New appearance mods!!
New appearance mods!! Well I finally decided to go where only few have gone in regards to the betterment of a visually pleasing appearance under the hood. Getting ready for a 'cruise' last weekend, I took some time to check off a few things off of my 'to do list'.
What was done:
1. Hid wireharness (great idea Steve2000SS!!) -- however I managed it without ANY soldering <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
2. Hid air pump hose (driver side) and hood latch cable
3. Polished A/C accumulator and related lines
4. Added Mobil 1 emblem and LS6 oil cap
5. Painted oil dipstick handle and green fuel line cap (red)
There may be a couple more in there but I began to loose track. Bad part is, for the few things that I did, I added 15 or 20 more to a 'new' list <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> . Now that I've broke my rear end (damn it!), I may have some additional down time to look into that list :dopey: . Let me know what you think (check sig)
What was done:
1. Hid wireharness (great idea Steve2000SS!!) -- however I managed it without ANY soldering <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
2. Hid air pump hose (driver side) and hood latch cable
3. Polished A/C accumulator and related lines
4. Added Mobil 1 emblem and LS6 oil cap
5. Painted oil dipstick handle and green fuel line cap (red)
There may be a couple more in there but I began to loose track. Bad part is, for the few things that I did, I added 15 or 20 more to a 'new' list <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> . Now that I've broke my rear end (damn it!), I may have some additional down time to look into that list :dopey: . Let me know what you think (check sig)
Re: New appearance mods!! Make your way over to Goldsboro sometime! lol jk. And no i dont have an LPE car, but im hoping too....some day <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: New appearance mods!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LPE SS:
<strong>
1. Hid wireharness (great idea Steve2000SS!!) -- however I managed it without ANY soldering <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Could you elaborate? I'minterested in doing this. Did you also do this without any cutting?
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1. Hid wireharness (great idea Steve2000SS!!) -- however I managed it without ANY soldering <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Could you elaborate? I'minterested in doing this. Did you also do this without any cutting?
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Re: New appearance mods!! It was only time for your rearend to break with that many ponies! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Good job btw on the appearance mods, how did you do hide the wire harness?
Good job btw on the appearance mods, how did you do hide the wire harness?
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Verdad Gallardo Re: New appearance mods!! Appreciate the compliments guys. As far as doing it 'Solderless' it was a little tricky but not as bad as you think. I'll try to explain...
Looking at the current position and location of the factory harness location, I figured if I could move the harness inboard slightly and by relocating the harness below the sheet metal then why would I need to cut anything? It is already as long as it needs to be. Right? All I would need to do is either create a hole large enough to squeeze the terminal through or take the terminals apart. I did a little of both.
The hole in the fender was drilled just forward of Steve's position on the vertical surface just before the fender begins to crown. I was able to put in a 1" hole but ended up making it more of an ellipticle shape before it was over. For a size reference look at your largest plug and turn it sideways -- it ends up being about 1 x 1 1/2. If that makes you a little nervous then you can still opt for disassembling the terminal ($5 tool at NAPA - looks like a small screwdriver) and still use the 1" hole per Poltergeist's write up.
I still went about using the velcro to secure it to the top of the fender and made sure everything was taped and secured properly. The only cutting that I had to do were the two 'twisted' wires that have no connections to negotiate. Cut, crimped, heat shrinked those two. Reinstalled wheel liner, cleaned up all the new space on the fender and it's done <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> .
I'm sure pics would be more helpful and I'll try to get some up. Email me if you're interested and I'll do what I can before she goes to the dealer for a new rear.
Looking at the current position and location of the factory harness location, I figured if I could move the harness inboard slightly and by relocating the harness below the sheet metal then why would I need to cut anything? It is already as long as it needs to be. Right? All I would need to do is either create a hole large enough to squeeze the terminal through or take the terminals apart. I did a little of both.
The hole in the fender was drilled just forward of Steve's position on the vertical surface just before the fender begins to crown. I was able to put in a 1" hole but ended up making it more of an ellipticle shape before it was over. For a size reference look at your largest plug and turn it sideways -- it ends up being about 1 x 1 1/2. If that makes you a little nervous then you can still opt for disassembling the terminal ($5 tool at NAPA - looks like a small screwdriver) and still use the 1" hole per Poltergeist's write up.
