LEATHL_WS6

Well I'm almost done. I've been working feverlishly all winter long on many mods. The Engine is almost done just a few more things I want to do. But it looks good enough to post some pictures.

Let me Know what you think.. Or if you have any ideas for me.

Things On Order or not done yet.

blue hose before the MAF Sensor
Chrome bolts for the intake and water pump (the rest are already chrome)
Blue or Chrome Dipstick.
Optima Yellow Top and some kind of chrome cover. (Steve2000 is your chrome, Polished AL or stainless?)

<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/engine.jpg" alt=" - " />

<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/engine1.jpg" alt=" - " />

<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/engine2.jpg" alt=" - " />

Steve1969LS1

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LEATHL_WS6:
<strong> (Steve2000 is your chrome, Polished AL or stainless?)
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My battery cover? if so then its plastic and made by Optima (they make a yellow one also).. if not that then clarify <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Suggestions:

1. some sort of caps and covers for your radiator, Oil, PS fluid and such.. also the Master Cylinder Res Cover from MBA is very nice (and made in blue)

2. Fuel Rail covers.. I would suggest blue with white lettering of some sort (im assuming blue is your accent color)

3. Shock tower brace.. in either blue or chrome.

4. remove stickers from shock tower.. and either remove the fuse box stickers or replace the lids with the new aluminum ones (polished?)

5. Replace all "pinch type" hose clamps.. Earls makes some nice chrome ones.. blue would be good also but you dont want TOO much blue (it is an accent color after all) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

6. Billet PS pulley from Turn One ($50) you can have this polished, annodized or powder painted..

7. Chrome hood struts.. no dissasembly required. they just chrome dip the whole darn thing..

8. Chrome hood hardware (latches, hinges, etc) I dont remember is you had your hinges powder painted or not..

9. paint the front section of the ABS unit and the lower cylinder of the TCS unit the same color as your intake.. chrome the TCS and ABS brackets (ABS bracket is a bit of a pain to get off.. but it can be done)

That should keep you busy for a couple of days <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> -- Oh, this is assuming you like chrome.. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />

Again, great job! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Your engine bay is looking very clean.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

JonSS

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I think steve just wrote the "how to" for detailing engine bays. (I'll have to cut and paste it for further reference) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

It looks awesome, and very clean. How about some FRC's as Steve said? Maybe even white w/ blue lettering of some kind.

Just a thought.

Lookin good!
Jon

<small>[ April 14, 2003, 06:19 PM: Message edited by: JonSS ]</small>

Todd2001SS

Looks great! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

I know you have lots of hard work there.

unit213

Great job! Question though...what's coming off your fuel rail? I don't see a nitrous kit. Do tell what the braided line is for.

Dan

MOBE

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">4. remove stickers from shock tower.. and either remove the fuse box stickers or replace the lids with the new aluminum ones (polished?)
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Paint them that metalic charcoal grey. That what I did, along with the TCS cover (as you did) and PCM covers.

LOOKS GREAT! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

LEATHL_WS6

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LEATHL_WS6:
<strong> (Steve2000 is your chrome, Polished AL or stainless?)
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My battery cover? if so then its plastic and made by Optima (they make a yellow one also).. if not that then clarify <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I was wondering about your battery cover? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Suggestions:

1. some sort of caps and covers for your radiator, Oil, PS fluid and such.. also the Master Cylinder Res Cover from MBA is very nice (and made in blue) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am planning on doing this but I am looking for chrome caps I don't want the hassle of cleaning all that polished billet. The blue is a good idea though, I just wonder if it would be too much blue? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

2. Fuel Rail covers.. I would suggest blue with white lettering of some sort (im assuming blue is your accent color) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have thought about this and I don't think I'm going to put any on. i had the Valve covers painted and the coil brackets powdercoated then I replaced all the bolt with chrome ones and in person it looks really good the pictures don't really do this part of it justice. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">


3. Shock tower brace.. in either blue or chrome. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I will addd this to the list fpor sure. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

