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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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Cleaned up my engine bay a little. Added a Metco breather, painted my dipstick, and aluminum plate to cover that gap on the intake manifold. I am making covers and caps for everything in my engine bay very soon. Let me know what you think














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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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that looks really good man. Is that breather on top of your oil fill cap? how does that work
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that looks really good man. Is that breather on top of your oil fill cap? how does that work
Thanks. Yeah, I don't have my PCV system so I have a breather on both valve covers. The one one the front just screws into where the oil cap goes.
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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Do yourself a huge favor and paint that front bumper support
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Originally Posted by Y2K Pewter SS
Do yourself a huge favor and paint that front bumper support
I know... I'm gonna do all that stuff when I replace the bolts with stainless steel ones
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by toofazt
I know... I'm gonna do all that stuff when I replace the bolts with stainless steel ones
Very kewl, its looking good what you have done so far.
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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do the wire mod on that harness on passenger side
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do the wire mod on that harness on passenger side
I know... I just don't like the idea of cutting and extending all the wires. If I ever sold it, don't think that would be good!
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you dont have to cut or extend the wires.. i did not.
on the last page on the thread in my link you can kind of see mine.
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Originally Posted by SVC707
you dont have to cut or extend the wires.. i did not.
on the last page on the thread in my link you can kind of see mine.
Are you serious. All the write up's I've ever read say you need to extend the wires like 11 inches. I'll definitely do it if you don't have to do any cutting of the wires!
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what did u do for the EVAP? doesn't look relocated, jsut gone.

!wire and !hood cable for sure, and adjust ur ASR wiring to below the solenoid.
also, simple things like polishing the IAC make the difference. lookin great. what color is ur intake mani?

and the !wire mod doesn;t have to cut any wires. the only cutting is a small 1 3/4(i think, don;t quote me on that) hole that u won;t even notice. look in the sticky.

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take your time in routing the wires just right. and instead of just cutting a big round hole. take your time in making an oval or square and then the harnesses slide right in. as you can see time pays off. my car is no show car but i will not rush it to find myself doing it again because i wanted to see it done.
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Originally Posted by Phoenix 5.7
what did u do for the EVAP? doesn't look relocated, jsut gone.

!wire and !hood cable for sure, and adjust ur ASR wiring to below the solenoid.
also, simple things like polishing the IAC make the difference. lookin great. what color is ur intake mani?
The EVAP is gone lol

Damn, you guys need to tell me how to do these things! With the hood cable where do you relocate it to? Same with the ASR wiring, how do you move it? Thanks
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for the !wire and !hood cable, its all in the sticky(that nobody reads apparently)

for the asr, simply unclip the holder on the ASR and flip it(or break it off and just let it hang) so the wiring goes under the ASR. u won't really notice this till u do the !wire tho
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Cool, thanks a lot. On my to do list!
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great start man.
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Originally Posted by toofazt
I know... I just don't like the idea of cutting and extending all the wires. If I ever sold it, don't think that would be good!
No cutting or extending of wires at all. Just cut a hole with a 1 3/4" hole saw bit and you re-route the wires through the hole.
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Wow, that thing gots a Corvette motor?!
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Wow, that thing gots a Corvette motor?!
Lol, I think that's the 829th time I've been asked that
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toofast...what type of steel is that piece right in front of the intake? Was it hard to make? How is it held in place?

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