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I am currently doing an engine swap on my 02 WS6, and I have he motor and trans out and I wanted to hide the wiring harness and fuse box, kinda like the wire tuck on the passenger side. Does anyone know the best way to go about doing this? I’m sorry if this is in the wrong place by the way lol
I took a piece of sheet metal and cut it then painted it and added window stripping to the edges. Then I made a 2nd piece and angled it 90 degrees and secured it with aluminum tape on the backside. It has a grove in it to accommodate the notch on the hood. It gets warm but works.
Majestic's is much simpler looking, so I may do something like he did.
Custom block off inner fender panels and PCM cover
This is a picture of my son’s car we made block off panel using Zeus fasteners for easy access to fuse panel and coolant overflow tank. This also shows the PCM block off panel we made. We just got the 404 cid running and I will post detail shortly. Corner shot of the same. If anyone want to see I can post before and after photos
Have several projects going on at this time so making block off panels in the immediate future would be tough unless I had enough request to make many at one time. Post up if interested in making your own and I can post how I did it or again if interest is high enough I could make.
Picture of typical passenger side clutter. Engine compartment prior to modifications and new 404cid Procharged LS2 Photo of fuse panels prior to lowering fuse blocks below level of block off panels Passenger side prepped for paint with Zeus fastener plates installed This panel was made using a piece of card board to trace the outline of the hole. The cardboard pattern was transferred to a piece of 18 gauge sheet metal and cut. I then found a piece of aluminum pipe 4 1/4” od and bent sheet metal panel around the pipe by hand. Nothing special just laid over and bent. I then riveted the Zeus panel brackets In easily accessible 4 corners. Placed the panel over the Zeus plates and reached thru the hole and marked for Zeus fasteners. Drilled holes and installed Passenger side made the same way Fuse panels relocated about 1-2 inches lower so will clear block off panel Cut battery tray off to fit inside “box”. Dremmeled a new groove for the coolant pipe to fit in so it can be run beside radiator support out of sight. I cut the neck of the overflow tank off 1.5” so it would fit below block off panel. I used cut off section to reinforce the joint where section removed. Used 2 part epoxy to glue pipes together. I relocated battery to trunk to offset weight of procharger but a small battery, a/m over flow tank, methanol pump, etc. could be placed this area. This shows the lower panel installed using 1.5” L- brackets riveted to inner fender to attach lower panel to. I used sheet metal screws to attach bottom portion of panel to side “frame”. This panel is about 1” above the frame and hides all the ugly wiring the runs along the top of the frame. Hole is for procharger to plenum pipe. This shows lower panel installed This is a picture of the almost finished engine compartment highlighting the block off panels.
That is a sweet looking ride... Wow. I am humbled right now. I guess I will get to work as soon as the wife lets me... However, I don't know if she will let me spend that kind of time not actually fixing something.
Thank you for posting the "how to," though, I almost always do something different than everyone else lol. I am actually fabricating a K&N filter tube right now to work with a 100mm MAF. It's been taking some time, but it looks good so far, and is one of a kind, like yours. You have a fine specimen there to emulate. I like those ideas.
That's some really nice work you did. I didn't go nearly that far, but just cleaning up the ugly wires, LT1 fuel lines, and hood latch cable can do wonders (along with a nice paint job of course).
That is a sweet looking ride... Wow. I am humbled right now. I guess I will get to work as soon as the wife lets me... However, I don't know if she will let me spend that kind of time not actually fixing something.
Thank you for posting the "how to," though, I almost always do something different than everyone else lol. I am actually fabricating a K&N filter tube right now to work with a 100mm MAF. It's been taking some time, but it looks good so far, and is one of a kind, like yours. You have a fine specimen there to emulate. I like those ideas.
02-13-2018, 09:10 AM
Hiding Wiring Harness 
