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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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lets see some clean engine bays

hey u guys got clean engine bay pics? lemme see em
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 05:06 PM
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do a search there was a topic up here about it not that long ago
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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wow 406, thats one hell of a engine bay you got there :hail:
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 06:38 AM
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i did a search and a big list came up but not wat i was lookin for pics! send away plz i wanna get see how its like cuz i plan on doin a clean on my engine bay wit the 350 that i just put in
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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That's one clean engine bay man.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 10:40 AM
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Here's a link to mine....can't post it directly with webshots I think.

http://image22.webshots.com/22/8/84/...0dFwxIS_fs.jpg

It's clean, but still cluttered with smog and AC equipment
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 10:49 AM
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mine is clean , but it is very cluttered . Ill post anyway because its clean .
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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Mines not as clean as I would like it, but its kinda clean:

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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 11:05 AM
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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now my enegine bay feels so...unclean
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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clean
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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clean
looks more picked clean to me....LMAO
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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Here she is...

[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\My Documents\My Pictures[/IMG]
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 11:34 AM
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Lets try one more time..
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Lets try one more time..
Hey nice car kid
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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406 TPI - That is probably one of THE BEST thirdgen bays I've ever seen. Thats friggin awesome


Here's mine, you guys have seen em before-

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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:25 PM
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Damn i thoguht mine was clean and nearly clutter free until i saw 406TPI's
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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TunedPort335....what did you do....tack weld your hood spring onto the bottom there? Mine is on the hood and I've never seen anyone do it that way.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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mine
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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i want to make my bay as clean as masseyiroc what did u do to make it look liek its only the engine in there? like did u take out the AC ? n watelse?? and where did u tuck away the wires n such ?
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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i just repainted under the hood.the car never came with ac and the wires are held by looms that go under the valve cover bolts. its an old pic, the motor has been out and repainted and looks even better now.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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Bah ! Heres clean







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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 06:32 PM
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Thanks

Thanks for the kind words guys. Still have lots of work to do though The motor/trans is coming out this winter for more engine bay work.....got some tricks up my sleeve...hopefully it will turn out better.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 12:48 AM
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Mines clean

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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 07:30 AM
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heres mine
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 07:42 AM
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horrible pic but the only one thats working right now........
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 11:04 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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Just as a joke, here's mine..


Only thing that's clean is the air cleaner.

Seriously, where the block doesnt have oil on it, it has some surface rust.
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Old Nov 12, 2004 | 11:36 PM
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Originally posted by 305q_ta86
Just as a joke, here's mine..


Only thing that's clean is the air cleaner.

Seriously, where the block doesnt have oil on it, it has some surface rust.
Now I don't feel out of place in this thread
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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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Now I don't feel out of place in this thread
Psh you should have seen my first car, an 87 Daytona Shelby Z.



Look at the valvecover.

(edit) Uh, delete that if you want, since it's pretty off-topic lol.

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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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here's one that's on it's way to being clean....taking soooo long though, just a 305.



if you look close, you can see my new march alt. bracket.
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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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heres mine

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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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It isnt clean, but its pretty!

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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 02:30 PM
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I need to get some coated Hooker LTs....those capped off AIR tubes look like crap!


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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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some nice engines in here
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Old Nov 13, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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406 TPI....NICE!!!!!!!!

...I might look into a Lokar cable bracket for the side of the plenum.

.... or judging by the pic of MINE....I might not look into it!!!


.....but it's on the list!
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 03:29 PM
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 03:34 PM
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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I can't compare with some, but here's a couple of pic anyway:




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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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Originally posted by SnkSknrZ28

:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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gorgous
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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That holley is replaced with a demon now...
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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That holley is replaced with a demon now...
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Old Nov 14, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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mine.... needs a bit more work, but getting there.... Really need to get some coated headers to help set it all off nice... I've made alot of changes since these shots mind you.


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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 10:37 PM
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I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hail:
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hail:
:hail: holy cow what did you do to that thing ?...LMAO....

did you drive it down a dirt road after you washed it with the hood off....LMAO

:lala:

YUP YOU WIN!!!!!!!
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by Burn EM!
I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hail:


The best is cars with nasty looking engine bays like that and they run 12s at the track.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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Originally posted by SnkSknrZ28


I love your setup man... it looks super clean. Its alot like mine.. except I'm missing the nitrous... mine's an 11:1 383
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