Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks
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Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RiceEater:
<strong> Steve,
How did you polish some of the parts under your hood and where did you get your steel braided hoses from?
Thanks...
Eric </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Eric,
here is a little write up I did on polishing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> It has become a small hobby of mine, lol.
Polishing Tips
Todd
<strong> Steve,
How did you polish some of the parts under your hood and where did you get your steel braided hoses from?
Thanks...
Eric </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Eric,
here is a little write up I did on polishing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> It has become a small hobby of mine, lol.
Polishing Tips
Todd
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From: Bowling Green, KY
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks Let's try this again...
Three questions.
Steve:
Where did you get the hose clamps?
What are the "buttons" underneath all of your bolts?
How difficult was the "hidden wires" mod?
Three questions.
Steve:
Where did you get the hose clamps?
What are the "buttons" underneath all of your bolts?
How difficult was the "hidden wires" mod?
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From: Ontario Calif.
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks Steve got the clamps from The Hose Man. Not sure of there addy.
The 'buttons' are appearance washers from http://www.hillcofasteners.com/
By hidden wires do you mean on the passenger side? If so it took Steve and me about 5 hours do his car and about 3.5 to do my car. Since his was the first we were triple checking everything. Here is a write up
http://www.poltergeist.us/misc/WireMod/
If you mean the 4 ground wires that's about an hours worth of work taking your time. No write up for it. Just relocate them down low.
The 'buttons' are appearance washers from http://www.hillcofasteners.com/
By hidden wires do you mean on the passenger side? If so it took Steve and me about 5 hours do his car and about 3.5 to do my car. Since his was the first we were triple checking everything. Here is a write up
http://www.poltergeist.us/misc/WireMod/
If you mean the 4 ground wires that's about an hours worth of work taking your time. No write up for it. Just relocate them down low.
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From: Louisville, KY
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks RK Sports and MBA have polished aluminum, not chrome. The only way to get chrome that I have found is to buy matching chrome corvette pieces. Several of the caps for under the hood are supposedly the same.
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From: Ontario Calif.
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by joshs2000ss:
<strong> I got in touch with hilco, what size washers are those? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The washers vary in size according to the bolt that they are being used for. Tell them the size of the bolt and that you want the A&N washer for the appearance washer for that bolt. The A&N are a tighter fit in the appearance washer and will look alot better.
<strong> I got in touch with hilco, what size washers are those? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The washers vary in size according to the bolt that they are being used for. Tell them the size of the bolt and that you want the A&N washer for the appearance washer for that bolt. The A&N are a tighter fit in the appearance washer and will look alot better.
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From: Pittsboro North Carolina
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks Can sombody tell me where to get the fuel rail covers like on xsta z28 ss camaro. I saw the decals from afterthoughts auto but where do you get the covers from a vett? Or do the come to gether.I just have to know.Thanks
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JPWS6:
<strong> Steve, was www.mbaproducts.com where you got the red oil dipstick handle from? If so what page is it on because I can't find it on their site?
Thanks </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nope, actually just spray painted the OEM handle with the same paint used on the valve covers. Steve did mine for me when he was in town! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
<strong> Steve, was www.mbaproducts.com where you got the red oil dipstick handle from? If so what page is it on because I can't find it on their site?
Thanks </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nope, actually just spray painted the OEM handle with the same paint used on the valve covers. Steve did mine for me when he was in town! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JPWS6:
<strong> Steve, was www.mbaproducts.com where you got the red oil dipstick handle from? If so what page is it on because I can't find it on their site?
Thanks </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually mine is just a painted stocker.. but i plan on getting a new one on this next modfest im planning <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> -- MBA makes a billet handle (look in the new products area) and a vette shop sells a chromed OEM handle ($30ish)..
<strong> Steve, was www.mbaproducts.com where you got the red oil dipstick handle from? If so what page is it on because I can't find it on their site?
Thanks </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually mine is just a painted stocker.. but i plan on getting a new one on this next modfest im planning <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> -- MBA makes a billet handle (look in the new products area) and a vette shop sells a chromed OEM handle ($30ish)..
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Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks Man you guys are good. I thought I got it deleted before anyone would respond since I found it in the new products section after I posted the message. The one from mba is nice, but there is no hole in the middle and it looks kind of funny to me, i think I will paint the stock one or look into the chromed stock piece. Thanks for the quick response though.
Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JPWS6:
<strong> Man you guys are good. I thought I got it deleted before anyone would respond since I found it in the new products section after I posted the message. The one from mba is nice, but there is no hole in the middle and it looks kind of funny to me, i think I will paint the stock one or look into the chromed stock piece. Thanks for the quick response though. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here is the chrome one (half way down in the C5 parts section).. I also plan on replacing my MBA covers with the engraved chrome ones <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
http://www.designspec.com/c5/c5prices-b.htm
<strong> Man you guys are good. I thought I got it deleted before anyone would respond since I found it in the new products section after I posted the message. The one from mba is nice, but there is no hole in the middle and it looks kind of funny to me, i think I will paint the stock one or look into the chromed stock piece. Thanks for the quick response though. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here is the chrome one (half way down in the C5 parts section).. I also plan on replacing my MBA covers with the engraved chrome ones <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
http://www.designspec.com/c5/c5prices-b.htm
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Re: Need ideas on improving engine compartment looks </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> Here is the chrome one (half way down in the C5 parts section).. I also plan on replacing my MBA covers with the engraved chrome ones <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
http://www.designspec.com/c5/c5prices-b.htm </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the link, that chrome one looks really nice.
<strong> Here is the chrome one (half way down in the C5 parts section).. I also plan on replacing my MBA covers with the engraved chrome ones <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
http://www.designspec.com/c5/c5prices-b.htm </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the link, that chrome one looks really nice.