Texas TransAm

I did a search but couldn't turn up quite what I wanted. I'm looking at sprucing up my engine bay but would like a few pics of some white bays so that I can get some ideas. Anyone?

618HAWK

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Here is a few shots of mine, might help.

Orange Peel

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DAMN 618Hawk, that's ******* NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A PIA to keep clean I'm sure, but what a nice setup dude!!!!!

waterbug1999

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Damn... Hard to beat that!! Sweet!

Texas TransAm

Awesome but I think thats a little more "spruce" than I can afford right now!

ArcticZ28

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Duuude... how in the hell did you get your bay that clean? Please tell me and I will do it step by step. Mine looks like *** right now, but I have the opportunity to clean it while I'm waiting to put the new 408 in

618HAWK

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Well it is not that bad to keep clean, even with 41k on it. Been perty anual with it from day one. Lets just say it gets washed everytime the car dose, at least rinsed off, part of the routine. The best thing and way I have found to keep it clean is a spray bottle with Simple Green(100%) I will give it a good spray throughout and let it soak a bit and either hit it with the hose or the pressure washer, from a distance, with care where to direct the water. Seems to work real well. Onced washed I will hit all the elect connectors and vitals with compressed air to dry them off. Along with spots I can not reach by hand.

If your bay is real bad try some GUNK engine cleaner, used that 1st when I bought the car 15k and a bit of fine detail washing by hand to get it straightened out. Have even used some wax and grease remover, type used by body shops before perp and painting ect. for the white painted areas like under the hood, where the belt will throw crap up. From then out it has been a piece of cake.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply on my water temp sensor, should have thought of that.

superchannelkev

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sorry not a t/a and wasnt clean at the time, just adding a few things to think about, and the coils weren't mounted yet


trust me looks a whole lot better completed

2002yroneformula

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Got the new fasteners from Hillco, and than as for detailing it's like 618Hawk....just use the spray bottle of Simple Green(undilluted) than use one of those brushes you can find at any auto parts store for detailing wheels. It reaches in behind all the fuse boxes and things really well. Than I come back with either CD2 Engine Detailer or some of the Zaino Tire Protectant on anything black and wax the body colored areas with some Meguiar's Gold Class wax. I've got a set of FRC's that were on there but the paint cracked and they're having to be redone.

ArcticZ28

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Damn man, nice touch with those fasteners. Yall have some sweet friggin engine bays.

Any way you could give a run-down possibly of what to spray and what not to spray with simple green/water. Like if my EGR, fuse box, intake, power steering pump, brake unit, etc was dirty. Which of the components can be covered in simple green and what can't.

618HAWK

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I hit every thing with the Simple Green, as for the water just be cautious, and common sence for what you hit, and how you hit it with the water. Power steering pump non elect items let em have it. Fues boxes ect I just dust them with the water.

As for the Simple Green have not had any problems with the stuff, I let it go everywere. More so on the real dirty & grease covered areas.

And to play it safe once all is washed down, I will hit all areas with the compressor and blow the excessive water off and out of connectors and fuse boxes, and any were there is standing water. Spot free results.

ArcticZ28

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Excellent. I'll be doin that once the car gets up and running again.

steveo346

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those are some nice engine bays....my cars engine bay is painted flat black like my tail panel...yes that is my engine bay and my car is white

ArticZ

Here is mine