Engine bay

Zatrekaz · June 8th, 2009, 01:26 AM

So.. decided to spice up the engine bay some. I painted my upper intake, and repainted the valve covers. The driver side needs to be repaired due to a mechanic scuffing it up (

). Also added some more wireloom and painted the radiator cover and headliner black... what ya think?

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Quick99 · June 8th, 2009, 01:50 AM

Not bad for a V-6.

Seabee · June 8th, 2009, 01:58 AM

Pretty nice. I tried spicing my engine up a little bit today. Not so good, thats where you come in lol

1rnkpny · June 8th, 2009, 02:05 AM

Looks good. A clean engine compartment always helps the look of a ride.

timberwolf · June 8th, 2009, 02:13 AM

nice work Z, looks GOod, way better

Megawatts88 · June 8th, 2009, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by Quick99

Thats pretty good

^Fixed

Safi · June 8th, 2009, 05:07 AM

What did you use to clean the radiator hose up and make it nice and shiny? I clean mine, but then after it dries it still looks dull as shit

tango7 · June 8th, 2009, 07:37 AM

Looks great!!

Zatrekaz · June 8th, 2009, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by commandersafi

What did you use to clean the radiator hose up and make it nice and shiny? I clean mine, but then after it dries it still looks dull as shit

Used Emay's guide using degresser and tire foam. Works good for a quick shine, however I like to use armor all on the black parts for a more uniform look. With the Tire foam you can see where the foam dripped off.

Thanks for the compliments all. Trying to do everything I can for the show coming up. I Realllllly want to place this year.

TheUNZippee! · June 8th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Nice work Z. Looks good

Lefty · June 8th, 2009, 12:08 PM

Nice work man

Safi · June 8th, 2009, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

Used Emay's guide using degresser and tire foam. Works good for a quick shine, however I like to use armor all on the black parts for a more uniform look. With the Tire foam you can see where the foam dripped off.

Thanks for the compliments all. Trying to do everything I can for the show coming up. I Realllllly want to place this year.

I followed Emay's guide also, it just doesn't stay shiny

Engine bay looks nice bro. I'm considering doing some under the hood dressup. But i think i'll be powder coating instead of just painting. The valve covers are metal correct? I think i remember seeing a thread about you sanding them down to a polished state

Zatrekaz · June 8th, 2009, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by commandersafi

I followed Emay's guide also, it just doesn't stay shiny

Engine bay looks nice bro. I'm considering doing some under the hood dressup. But i think i'll be powder coating instead of just painting. The valve covers are metal correct? I think i remember seeing a thread about you sanding them down to a polished state

Yes they are metal. I would of left them polished but it just did not look good. It blended in with the engine to much. I would love to be able to powder coat.. just do not know the steps needed or the tools.

00BlueMustang · June 8th, 2009, 11:48 PM

Looks real good Z

99mustanggtman · June 9th, 2009, 12:54 AM

Black manifold looks good, i'm painting some pieces under my hood soon.

Safi · June 9th, 2009, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

Yes they are metal. I would of left them polished but it just did not look good. It blended in with the engine to much. I would love to be able to powder coat.. just do not know the steps needed or the tools.

Hmmm...Well i've been toying with the options. I was thinking i might polish the valve covers, then also polish my supercharger (eaton m112 off 03-04 cobras) and maybe polishing other bits and ends around here and there. Or im going to do what you did with the red and black (powdered of course).

If i get my powder coating setup and your still interested just get the powder and pay shipping and i would hook you up

Zatrekaz · June 9th, 2009, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by commandersafi

Hmmm...Well i've been toying with the options. I was thinking i might polish the valve covers, then also polish my supercharger (eaton m112 off 03-04 cobras) and maybe polishing other bits and ends around here and there. Or im going to do what you did with the red and black (powdered of course).

If i get my powder coating setup and your still interested just get the powder and pay shipping and i would hook you up

Hey man that sounds like a plan. The polishing looks good... however it is VERY time consuming and hard to get that perfect shine. I went up to 2000 grit. I should of went a bit higher and buffed it but I did not.

The valve covers have imperfections in the metal also. There are areas that the metal dips in a bit. I suppose it is from where they were molded together. You can not sand them down easy. I took a orbital sander to one and smoothed some of them out however.

goren813 · June 9th, 2009, 11:34 AM

Lookin' good, I agree with the use of Amorall, I used it on the black plastics after doing Emay's write-up.

Safi · June 9th, 2009, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

Hey man that sounds like a plan. The polishing looks good... however it is VERY time consuming and hard to get that perfect shine. I went up to 2000 grit. I should of went a bit higher and buffed it but I did not.

The valve covers have imperfections in the metal also. There are areas that the metal dips in a bit. I suppose it is from where they were molded together. You can not sand them down easy. I took a orbital sander to one and smoothed some of them out however.

I have plenty of tools used to sand metals down and get them perfect, so im not too worried about that. One of the biggest pain in the asses i for-see is polishing the eaton...Its big and going to take the longest

I dont plan on using sandpaper until the very end when i want to make it shine. I'll be using some chemicals along with a wire brush on my dremel

I wont be getting the powder coating setup until the end of the s/c project, so it might be a couple months. I'll let you know whats up when i do get it though

Ke^in · June 10th, 2009, 08:46 AM

Nice clean looking engine. Took a lot of time?

Originally Posted by Quick99

Not bad for a V-6.

Watch it.. the 6er goon crew will attack!

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Zatrekaz Wax on, Wax off 2003 Mustang V6 16.8@83.3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 6,620 iTrader: 12 reviews	Engine bay So.. decided to spice up the engine bay some. I painted my upper intake, and repainted the valve covers. The driver side needs to be repaired due to a mechanic scuffing it up (). Also added some more wireloom and painted the radiator cover and headliner black... what ya think? BEFORE: AFTER: __________________ OEM Used 99-04 Dark Charcoal Carpet For Sale

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1rnkpny Hardcore Enthusiast 2007 G9 Eye Catcher Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 1,900 iTrader: 0 reviews	Looks good. A clean engine compartment always helps the look of a ride. __________________

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timberwolf Born to be Wild 2007 Grabber GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 3,196 iTrader: 0 reviews	nice work Z, looks GOod, way better __________________ FRPP Stingers, O/R Prochamber, BMR STB, Steeda UDP, JLT, SCT/Brenspeed, 8in shorty

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TheUNZippee! Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 61,816 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nice work Z. Looks good __________________

June 8th, 2009, 01:50 AM	#2
Quick99 Regular 1999 Mustang GT ? Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fullerton CA Posts: 343 iTrader: 0 reviews	Not bad for a V-6.

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tango7 Regular Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 262 iTrader: 0 reviews	Looks great!!

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99mustanggtman Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germantown, MD/ OSU Posts: 1,835 iTrader: 7 reviews	Black manifold looks good, i'm painting some pieces under my hood soon. __________________ Single 67mm turbo, ported pi heads, edelbrock vic jr. manifold w/HPP plenum, terminator shortblock, return fuel system... Goal 600+ rwhp.

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