my dirty *** raggy engine bay

 

updating my setup,bigger turbo(80mm divided 1.00ar)
new radiator and efan

 

I have some changes coming, going to be putting a 3rd gen UIM, elbow, and throttle body, changing the IC pipping a little bit- getting rid of some couplers and going with wiggins clamps

If anyone is interested in my UIM, throttle body and elbow let me know

 

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I just did this last weekend. Still have to re-weld it (since my welder ran out of gas) and paint it. I cut up the original bracket, then welded it to the radiator support. Once a shroud is on it will be nice and hidden. I only had to extend the wiring a little, but since I relocated my battery to the trunk that had to be done regardless.<o:p></o:p>

 

Absolute BEST thread, I have an engine bay Pic fetish! Will post up some of my own in a few months!

 

Mostly current, missing my relocated charge pipe and cold air intake to the turbo.

 

nice!

 

heres mine in my 87 na

 

freaking rats nest lol
you should build a shroud for your fan

 

My friend has a volvo fan that its awqesome. So im probably going to do that and it has a shroud. When i do my t2 i am going to fix all the wires haha, Going to loom it all in the harness make it look really clean. but the engine is like naked. no emmissions, makes it look soo clean

 

Dude, you need to get some Simple Green and spend some time under this hood...

 

Right now, My current project is getting the car painted. Engine is the next step after paint. I am going to be doing a t2 swap next so engine bay will get cleaned and painted aswell

 

Rob XX 7: What color is your UIM and oil filler? Is it rattle can or did you use a gun?
I goes SO WELL with the billet and polished items under the hood.

The more pics I see of your car the more I sweat it!

 

Is it Lotus?

 

depending on what it is its either anthracite powdercoat or custom mixed Imron paint, did the brackets the same way but they are tougher to see


No one notices the belts right away which seems odd to me

 

I looked, I can't see the belts in your picture. Enlighten us.

 

I already posted them but here they are again

 

wow!! i love multi-rib belts, look so much neater than v section ones, what an awesome idea!! really compliments the other stuff you've done.

 

mmm, serpentine type belts. Those look nice, but I must ask, is there a functional purpose for these or is it just for looks?

 

lack of belt slip I suppose, but I have to admit I did it more for aesthetics, also to use the FD AC compressor and alternator without modification

 

Rob's bay is definetly up there as one of the cleanest. Fc3sMurray is one of my favorites to.

Here is mine. Nothing has really changed in the past couple of years.






Still on planning to relocate some wires and hoses to clean it up more.

 

thanks silver, I always liked your car as well.

I did not even realize you could fit the battery under the hood with the greddy pipes!
Why not move the battery if you are doing some wire work?

 

Yeah I used to use one of those little PC680 Odyssey batteries, got tired of it not being enough in the winter to start the car. So I swapped it to I think some kind of Honda sized battery. Having the cca's is great when you need it.


Thought about moving the battery. I swapped the cargo bins some time ago for some back seats so I'm some what limited on where to put the battery. I might be able to fit it behind my seat or I could get a nice battery box and stick in the back somewhere. I'll get to it one day.

 

you probably have a 51R battery, I had one of those in my coupe in the rear bin

 

i agree i like robs and murrays best also.
i cant wait till i install my front mount and get rid of the maf, thats when they start looking sexy

but for now mines a very clean fully functional ( a/c p/s ) bay.