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Old 07-13-2008 | 10:07 PM
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Default Engine bay. Before & After.

A LOT of time has gone into this engine bay. Although it doesn't look like it there has. I did some polishing on the ac canister, brake lines, Power steering cooler, STB which was red before & the tb. Then bought some other things along with some Specialized Stainless! His work is awesome! I bought this stuff back in Feb. and it still shines like new! Anyways here are the pics.

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After: ... Pics didn't turn out very good.









ANY SUGGESTIONS??? Positive or Negative feedback is Welcome! Thanks for looking!
Old 07-13-2008 | 10:13 PM
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Looks good. I prefer a clean, solid color scheme which you've pulled off pretty well.

Stay with either black or chrome/polised and remember less is more. Instead of adding a bunch of stuff, try to do little things like hiding grounds, cleaning nooks and crannies, etc.
Old 07-13-2008 | 10:14 PM
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damn man nice job!!
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Old 07-14-2008 | 04:19 AM
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What a difference, looks good.
Old 07-14-2008 | 12:36 PM
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Looks great you really cleaned it up and made it look nice. Great job!
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looks amazing dude..very nice choices
Old 07-14-2008 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ubnsmkd03
Lol at the thread hijack..

it looks really clean now BlkBird. what STB is that?
Old 07-14-2008 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by z28voodoo
Lol at the thread hijack...
, That's what I thought too!
Did it say "I'll show ya mine, if you show me yours" somewhere that I missed too?!?
(Edit: I guess it does say "ANY SUGGESTIONS".)

Anyway, back on topic, ..., Looks nice.
Nice improvement, but still more you can do to progress the package all the time, so you keep re-newing your interest!



Originally Posted by z28voodoo
what STB is that?
Looks like a Hotchkis brand maybe?

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Old 07-14-2008 | 06:12 PM
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looks great and he ask for suggestions i think maybe ubnsmkd03 was suggesting polished hood inserts
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:20 PM
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very clean!! that polished kit looks killer!
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Looks great!



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looks very good!!!
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very nice improvement
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Thanks guys! I would get a under hood mirror kit but 300 bucks for mirrors is just a little too steep for me. I still have to polish my MAF. Only other thing I am considering doing it having my intake powercoated black. There is a guy on here doing great work for a good price. Just can't decide if it is going to look good or not....
Old 07-14-2008 | 08:38 PM
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Looks kick ***.

Here is a suggestion.. I used some red wire loom to kinda accent the color of the car onto the motor. Yeah I know some of it is faded. Got that pack for free from a buddy who forgot he had it in his garage, altho it was left under a window in direct sunlight. Used red over black and used black wire loom over the red inner fenders. If you found some grey wire loom that might spruce it up a bit.

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World of a difference!
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Originally Posted by z28voodoo
Lol at the thread hijack..

it looks really clean now BlkBird. what STB is that?
my bad wasnt trying to hijack just sort of was giving him an idea of what else he can do..
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I hate colored wire loom. Other than black....
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