Exterior 1st Gen Most liked posts in thread: Engine Bay Clean Up

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  1. Mike S

    Mike S New Member

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    #21 Mike S, Jul 25, 2011
    That looks fantastic!
     
  2. Metalman

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    #23 Metalman, Jul 25, 2011
    Excellent detailed work...:D
     
  3. Justa Jim

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    #24 Justa Jim, Jul 25, 2011
    :Thumbsup::Thumbsup:

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  4. KittyMini

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    #25 KittyMini, Jul 25, 2011
    HOLY CRAP!

    That's gorgeous!

    Wanna do mine? :devil:
     
  5. Crashton

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    #26 Crashton, Jul 25, 2011
    Wonderful work! I am in awe of anyone who can do that type of work. :Thumbsup:

    I like keeping the engine bay clean, but alas I do not have the devotion it takes to keep something like that looking good.
     
  6. Batrugger

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    #27 Batrugger, Jul 25, 2011
    Thanks everybody. It isn't so hard to keep clean. You just wash the bay like you normally would, dry it, and then use the Mother's Billet Aluminum polish like it was quick detailer :lol:. I also got word that some gold bolts and spiked center caps for the wheels are on the way from Tunershop. We are going to make them look like this:

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  7. Batrugger

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    #28 Batrugger, Jul 28, 2011
    I got the chromed hood latches back today and got them installed so it all finished for now. So here is a before:
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    I pulled the yellow cover off of the release lever for chroming, but now that I see it without the cover I'm going to just leave it off. Tomorrow I get the bolts for the wheels and will start swapping out all 120 of them for gold. I know it isn't part of the bay, but I will post the pics after I'm done.
     
  8. Mr. Jim

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    #29 Mr. Jim, Jul 28, 2011
    Great job!
     
  9. Nathan

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    #30 Nathan, Jul 28, 2011
    Looks Killer...

    Waiting to see what y'all come up with next!
     
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    #31 Rae, Jul 29, 2011
    Wow! :drool
     
  11. checkers

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    #32 checkers, Jul 31, 2011
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    See what you started Batrugger. Now I have to go to the chrome shop and have some more work done. Don't let my wife catch you. Here's the GTT tank and cap.
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  12. Batrugger

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    #33 Batrugger, Aug 6, 2011
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    Yeah they have some nice stuff. The power steering tank and oil filler cap will be going in sometime in the future. I also have a red Craven Speed oil dipstick handle that broke that i need to find since they aren't produced anymore. I will just get the red polished off of it and use it for display. I finally got the MINI out in the sun for some good shots with all of the new polish and the gold bolts installed in the wheels:

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  13. jiminni

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    #34 jiminni, Aug 23, 2011
    So is that coolant tank any cheaper than the Forge unit? I Like the latches :Thumbsup:
     
  14. Batrugger

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    #35 Batrugger, Aug 23, 2011
    Thanks, the Canton tank is a lot cheaper at $148 with the cap from Livermore Performance, but from what I have heard it is on a huge back order right now. The fit is dead on though and as you can see it cleans up pretty nicely. The latches we had chromed because polishing just would have been too difficult to do.
     
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