engine and drivetrain How have you cleaned up your engine bay? Pics and explain please.

[Senna27]

Remove all smog junk.

 

Electric fan in front of rad.

 

Electric fuel pump in trunk.

 

Removed unnecessary fittings from intake manifold, welded holes, filed smooth then glass beaded. 

 

Installed Weber 36/32 DGV Formula Ford race carb with low profile air filter.

 

Wrap wires in cloth tape.

 

Removed snorkel.

 

New plug wires and coil.

 

Winkle finish paint on valve cover.

 

Nickel plated oil filler cap.

 

Chrome plated dipstick.

 

That's pretty much it!

 

 

 

Edited September 30, 2015 by Senna27

[chargin]

Many hours of cleaning and painting

Smog removed

I purchased a Tumbler to clean up all the hardware, great $50.00 spent

Removed all brackets and repainted, repainted Starter and Alternator, said Alternator quickly died 1 week later......

New 318 internal resistor high amp alternator

Relocated washer bottle

Relocated Battery

Bead Blasted intake

Ceramic Header

Moved Horn to inside Nose

Installed Oil Cooler in Nose

Harness covered

 

 

 

 

[shoeless]

I like this thread.

[Grover]

So, basically, this thread is a perfect excuse for us to post pictures of our engine bays, yes? I've done many of the things already described: lots of cleaning, fresh paint, and eliminating whatever is not necessary. I also spent quite a bit of time figuring out where wiring was going to run and then wrapping it nice and cleanly. Personally, I think this goes a long way to keeping a bay looking nice and somewhat OE in appearance, even if it's quite a ways from factory original, so to speak. 

 

[PaulTWinterton]

If the engine comes out I'll be goin in. For now I've just detailed the compartment walls, all parts, including media blasting and clear-coating all top end aluminum. Replaced all fabric covered hoses and rubber hoses.

Only non-OEM parts are secondary battery hold-down, and starter relay. Everything else is stock.

Not as tidy as an M2...

Edited October 3, 2015 by PaulTWinterton

[thinksound_mike]

Many hours of cleaning and painting

Smog removed

I purchased a Tumbler to clean up all the hardware, great $50.00 spent

Removed all brackets and repainted, repainted Starter and Alternator, said Alternator quickly died 1 week later......

New 318 internal resistor high amp alternator

Relocated washer bottle

Relocated Battery

Bead Blasted intake

Ceramic Header

Moved Horn to inside Nose

Installed Oil Cooler in Nose

Harness covered

 

I have that same washer bottle mounted in that exact spot. Very happy with it, since my car didn't come with one.

[Vicleonardo1]

I have that same washer bottle mounted in that exact spot. Very happy with it, since my car didn't come with one.

 Looking at the same one to replace mine. I need to remove the residual smog junk to move the bottle there. I am also  glad to see that someone made it work. The original reservoir seems to take up the whole engine bay. The replacement  bottle (pretty inexpensive on Amazon)  has a small built in pump tightening up things even more. 

[thinksound_mike]

 Looking at the same one to replace mine. I need to remove the residual smog junk to move the bottle there. I am also  glad to see that someone made it work. The original reservoir seems to take up the whole engine bay. The replacement  bottle (pretty inexpensive on Amazon)  has a small built in pump tightening up things even more. 

 

 

Not the greatest of photos to show the washer reservoir, but I'm part way through my engine bay clean up. Smog junk is gone. I removed the charcoal canister as well. I installed a catch can where the original reservoir was (or wasn't in my case). It's been a long process since I've done a little at a time, but I'm much happier with the car now than when I got it. 

[chargin]

New Thread Topic: The Washer Bottle.............  

[Vicleonardo1]

New Thread Topic: The Washer Bottle.............  

Then next: "Where did you put your cup holders?"