before/after (enginebay)

[TchouikoS13]

Before:Here's my "SR20DET White Top"This thing sucked balls.

After:Here's my baby now. Powersteer, new intercooler piping (hotside), new HKS SSQV, got rid of any bull**** dangling wires, put brackets on anything and everything, new sub-harness. Even though this thing technically has the same power as before, it feels a lot more zippy-er if you know what i mean.

This is a major milestone to making this car less blackman-rigged. Lemme know what you think.

[srpowered240sx]

looks good, but no cleaning behind the motor??

[amolao]

Big improvement, but needs more work. Find a bottle brush and plenty of soap, hit the firewall and all the tight spots.

[S13Teddy]

Wait did you paint the engine bay red?

why?

[n240sxfnatic]

that painting attempt is.... well lets just say its not the best

[180sxfaktory]

That first pic reminds me of the cars around here. We have that very fine sand that gets all over everything.

With a spray bottle of Simple Green, spray down the entire bay, soaking it down, shut hood, wait 10 minutes, wash down with pressure washer. Re-do as necessary. Air dry and start the engine and run for 5 minutes. Spray down engine, rubber hoses, vacuum lines and ABS plastic with WD40 and then wipe excess off. Polish aluminum/chrome with metal polish and buff to a high shine.

[Brandon93240]

Looks like shiiit, you should have just cleaned it up and left the bay white, now it looks like some dumbass rattlecanned it.

[otto_3478s]

take some time and get at the firewall... it can be done trust me zerothread/257954

[s14_240sx]

wo wuts up with these replies? I think it looks a hell of alot better. why was there so much dust on it?

[corey240]

half asser!

[olym]

not feelin it but as long as you like it!

[240RB1]

looks a lot better but you could have done better

[FSUDrifter]

he didn't paint the bay, he just cleaned the dust from bodywork on the rest of the car

looks pretty good, try just cranking up the air compressor to like 90psi and blast away (you missed the firewall).

[180sxfaktory]

Look again. It was painted red.

[white90esex]

I dont think he cleaned the engine bay, I think he painted it. If you look at it its fades behind the brake lines like it was sprayed not cleaned.

Dood, you might as well of just taken the motor back out and done it right. IT wouldnt be all that hard since now you have everything situated, all you would of had to do is pull everything out and just put it back. It would be alot faster than the first time cause it wont be a new thing to u.

[olym]

he didn't paint the bay, he just cleaned the dust from bodywork on the rest of the car

looks pretty good, try just cranking up the air compressor to like 90psi and blast away (you missed the firewall).

i think he did paint it,look at the brake lines

[Thaddeus]

It is a good improvement, I'm curious how long it took you to do. At seventeen I probably wouldn't have done as well. You can tell you got tired of the pre-paint prep work, esspecialy around the brake lines. Remember it's a lot easier to put on than to take off, in painting an hour of prep work is worth at least five hours of re-work.

looks good, roll with it for a while, digest what you've done and next time it'll be killa.

[FSUDrifter]

I'm happy with mine, I got lazy in a couple places though.



For sale btw

[G-Wagon]

"blackman-rigged" what does that mean?

[FSUDrifter]

"blackman-rigged" what does that mean?

politically correct way of saying n*****-rigged, though it's still not close to politically correct. But, at the same time, if you're black and getting offended over him saying that then you should realize that it's a common saying and it's the 21st century, people know not to be blatantly racist in public anymore (unless they are just really stupid and naive, in which case they will get what is coming to them).

[Logan76]

FSU your bay looks great other than those wires all clustered up by your fuse box.

[FSUDrifter]

FSU your bay looks great other than those wires all clustered up by your fuse box.

yeah that's just there while i decide if i'm going to install ac and ps or not. if not then they will be gone, if so, they will be tucked and cleaned up.

[Logan76]

Dude, install your damn P/S, forget that A/C, My CA powered S13 didnt have P/S and Ill be damn sure my SR powered 240 does, btw I just noticed your hot pipe, if your bov was welded on and less couplers were used, that would look cleaner also, but im an Engine bay fanatic, I love em clean.

[FSUDrifter]

I NEED LINES!!!! everyone i try to buy them from tries to rip me off

ok... END THREADJACK

[TchouikoS13]

FSU your the man.

For everyone else: yes i did get lazy with the paint and said **** it i have more imporant things to do. And to get to this point where my car is right now is over 7 months.

It got really dirty because of body work. for those who where wondering.

Now, how hard is ac to put it... because god damn its hot.

[TRBOMOFO]

it does look cleaner... yes