Underhood dress up, post pics, and parts
02-03-2004, 10:26 AM
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Car: 1991Firebird T/A
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Underhood dress up, post pics, and parts
Looking to see what people have been doing for underhood dress up.
I'm looking to getthe engine bay painted this winter, and well, besides doing some powder coating onthe brackets and such, i want to dress up some other stuff... i'll be cleaning up all the a/c stuff too..
Some things i'll be looking for would include:
- getting rid of both of the over sized, absolutely huge tanks on either side, and replacing them with something smaller and better looking.
- Chrome radiator top bracket
- Chrome brake fluid resevoir cover/ clutch resevoir too maybe?
- polished, or billet strut mounts.
and any other pieces anybody else has done... the engine is already painted, nice valve covers and the bracketry will be getting PC'd like i said, probably just a reg silver (nuthin fancy)
Does anybody think a chrome alt case and black fan would be too much too?
I'm looking to getthe engine bay painted this winter, and well, besides doing some powder coating onthe brackets and such, i want to dress up some other stuff... i'll be cleaning up all the a/c stuff too..
Some things i'll be looking for would include:
- getting rid of both of the over sized, absolutely huge tanks on either side, and replacing them with something smaller and better looking.
- Chrome radiator top bracket
- Chrome brake fluid resevoir cover/ clutch resevoir too maybe?
- polished, or billet strut mounts.
and any other pieces anybody else has done... the engine is already painted, nice valve covers and the bracketry will be getting PC'd like i said, probably just a reg silver (nuthin fancy)
Does anybody think a chrome alt case and black fan would be too much too?
02-03-2004, 11:48 AM
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Flirtn thats awsome man, Kandied your car rocks as always!
Ive always wanted to see a thirdgen with like a fiberglass covering of some sort like you see in boyd, and foose cars and such. If pulled off right it would look kick ***!
Ive always wanted to see a thirdgen with like a fiberglass covering of some sort like you see in boyd, and foose cars and such. If pulled off right it would look kick ***!
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There is mine, I just redid all the factory Conv tubing with yellow, chrome powermaster alt and valve covers. I had the master cyl cover but it broke since it's only plastic
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Car: 1990 Formula
Engine: 350 TPI
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Re: Underhood dress up, post pics, and parts
Originally posted by fb305svs
- getting rid of both of the over sized, absolutely huge tanks on either side, and replacing them with something smaller and better looking.
- getting rid of both of the over sized, absolutely huge tanks on either side, and replacing them with something smaller and better looking.
I replaced mine with a combo unit off a 91 Ford Explorer.
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02-03-2004, 02:57 PM
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Car: 1991Firebird T/A
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hmmmmm i LIKE that.... looks nice 
Nice shots guys, keep em coming with suggestions of where ya got em etc...
Nice shots guys, keep em coming with suggestions of where ya got em etc...
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- getting rid of both of the over sized, absolutely huge tanks on either side, and replacing them with something smaller and better looking.
02-03-2004, 08:51 PM
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Car: 1989 Formula 350 / 2000 Lightning
Engine: GM HO 350 Crate (Vortec headed w/TPI) / SC 5.4 330
Transmission: Rebuilt 700R4 (Raptor Rebuild Kit)
my turn.....Underhood = GM crate HO 350 w/Vortec TPI
02-03-2004, 10:19 PM
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Heres my little 310 ( 305 with .030 bore). im goin to be changin a few things from chrome to polished alumin. and gettin my headers recoated. then a bunch of there little things.
02-03-2004, 11:08 PM
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Car: 1991 Z28 Camaro
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: Jasper 700R4 Stage II
Axle/Gears: 3.23 For Now
I've polished a bunch of stuff under my hood....that's really about it....it's not over down or anything....and I'm about do for a new coolant tank
02-04-2004, 11:20 PM
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The picture makes it look more red than actually is when looking at it in person. I started to go another route but have won Best Late Model Class in the car shows in 3 out of 4 times I joined in one so I left it alone. It grows on you....
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Except the ole coolant bottle, replacing mine this year but have to finish the ole headlight repair kit. I have a 89 and they just went bad, guess I can't complain.
02-05-2004, 07:52 AM
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Car: 1991Firebird T/A
Engine: 350
Transmission: Modified Viper t-56
Axle/Gears: dana 44, 3.55
Originally posted by bandit454
Here is mine, I run my own powder coat business so I had fun on engine parts.
Here is mine, I run my own powder coat business so I had fun on engine parts.
did you do the accesory brakcets? and if ya did, were you able to do the tensioner assembly? whatd di you have to do to do it?
i would think heating the piece up as a whole would take the temper out of the spring....
02-05-2004, 11:26 AM
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Car: 1991Firebird T/A
Engine: 350
Transmission: Modified Viper t-56
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well i should probably post mine to lol
http://home.zebra.net/~stevesoares/w...newengbay1.jpg
http://home.zebra.net/~stevesoares/w...newengbay2.jpg
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http://home.zebra.net/~stevesoares/w...newengbay1.jpg
http://home.zebra.net/~stevesoares/w...newengbay2.jpg
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FB305svs, I did to the tensioner. I had to be careful on it and baked it at a little cooler temp and a process of heat and cool, the same way I do plastic. It has been over a 1 1/2 and no problems yet.
02-05-2004, 02:02 PM
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Car: 1991Firebird T/A
Engine: 350
Transmission: Modified Viper t-56
Axle/Gears: dana 44, 3.55
Originally posted by bandit454
FB305svs, I did to the tensioner. I had to be careful on it and baked it at a little cooler temp and a process of heat and cool, the same way I do plastic. It has been over a 1 1/2 and no problems yet.
FB305svs, I did to the tensioner. I had to be careful on it and baked it at a little cooler temp and a process of heat and cool, the same way I do plastic. It has been over a 1 1/2 and no problems yet.
i might just ahve to send the tensioner your way to have tidone lol.. nobody around here will touch it.
02-05-2004, 02:32 PM
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Car: 2000 Trans Am and a 85 Iroc-Z
Engine: The Mighty LS1& 305 just beat meTPI
Transmission: 4L60E and 700R4
Heres my 305 TPI in my Iroc. It wasn't very clean that day but it works for the most part.
It doesn't let me post it the right way as a attachment so I guess I gotta do it the cheap way as a IMG. Oh well.
It doesn't let me post it the right way as a attachment so I guess I gotta do it the cheap way as a IMG. Oh well.
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Car: 1992 Camaro RS AKA Big Nasty
Engine: Carbed '79 350 block, 360hp/380ftlbs (flywheel)
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LBSZ28BLOWN,
every think of polising your plenum?
every think of polising your plenum?
02-05-2004, 10:38 PM
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Originally posted by OutLaw305
LBSZ28BLOWN,
every think of polising your plenum?
LBSZ28BLOWN,
every think of polising your plenum?
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