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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 02:36 AM
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Hey everyone!

Just cleaned my engine bay today and I know how much y'all like pics, so here it is!

Anyone care to share some of theirs and their favourite quick bay mods?

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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 06:06 PM
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Engine bay looks great. Clean is always good.

I went from this when I bought it,



To this after a few years of buying things for it,

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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 06:42 PM
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Very , very nice!!! Well done!
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 06:54 PM
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Engine bay looks great. Clean is always good.
To this after a few years of buying things for it,
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Wow! What an incredible transformation. The OP's engine bay is also nice!

I went with a different theme. I'm pretty much done but I plan to add some braided hoses later this summer.

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What's the best stuff to clean the bay with?
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Braided hoses will really set that off.

When I first did my initial clean I used a mix of 50-50 water and simple green. Really did wonders and the rest was easy to get a good cleaning done. OP, what did you use to get yours so clean?

Thanks for the compliments. Much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by mstromquist
Braided hoses will really set that off.

When I first did my initial clean I used a mix of 50-50 water and simple green. Really did wonders and the rest was easy to get a good cleaning done. OP, what did you use to get yours so clean?

Thanks for the compliments. Much appreciated.
Simple Green is great for transforming engine bays that were never cleaned on a regular basis.

In my case, an ounce of prevention is key as I simply wipe down my engine bay with a damp MF towel after washing my car. This is after I've removed the excess water and wiped down the door jams, trunk edges and hood edges. The towel is usually damp enough for me to clean the engine bay. When it's time for a show, I then detail with vinyl dressings, etc.
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Phil, where do you get the valve covers and other ss/chrome goodies from? BTW, that looks unbelievably sick.
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James:

Got the Fuel Rail Covers from Corvette Central
Got the painted parts from RPI.

Thanks

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None of this is even fair anymore! haha

To be fair, I think our engine bays are the coolest. C6 and C7's are kinda blah.


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Here is mine in its current state.

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Mine is clean still needs parts
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I went with a Stainless Steel, Chrome and Carbon Fiber mix
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