for a few hours. I then went back with a clean micro fiber town and wiped down the whole engine so it wasn't too too shine.
05-04-2007, 05:39 PM
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Looks fantastic!
usually over 32/29/95 area's.
While i'm off topic nice avatar too.
05-04-2007, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mach30SiR
Columbia eh...i actually fly over there all the time reporting traffic ect....
usually over 32/29/95 area's.
While i'm off topic nice avatar too.
usually over 32/29/95 area's.
While i'm off topic nice avatar too.
I live right off 32 between 29 and 95.
05-04-2007, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by G22_Powered_YA1
nothing too spectacular, but here it is
05-05-2007, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Where's the G22?
too much frame damage that nobody wants to do it............ I think it'll stop there too, this things been through too much especially in that front clip...........
so yeah in the end it was just a dream thats flown on past
05-06-2007, 11:07 AM
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you like photoshop too much...looks sick though... Is that the eBay intake? looks just like mine...
05-06-2007, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by AznX TL
yep $16 shipped ebay intake, no such thing as too much photoshop lol
05-08-2007, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Early stages:
1200 deg ceramic primer, gloss black paint and clear coat:
The painted trim, engine needs cleaned more:
Letters need painted, and new chrome A needs installed, got more to do first
Still under construction, new radiator and tranny cooler:
Stay tuned, lots more work being done in the EB, more work done to engine trim, more painting of parts and battery trays, painting a/c condensor, new radiator overflow tank, tb spacer, new igntion system, strut bar, UR pullies, Yellow Top Optima will return, new batt terminals, big 3 black 4 gauge wire kit for charging wires, V 6 P ground kit, ceramic headers, the list goes on.
And as always, a few surprises
1200 deg ceramic primer, gloss black paint and clear coat:
The painted trim, engine needs cleaned more:
Letters need painted, and new chrome A needs installed, got more to do first
Still under construction, new radiator and tranny cooler:
Stay tuned, lots more work being done in the EB, more work done to engine trim, more painting of parts and battery trays, painting a/c condensor, new radiator overflow tank, tb spacer, new igntion system, strut bar, UR pullies, Yellow Top Optima will return, new batt terminals, big 3 black 4 gauge wire kit for charging wires, V 6 P ground kit, ceramic headers, the list goes on.
And as always, a few surprises
What brand of Headers are you looking at?
Thanks!
