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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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So here is my car. I bought it from a guy that let the engine bay go.... Really go. It was full of leaves and dirt. I used black magic 2 in 1 engine cleaner. I am going to do it again later this week because i am going to a show on saturday. Also, i painted my calipers red and the brackets black. Let me know what you guys think.















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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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its a good start, i would grab an old toothbrush and scrub everything real good.....polish up some of the aluminum stuff and it will look like new
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Looks good...I'm in the process of "restoring" mine as well...lots of paint going on my former daily driver
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Looks sweet man... How bout painting the valve covers?
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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Not bad looks like you need to get the tooth brush and the rags out and start wiping it down. Remove some stuff if you have to that way you can clean them better and clean behind them. Remove the battery and the overflow, unbolt the fuse boxes,remove the rad shroud and clean it up good, and you get the point.
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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looks great... one suggestion would be the wire mod... really cleans up the engine bay.
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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Yeah i might do the wire mod, and i am getting custom valve covers from afterthoughtsauto. Also, i am chanding all my black wire covering to red.
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