I still went about using the velcro to secure it to the top of the fender and made sure everything was taped and secured properly. The only cutting that I had to do were the two 'twisted' wires that have no connections to negotiate. Cut, crimped, heat shrinked those two. Reinstalled wheel liner, cleaned up all the new space on the fender and it's done <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> .
I'm sure pics would be more helpful and I'll try to get some up. Email me if you're interested and I'll do what I can before she goes to the dealer for a new rear.
Re: New appearance mods!! Good job on the mods!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Yea, we cut the wires because we didnt want a large hole.. also, we didnt think the connectors could be dissasembled and put back together right (glad we were wrong on that one <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> )
I love it when an innovation is improved upon and carried to the "next level" its what this hobby is all about..
Here is the website for our !wire mod:
http://www.poltergeist.us/misc/WireMod/
Oh, and the rest of the mods look great too.. watch out because it can be addictive <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
I love it when an innovation is improved upon and carried to the "next level" its what this hobby is all about..
Here is the website for our !wire mod:
http://www.poltergeist.us/misc/WireMod/
Oh, and the rest of the mods look great too.. watch out because it can be addictive <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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Re: New appearance mods!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ....I'll try tonight. She's headed to the dreaded DEALER tomorrow (via flatbed ) to get the rear end looked at. Ironic though isn't it? I need to change a couple things so that it appears, uhhhh......stock? This ought to be fun! I can already hear all the questions. What's this? What's that? Where in the hell did that go? LMAO!!! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yeah, they'll be like "where the hell did all the wire's go?"
nice job, I might have to try this sometime when I get bored, or just want to go work on my car.
nice job, I might have to try this sometime when I get bored, or just want to go work on my car.
Re: New appearance mods!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Blu Beast:
<strong> LPE SS , pics would be nice if you could, the "cut-less" method sounds much better for us "electrically challenged"........ </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" /> ....I'll try tonight. She's headed to the dreaded DEALER tomorrow (via flatbed <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> ) to get the rear end looked at. Ironic though isn't it? I need to change a couple things so that it appears, uhhhh......stock? This ought to be fun! I can already hear all the questions. What's this? What's that? Where in the hell did that go? LMAO!!!
<small>[ February 04, 2003, 01:03 PM: Message edited by: LPE SS ]</small>
<strong> LPE SS , pics would be nice if you could, the "cut-less" method sounds much better for us "electrically challenged"........ </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" /> ....I'll try tonight. She's headed to the dreaded DEALER tomorrow (via flatbed <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> ) to get the rear end looked at. Ironic though isn't it? I need to change a couple things so that it appears, uhhhh......stock? This ought to be fun! I can already hear all the questions. What's this? What's that? Where in the hell did that go? LMAO!!!
<small>[ February 04, 2003, 01:03 PM: Message edited by: LPE SS ]</small>
Re: New appearance mods!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by sconnor:
<strong> Any pics yet?????? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ooops, sorry <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> . They're on their way!
<strong> Any pics yet?????? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ooops, sorry <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> . They're on their way!
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Re: New appearance mods!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LPE SS:
<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 sconnor:
<strong> Any pics yet?????? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ooops, sorry <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> . They're on their way! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Got em thanks.... I shot ya another email with a quick???? Thanks Scott
<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 sconnor:
<strong> Any pics yet?????? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ooops, sorry <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> . They're on their way! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Got em thanks.... I shot ya another email with a quick???? Thanks Scott
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Re: New appearance mods!! Well I got bored today, and did the !wire mod. I cut 2 holes to do this (1.5 inch so the connectors would fit through without dissasembling them). 1 hols is in steve's location, and then one on the front of the wheels well right behind the radiator filler neck. I tried doing it first by going around the side of it, but the wires were way too tight for my likings. I secured the wires by drilling an additional hole right next to the middle connector hole (the hole that the connector clips into). I then used a zip tie to secure them. You can't really see the black zip tie since my car is NBM.
Why I was at it, I also relocated the ground wire on that wheel well to the hole where the inner fender well screws in right behind the battery.
Unfortunatly I don't have any pics. The relativly large holes really can't be seen since I left the tubing on the wires.
Why I was at it, I also relocated the ground wire on that wheel well to the hole where the inner fender well screws in right behind the battery.
Unfortunatly I don't have any pics. The relativly large holes really can't be seen since I left the tubing on the wires.
