kyles2000z

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just to relocate the fuses.....30 miuntes maybe? just depends on how stubborn the big mes of wires wants to be. after i hid the fuses, i spent prob 3 hours so far prepping the surface for body filler, filling in all the holes, sanding them back down, applying a thinner filler, and sanging it back down. now all i hafta do is prime it and shoot the paint!

Fred O'Bannion

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different, but sweet.

kyles2000z

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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

well, everything is finally in primer and ready to sand some more. im hoping that before next weekend ill have it painted and ready for shows again. the only thing ill need is someone to cut out some covers for the hole over the fuse boxes. i made a template so all they would have to do is trace it on some metal and cut...anyone know anyone with those capabilities? anways...onto the pictures...

here after i filled in with bondo, sanded it down, and applied light filler over the top and sanded it down. this is right before i primed it...




all covered up


and finally primed. ive found some imperfection, some little dings i didnt notice before so i may go back and fix that, havent decided yet. cant wait to shoot some color on it!...

ls2 bait

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looks good. kind of like when i did mine




as far as the covers i went to lowes and got a peice of lexan. then traced out the shape and a simple cut with the jigsaw.

motoo344

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Pretty slick, how easy is the fuse panel to pull back out? Thats gonna look good when done.

Evaporate

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Kyle, what did you use to cover up the motor and stuff in that pic? Looking good btw.

SPECIALIZED STAINLESS

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I can help you out... 20GA polished or brushed stainless Send me a pm if you're interested.

kyles2000z

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Evaporate, thanks man...i just used a bed sheet to cover the motor. hang it over the top of the engine and let it drop down past the headers. i used garbage bags to cover the front part of the bay (headlights, brackets, bumper supports), and tin foil to cover up the brake lines and other things that are a little harder to cover (just wrap it up and squeeze it around whatever you want). im going to repaint everything else anyway, so i wasnt too picky about primer getting on the non-motor piece such as the brackets and supports.

toofazt....do you have a template already created for this piece? i dont neeed brushed or stainless....just any smooth non-pitted metal, as im going to paint it silver to blend in and match the car.

kyles2000z

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motoo, to tell ya the truth, the fuse boxes will be tough to pull back out, but it CAN be done im sure with a little persuading. i can strill acess the fuses easily and change them out if need be bc they are now facing down, so there wont be any neeed to pull the boxes back out unless somethin serious happens...which i dont plan!

mindreaper

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This is a great mod! The engine bay looks so clean now. Thanks for doing this write-up and taking the pics

SIC LSX

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whenever i blow my motor up and the motor and trans is out im going to have my car repainted everywhere and all the holes filled smf relocat all the wires got everything relocated but fuse box

SIC LSX

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did the fuse box just fit or did you have to un plug it? details?

SIC LSX

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Can you trace that and send it to me in a peice of paper lol

DopeFedZ

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My motor is coming out for a rebuild soon. I'll probably be filling in some holes and removing some stuff to clean up the engine bay like I did to my Camaro.

SIC LSX

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lol i just did it in about 20 mins. I cut the hole a little bigger and all i have to do now is get some ABS plastic or some sheet metal to hide it

kyles2000z

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yea, its real easy to do, its just not really thought of. maybe this thread can show everyone just how easy it is to free up that space and clean things up a bit!

raptorws6

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I like it, it really cleans up the engine bay.

ProjectCamaro

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Steve do you make custom stuff for people? I have something I would like to have made, I can make a template and send it to you.

White.Lightning

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Do you wash the engine bay 3 times a week? I'm guessing the occasional engine cleaning won't affect the wires. And with the fuse boxes being "enclosed" where the air pump was, getting caught in a rain storm wont be a problem either.

I have a ton of little things like this to do to my car but since I don't have a garage and it's 90* and humid out, I can't find the motivation to work on it. I'd rather be inside the air conditioning with a cold beer watching a baseball game haha

kyles2000z

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ive been doin all this in 95 degree humid heat! ill be glad once i get it sprayed and completed to say the least...