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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 05:47 PM
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Repainted firewall... and brackets... engine... re-routed Hose’s and wires for cleaner look and added a small amounts of chrome... and valve covers.. elbow grease and about $400
working on underside of hood next...




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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 05:48 PM
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That looks really good, what did you do to spruce up the heater box?
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It's looking goooood! Your "before" pics look MUCH better than my engine bay
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by danh77
That looks really good, what did you do to spruce up the heater box?
all I did was take a razor and scraped... then sanded and then used black satin paint
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 06:26 PM
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Much better but maybe clean up the grease around the hood latches? How about a earlier model chrome air cleaner? You did a nice job on the repaint.
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Much better but maybe clean up the grease around the hood latches? How about a earlier model chrome air cleaner? You did a nice job on the repaint.
yea... gotta clean up latches...
I really like the air cleaner setup I have... I even repainted the dual snorkel.
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That's a lot of bang for the buck and of course the time and effort. Big difference, Looks great.
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I still have a little tweaking to do before I’m done with the engine compartment cosmetics, but I’m 90% done.






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Nice job. Looks great. Where did your cowl induction seal go?
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I have a new one that should arrive this week...
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all I did was take a razor and scraped... then sanded and then used black satin paint
After you cleaned it up did you mask & use spray paint or did you use a brush and paint that levels out really well?
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I unhooked a few lines to move out the way....and or moved things or unscrewed things to get a good shot with spray paint.
i did sections at a time and would mask off or put aluminum foil on things I didn’t want to get paint on
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LOVE IT!!!! Amazing job!!!!!!! I especially love your rerouting the wires for a "cleaner look." Out-STANDING!
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Looks like it's ready for the car show circuit, came out nice!
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Originally Posted by Jetglow
Repainted firewall... and brackets... engine... re-routed Hose’s and wires for cleaner look and added a small amounts of chrome... and valve covers.. elbow grease and about $400
working on underside of hood next...




Well done
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Nice job Wes......from fellow ex DHL Flight Engineer. Here's mine. JM


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Originally Posted by doorgunner
It's looking goooood! Your "before" pics look MUCH better than my engine bay
I also thought the "before" picture looked pretty good. Even better now.

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