finally i have the engine bay presentable and showable. i still have a few spots that are hard to see where theres overspray and ill get around to fixing that sometime, but all in all i was pleased with how this turned out since ive never done any kind of body filled or that type of thing. i just wanted to make this thread to show what an avg person can do on their own w/o paying a body shop an arm and leg, everything was doen with the motor stil in the car...also a painted LS6 intake is in a month or so, but heres where i am now...feel free to comment and give const critism if ya see anytihng that can be changed to look better.

if ya missed my last threads, heres what ive done:

-complete wire tuck (both fenders)
-all holes filled in and shaved
-everything painted w/ single stage acrylic enamel w/ HVLP gun.
-relocated battery, traction control, an fuses boxes
-painted valve covers, TB, MAF, STB, bumpers support, and all brackets.
-stainless nuts, bolts, and washers
-lexan covers to hide battery cables and fuse box hole, and pcm, all painted.
-shaved corvette FRC, painted silver.











just for comparison....heres what it looked like when i got the car a few years back

 

Thats is Amazing.... Want to make some Extra Cash ? lol

 

looks good i need to make a cover for the fuse box relocation.

 

wow great job is there a write up on how to relocate the fuses? i never knew they could be. I see you hit all the caps with paint too. The before pic looks like my dd bird.

 

just pull the fuse boxes up, remove the holder they sit it and youll see is hole that just big enough to cram the fuse boxes throgh, one at a time. when you do it, make sure you position them so the labels are facing down so you can stil lchange them iff nessecary. the boxes will be relocated in the compartment where the foglights are on a camaro, not sure about the birs tho...

 

when you compare it to the before picture its hard to believe its the same engine bay. it looks sick, very nice job.

 

it took a TON of cleaning to even get it looking clean again, then all the fun began a year later when i started painting parts. last year i had it lookin decent, but didnt fill the holes in and relocate everything until last week.

 

Looks amazing I wish i was lazy i need to do mine.

 

great job, it looks really clean

 

That looks beyond amazing man! This makes me want to do this to my Firebird. Great job

 

 

Badass man, especially after looking at the before and after pics. How are you holding those lexan pieces in place? Have you considered covering up the ps wall where the wiring tucks into the wheel well? This stuff is inspiring for me, but it takes time and patience which I'm not really good with.

 

wow that looks damn good!

 

thanks for al the compliments ppl...evaporate, as far as hiding the wiring going into the wheel well, im not sure i know what youre talkin about....elaborate some more? im always tryin to find ways to hide everthing and still keep things functional at the same time! are you talkin about the ABS unit and the brake lines?

 

That looks so clean. I wish it would've come like that from the factory. If I ever get around to repainting my car, that'll definitely be on the to do list.

 

its wellw orth the time youll invest, dont hesistate. this makes cars stand out SO much better at the shows!!!

 

On the passenger side, where you routed the battery cables through the fender well, to the side of the coolant reservoir, there is that open, vertical space opening up to the inside of the fender. I don't know, I look at it on mine and without the battery there, I feel like that side shows a lot of space. Hope that made better sense

 

i gotcha, those wires hafta go thogh there, but there could be a cover made to make it so its no wide open like that. ill see if its anything i wanna tackle!

 

Looks really good, red strut tower bar looks a bit out of place tho.

 

hows it out of place? i have red valve covers. when you do things you gotta have a main color (silver) and an accent color (red) so everything isnt the same. what color would look better you think?