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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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Clean engine bay

who here thinks they have the cleanest engine bay or at least have a pic of one?


***must be thirdgen***
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 10:13 PM
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I know mines not gonna be the cleanest, but I will go ahead and post it anyway.
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 10:19 PM
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Mine is pretty clean.
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 10:21 PM
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did good until i looked down real low.........




how about some without all the wires and other unecessary stuff.

"cleaner"
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 10:43 PM
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Hoping to have it looking like this come spring time:

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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 10:51 PM
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Mines pretty bad right now.......

But just wait a month or so
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 10:55 PM
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LOL, mine is filthy because its impossible to keep it clean living down a 4 mi dirt road.
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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Here ya go......
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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Not the cleanest....motor still looks this way.
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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Gets my vote...

Although the AIR should be gone, New fluid resovoirs are needed, and some wires could be tucked away.........just some helpful tips that's all.....
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 11:36 PM
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Not the 'cleanest' or show car by any means, and there is a lack of 'balance' to the engine bay (IMO) but, you'll be hard pressed to find any wiring which I consider makes a 'clean' engine bay...
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Old Feb 1, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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Gets my vote...

Although the AIR should be gone, New fluid resovoirs are needed, and some wires could be tucked away.........just some helpful tips that's all.....


Hey, nothing wrong with some constructive criticism


I have new msd wires, Dist cover, and new resovoirs sitting in my room. Im waiting until spring rolls around to put them in. Cars sitting under a cover for now.



*Also that dust is removed too by those bolts

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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:02 AM
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Mines not too bad, but not the cleanest. I hope to clean it up real nice after I put the LT1 intake on, even though the distributor and wires will be visable. I know, I need a new coolant tank
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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Not Cleanest but maybe cleanest high milage daily driver?(188,xxx) Plan to spruce it up this summer.
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:37 AM
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Oh and dont look at the rust on the compressor, its really not there
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:52 AM
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mine's actually very clean

since taking this picture i replaced the coolant overflow with a brand new white one.

i am also in the process of polishing my runners/intake
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 01:11 AM
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Got some more plans, but clean....
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 01:41 AM
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definitive1 has my vote so far! still a little to busy in the center with all those wires..........but never the less the cleanest so far.
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 02:03 AM
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Originally posted by definitive1
Got some more plans, but clean....


WOW! You had it painted when the engine was pulled huh? Looks great!
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 05:10 AM
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i'll add a lil TBI action to the mix 350 crate engine with TBI induction
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 07:35 AM
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Not the cleanest but getting there....especially the overflow tank which has been replaced.

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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 09:05 AM
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Scott C has my vote, it isn't complete but is already beautiful!! :hail: :hail: :hail:
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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jjohnston has my vote without a doubt. maybe he will chime in, its empty and clean - what more could you ask for?

mine has no ac, heater, smog, ac heater box, but its dirty and i dont have a pic....
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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Re: Clean engine bay

Originally posted by Kandied91z
who here thinks they have the cleanest engine bay or at least have a pic of one?


***must be thirdgen***
so where is the picture of yours??? We know your are a detailing maniac, quit holding out on us and post a pic of yours.
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 11:45 AM
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Not mine, but a fellow Thirdgen runner in the UK...Stunning!!

The cleanest UK engine bay by a mile, competing with the best in the US?
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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Re: Re: Clean engine bay

Originally posted by bad84z
so where is the picture of yours??? We know your are a detailing maniac, quit holding out on us and post a pic of yours.
Check out Kandied91z's Cardomain site, it's only had like nearly 34,000 hits. Superb car, can't imagine why he wants to start another "clean engine bay" contest?


Ok, here's my Bone Stock 305 TBI......

before

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...9/284129_3.jpg

After

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...284129_4.jpg:D
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:17 PM
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Ok, I'll try that again


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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 05:34 PM
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It's a little dirty in this pic:
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 06:56 PM
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Originally posted by 1fastz28
Scott C has my vote, it isn't complete but is already beautiful!! :hail: :hail: :hail:
That engine gets my vote just, and only because of, the black crinkle valve covers. :hail: :lala: :hail: :lala: :hail: :lala:
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 07:16 PM
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Far from actually clean but there is less in it then most others, I have cleaned it up some since these pics where taken, removed part of the AIR, and plan on getting it painted when I get the car painted in a couple months, and I want to remove the heater box, and polish my plenum/runners among some other things, but I got alot of work to do to get there.
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 07:30 PM
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This one is pretty clean though
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 07:48 PM
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before............
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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after will come..............car's almost done!
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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Definately not the cleanest but after some degreaser maybe it will look better?
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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here is mine.
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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Thanks uk89camaro for the recommendation!

Here it is: A Lowly LG4!
Still not finished yet!!
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 06:19 PM
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Not the cleanest, but it looks good enough for me..



After STB installed..
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 08:00 PM
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Maybe not the cleanest, but on its way to the emptiest:
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 08:07 PM
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Sorry, thats kinda big. Still learning to shrink pictures.
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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those camaros with the alternator on the passenger side, how is that possible. i need to relocate mine over there since i got rid of the air.

any recommendations?
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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Hey Guys!
I've finally gotten pictures of my car scanned before and after. Well, I say after, it really isn't after, but it's farther along now than when I got it hehe. I don't have the neatest engine compartment, but maybe I can get in as one of the most improved?

(before)



(after)



lemme know what ya think

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I think I finally got the pictures working!

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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 11:33 PM
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Well it was in the last post but here ya go again. These were taken right after it snowed and so there are water spots. I still have a lot more fabbing to do but I'll show what I got.
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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Here's another. If you guys could only see the fab work my friend at MB did on the radiator and trans cooler:hail: . The heater box and blower fan are all removed and there are no wires in the bay.
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 11:42 PM
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Last one I promise. Here is a BEFORE shot when I had the car last christmas. This was before I did the head work, and had the new rad, and trans cooler (along with a list of other stuff).
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Old Feb 4, 2003 | 07:06 AM
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Here's mine last year, I'll Have some new pics of the new engine Installed soon.



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Old Feb 4, 2003 | 07:59 AM
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Here's mine. Coated headers would help my cause considerably.
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Old Feb 4, 2003 | 08:48 AM
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Old Feb 4, 2003 | 10:37 AM
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Hey its not the cleanest but shes got it where it counts!!!
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Old Feb 4, 2003 | 11:20 AM
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heres mine

at the time the stealth plenum wasn't on, but i gives ya an idea.....
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Old Feb 6, 2003 | 11:09 AM
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One more of mine:
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