4. remove stickers from shock tower.. and either remove the fuse box stickers or replace the lids with the new aluminum ones (polished?) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good idea here also but again I'm going to have tpo find something chrome. I don't want to spend all day cleaning it. and I do drive it quite a bit </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

5. Replace all "pinch type" hose clamps.. Earls makes some nice chrome ones.. blue would be good also but you dont want TOO much blue (it is an accent color after all) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This has been done you can tell better in this pic. Just the one hose needs to be done on the right side of the throttle body. I ran out and had to order one more. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/engine3.jpg" alt=" - " />

6. Billet PS pulley from Turn One ($50) you can have this polished, annodized or powder painted.. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am going to look into this for sure. Probably in blue. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

7. Chrome hood struts.. no dissasembly required. they just chrome dip the whole darn thing.. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Where did you have that done? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

8. Chrome hood hardware (latches, hinges, etc) I dont remember is you had your hinges powder painted or not.. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This has been done some powdercoated white and others chromed.

<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~leathl/front.jpg" alt=" - " /> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">

9. paint the front section of the ABS unit and the lower cylinder of the TCS unit the same color as your intake.. chrome the TCS and ABS brackets (ABS bracket is a bit of a pain to get off.. but it can be done)

</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">ABS bracket has been coated white but I will pait the others. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That should keep you busy for a couple of days <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> -- Oh, this is assuming you like chrome.. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />

Again, great job! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Your engine bay is looking very clean.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for all the coments and suggestionsI love them.

Sorry if there are errors in this its late and I'm not going to proff read it.

<small>[ April 14, 2003, 10:33 PM: Message edited by: LEATHL_WS6 ]</small>

LEATHL_WS6

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by unit213:
<strong> Great job! Question though...what's coming off your fuel rail? I don't see a nitrous kit. Do tell what the braided line is for.

Dan </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dan

that is currently for a fuel pressure guauge in the car. Later it will be a good way to hide my FPSS when I do add the N20. The car currently has a ARE Heads and cam package and almost everybolt on there is. It make around 420 to the rear wheels.

LEATHL_WS6

Thanks everyone else for all your great comments and suggestions. I will keep you all posted. Maybe some day I can ride the coat tails of the great Steve..

Steve1969LS1

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LethalWS6: Some things to keep in mind..

1. You could get the satin MBA covers (cheaper) and have them chromed.. voila! now you have low maintenace chrome covers.. you could also get the polished ones and have them clear powder painted. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

2. the new fuse cover from Stealt Perfomance (the large cover) would look good painted white or you could have that chromed as well. MBA will soon have billet fuse box covers.. get in blue, have chromed or clear powder the polish..

3. I did the same with my coil racks and stuff but the FRC's really do hide alot of that "clutter" and they are a good way to introduce some color (and you can be creative and put some sort of design on them) -- either way your engine looks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

4. Oh, I see your hose ends now <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> and your chrome hood parts.. nice..

5. I would also get a new tensioner bolt from GM and have it chromed.. or you can paint the factory one.

6. and lastly.. Yes the cover is made by Optima.. you could either get a red one or yellow one. at that point you could paint it any color you want. They generally run around $10. This is a recent post paging me about this and giving the name of my source for them.

Keep up the good work on the project. Your off to a great start! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

LEATHL_WS6

Thanks Again Steve. I just got of the line with Jeff and ordered the PS Pulley.

Just one other question can any shop that chrome plates do the struts? Or did you send them somewhere special. I have a really good chrome plating shop here close to but they are big bucks. Quality is top notch though.

Steve1969LS1

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I was told no big deal about chroming the struts.. my regular chrome shop did mine <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> -- you will probley have to paint the plastic ends (I shot mine gloss black) since the chemical sorta make them funky looking (in my case..)

Have fun <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Ling_650vette

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong> my regular chrome shop did mine <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not all of us have the chrome shop on speed dial there Steve, or have a financing plan either <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />