Before and after pics of my on-going engine bay.

Engine bay when I bought the car.
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And as it looks now.
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Can't wait for summer, can't do nowt in this shitty weather.

Looking good, some hard work and elbow grease gone in to that   

Big difference well done! wish i had the time and motivation to do mine, its rotten   

Cheers lads.

Stunning

Cracking job Daz - all you need to do now is take the bonnet stay off!!

How can you get it that clean?? Is it purely down to elbow grease or is it a steam clean job to kick it off?
Look mint that daz.

Elbow grease mate, little bit every weekend, little help from Maguires, gunk n HYDROTEK..........

Does Gizer work well aswel?
Gonna have to do mine shortly as its got leaves and dirt all over it

Never used it mate, some people jet wash, but that's not for me, if you can, remove what you can degrease n clean it off the car the replace for best results, Maguires degreaser and engine lacquer is good stuff, both bottles should be bout £16 all in.

Bonnet stay removal this weekend lol, sorry to hear bout your circumstances Mario, Family first, they'll be other cars in the future, a new project to look forward too, 'YOU'll BE BACK'?

Who said that again???  

DAZ.STI wrote:

Maguires degreaser and engine lacquer is good stuff, both bottles should be bout £16 all in.

Who told you that Daz?   

That'll be the you mate.

Looks good. Do you have any details for the battery cover i.e. seller, size, price etc ? Saw one on ebay for about £50 but it didn't look as good as yours.

I just measured the battery and lad at work made it for me, then Lee at HYDROTEK dipped it to match the other stuff mate, battery tie is from Ralleytech.

DAZ.STI wrote:

I just measured the battery and lad at work made it for me, then Lee at HYDROTEK dipped it to match the other stuff mate, battery tie is from Ralleytech.

Ahh, custom made. Not sure what to go for then. I only have 2 blue items in the engine bay, everything else is Red/Black/Silver so I would like to hide/replace them.

Get some pics up mate n see what people think?

DAZ.STI wrote:

Get some pics up mate n see what people think?

Daz - it's The Terminator - Colin is the new owner

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Colin - you could get one of these and then get it dipped to match the black carbon inlet manifold or the top radiator brackets in candy lava red carbon

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Ahhhh, my apoligies, what a tit, didn't realise, mine was scrap bit of steel plate, cut out corners for terminals, bend edges over in vice, rub down sharp edges n HYDROTEK did the rest, if you gonna dip it, you cud cut a piece of plastic to shape, the dipping process hides everything, as for BOV, remove, mask chrome areas and small red/black tin ov spray shud do the trick.

NOTE- It's hard to improve on perfection 

DAZ.STI wrote:

Ahhhh, my apoligies, what a tit, didn't realise, mine was scrap bit of steel plate, cut out corners for terminals, bend edges over in vice, rub down sharp edges n HYDROTEK did the rest, if you gonna dip it, you cud cut a piece of plastic to shape, the dipping process hides everything, as for BOV, remove, mask chrome areas and small red/black tin ov spray shud do the trick.

NOTE- It's hard to improve on perfection 

I was going to delete the BOV completely as Dr K said I didn't need it and get a black battery.

My battery cover is almost identical. Originally high chrome steel from Badass on eBay which I eventually had shot blasted then dipped by Locky with my skull pattern, so they are available if you look for them.

Marietto wrote:

DAZ.STI wrote:

Get some pics up mate n see what people think?

Colin - you could get one of these and then get it dipped to match the black carbon inlet manifold or the top radiator brackets in candy lava red carbon

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That looks like a good option. I considered a black battery but you mentioned it was pretty new so that would be a waste.
I emailed Turbo Dynamics (the Turbosmart disti) about a black top cap for the BOV, no reply yet.

If you can get the size of the cover you want, I'll see if there is some thin steel laid around at work and get the edges folded over. Wouldn't mind 1 myself now lol.

Got mine from here.

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Originally liked it chrome then got it dipped by Locky @ Hydrotek

Obvioulsy not the most economical route, but that how I got to where I am.

Well, as the sun was shining this morning, thought I carry on with me engine bay.
Couple of shiny reservoir caps,
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Tidied up washer bottle, from this,
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To this,
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Then the over-flow tank,
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Both together,
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