What would YOU do?
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Hey everyone, I've been kinda cleaning up my engine compartment (what I can do without taking everything out, sanding and repainting completely), and was wondering what else you would do to it to make it stand out. I definately need the passenger side duct and hose for my dual snorkel, and I'm considering a STB. Any and all ideas will be valued! Even if you want to criticize, let me know!
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Car: 1981 Chevy Malibu, 1987 Formula 350
Engine: 229 V6, L98 TPI 350
Transmission: TH350, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt ???, 9 bolt 3.27 posi
well first off get rid of that hidious black air filter thingy (not sure the technical name of it), and get yourself a good looking filter with a nice top. Thats number one. Then, get some of that braided hoses stuff and do what you can with that..........lets see....maybe some split loom wire/tubing covers might organize things and make it look a little better.....
Just clean everything up, get some engine paint and paint a few things here and there a different color to make it contrast with the black, just dont do EVERYTHING cause then the parts dont stand out as much.....yeah pretty much just clean it and get rid of the black air filter cover
Just clean everything up, get some engine paint and paint a few things here and there a different color to make it contrast with the black, just dont do EVERYTHING cause then the parts dont stand out as much.....yeah pretty much just clean it and get rid of the black air filter cover
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Car: 1981 Chevy Malibu, 1987 Formula 350
Engine: 229 V6, L98 TPI 350
Transmission: TH350, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt ???, 9 bolt 3.27 posi
also, if you want to make it stand out of the crowd at cruise nights, car shows, etc. maybe some tasteful and well positiond neon lights would draw some attention......i dont know what the rest of your car looks like but if you could get the engine compartment to glow red or something...even if its just a few LED's here and there.....the cruise nights i've been to alot of the cars i liked at first sight were ones that had tasteful lighting.....i dont know how you'd feel about this but maybe even hiding a strobe light in there so you get a few flashes once and a while?
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Car: 91 Camaro RS
Engine: 3.1L V-6
Transmission: Fresh 700R4
I think it looks good don't cover it with paint and ****ty plastic from autozone shine all the rubber and plastic with tireshine and a rag and clean the rest of it the best you can (try to avoid the racer boy look)
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z
Engine: 383 stroker
Transmission: 700R4 3500 stall, TransGo shift kit
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", 4.11:1
I don't particularly care for the red looming. And I agree with penguin that a nice air filter would look a lot better.
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IMO you should get rid of that hideous looking coolant overflow tank. GM still has new ones on hand and they run about $15-20. A minor mod like this makes a hell of a difference under the hood. Better to see new bright white than old faded yellow.
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Car: 1978 Chevrolet C10
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Originally posted by speedingpenguin
well first off get rid of that hidious black air filter thingy (not sure the technical name of it), and get yourself a good looking filter with a nice top. Thats number one. Then, get some of that braided hoses stuff and do what you can with that..........lets see....maybe some split loom wire/tubing covers might organize things and make it look a little better.....
Just clean everything up, get some engine paint and paint a few things here and there a different color to make it contrast with the black, just dont do EVERYTHING cause then the parts dont stand out as much.....yeah pretty much just clean it and get rid of the black air filter cover
well first off get rid of that hidious black air filter thingy (not sure the technical name of it), and get yourself a good looking filter with a nice top. Thats number one. Then, get some of that braided hoses stuff and do what you can with that..........lets see....maybe some split loom wire/tubing covers might organize things and make it look a little better.....
Just clean everything up, get some engine paint and paint a few things here and there a different color to make it contrast with the black, just dont do EVERYTHING cause then the parts dont stand out as much.....yeah pretty much just clean it and get rid of the black air filter cover
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Car: 88 IROC Convertible
Engine: 305 TPI
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you could just get the stock air filter casing chromed, shouldn't be all too much, so this way you get looks and performance with the ducting and stuff
i'd also throw on a nice set of valve covers, def do the overflow tank, but overall i think it looks nice and clean
i'd also throw on a nice set of valve covers, def do the overflow tank, but overall i think it looks nice and clean
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Car: candy blue 85 z28
Engine: 305 tpi LB9
Transmission: 700r4 crazy beefed up one
Axle/Gears: ones with teeth
get rid of the red looms for your wires get a braket for your a/c lines so they are back to where the are out of sight. spiffy chrome air cleaner would make a huge diffrence. loose the stickers. maybe some valve covers other than that looks clean and neat. we used to spray paint stuff under the hood with clear paint to detail it before it went on the lot. not sure how long it lasted on the parts though.
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get rid of the red looms for your wires get a braket for your a/c lines so they are back to where the are out of sight. spiffy chrome air cleaner would make a huge diffrence. loose the stickers. maybe some valve covers other than that looks clean and neat. we used to spray paint stuff under the hood with clear paint to detail it before it went on the lot. not sure how long it lasted on the parts though
Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep em comin!!
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
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You know that tire foam stuff, I use that on all my hoses and some of the plastic peices. It really makes the black shinier.
I didn't get a chance to clean up the everything in the engine bay in this pic.
I didn't get a chance to clean up the everything in the engine bay in this pic.