Got Bored. Starting Cleaning Engine Parts
02-23-2007, 09:35 AM
#1
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Got Bored. Starting Cleaning Engine Parts
I gtot broed the other day so I started pulling parts off my engine bay little brackets. or anything metal i could find that was hideiously ugly and i took a spinning wirebrush drill bit to em. Radiator clips, charcoal canistor holster. intake plenium is underway. makes the engine look a little bit better. one piece at a time...
before
After
Ill take more pics after more is done
before
After
Ill take more pics after more is done
02-23-2007, 10:17 AM
#3
Bah I triede that when I got bored as well and the damn 10mm snapped so not I only have one in the car. I keep saying "I'll drill it out tomorrow" and it just never happens and its going on for about a year lol
btw my tool set is very similar to yours except my ratchets are in order starting from 1/4 to 3/8, and then 1/2
btw my tool set is very similar to yours except my ratchets are in order starting from 1/4 to 3/8, and then 1/2
02-23-2007, 10:23 AM
#4
yawn...
haha j/k
seriously though you need to get some clear or paint on it or it will rust and corrode.
Good job on hitting these though...so many people miss the little brackets and when someone like me looks (or Dan) at the engine bay I just see the little things they miss instead of the other stuff they have done.
oh and go a step further and add SS bolts. It improves the overall look so much. I put SS bolth all throughout my engine bay.
haha j/k
seriously though you need to get some clear or paint on it or it will rust and corrode.
Good job on hitting these though...so many people miss the little brackets and when someone like me looks (or Dan) at the engine bay I just see the little things they miss instead of the other stuff they have done.
oh and go a step further and add SS bolts. It improves the overall look so much. I put SS bolth all throughout my engine bay.
02-23-2007, 01:42 PM
#9
may you post a pic of what you used?... i mean , i just want to know EXACTLY what you used... and is there any softer wire brushes that i could use and not make it mirrored?... because i REALLY want to clean my new IM, maybe even have someone powder coat it
teehee guess what color
i dont care, i know it would get dirty, ill just clean it
teehee guess what color
i dont care, i know it would get dirty, ill just clean it
02-23-2007, 02:31 PM
#10
Originally Posted by xx-Marshall-xx
may you post a pic of what you used?... i mean , i just want to know EXACTLY what you used... and is there any softer wire brushes that i could use and not make it mirrored?... because i REALLY want to clean my new IM, maybe even have someone powder coat it
teehee guess what color
i dont care, i know it would get dirty, ill just clean it
teehee guess what color
i dont care, i know it would get dirty, ill just clean it
Did you not read that link I sent you???
02-24-2007, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ColombianMax
Hey was just listening to Oxygen and Jedi Style with the g/f...not bad at all. Did you make em?
by the way, do you like pancakes?
by the way, do you like pancakes?
10 char.
02-24-2007, 10:45 PM
#23
Originally Posted by ColombianMax
I dont know dude, I got a 155-pc mechanic set and it looks bigger than what he's got, I'd say thats a 137-pc or a 117-pc maybe even 96pc
02-25-2007, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by heresmymind
smoking is bad for you and your car. I bet you have cigarette burns in your door sill areas.
02-26-2007, 07:36 PM
#31
Originally Posted by DanNY
talk about change or subject...geez guys
here are my brackets...
here are my brackets...
who chromed them? They didn't take all the pits and corrosion out before chroming...seems strange. Maybe its just the picture. Either way they look good...nice and shiny to match the rest of your motor
02-27-2007, 08:12 AM
#32
Originally Posted by Michael
who chromed them? They didn't take all the pits and corrosion out before chroming...seems strange. Maybe its just the picture. Either way they look good...nice and shiny to match the rest of your motor
they initally thought it was the BACK side that was the side showing..but then i told them it was the other side they kinda realized they made the mistake and did what they can w/ it.
it's not that bad...so i can live with it.
02-27-2007, 11:39 AM
#34
Originally Posted by ColombianMax
How much did it run you to chrome these brackets at leMotorcycle shop if you dont mind me askin?
just to prep you...the price is not cheap.
02-27-2007, 11:55 AM
#35
Originally Posted by DanNY
a motorcycle shop somewhere closer to your neck of the woods.
they initally thought it was the BACK side that was the side showing..but then i told them it was the other side they kinda realized they made the mistake and did what they can w/ it.
it's not that bad...so i can live with it.
they initally thought it was the BACK side that was the side showing..but then i told them it was the other side they kinda realized they made the mistake and did what they can w/ it.
it's not that bad...so i can live with it.
ah that makes sense. I dont think its anything anyone else will probably ever pick out with it on the car. Just the close up shot of them only is what drew my eye to it.
are you happy with their work otherwise? WHat is the name of the company?
Just curious because I have some things I want chromed and there are a couple of places I have looked but the more the better.
Also don't tell the EPA but I have all the stuff to do chrome. My cousin gave it to me (along with some copper and tin strips) but there is no way I am going to mix it up and do it because I don't want to fool with those chemicals.
I still haven't found an oven to try powder coating either.
02-27-2007, 01:13 PM
#36
Originally Posted by Michael
ah that makes sense. I dont think its anything anyone else will probably ever pick out with it on the car. Just the close up shot of them only is what drew my eye to it.
are you happy with their work otherwise? WHat is the name of the company?
Just curious because I have some things I want chromed and there are a couple of places I have looked but the more the better.
Also don't tell the EPA but I have all the stuff to do chrome. My cousin gave it to me (along with some copper and tin strips) but there is no way I am going to mix it up and do it because I don't want to fool with those chemicals.
I still haven't found an oven to try powder coating either.
are you happy with their work otherwise? WHat is the name of the company?
Just curious because I have some things I want chromed and there are a couple of places I have looked but the more the better.
Also don't tell the EPA but I have all the stuff to do chrome. My cousin gave it to me (along with some copper and tin strips) but there is no way I am going to mix it up and do it because I don't want to fool with those chemicals.
I still haven't found an oven to try powder coating either.
i'll look back to see if i can find them. last i checked they weren't going to do chrome plating anymore since it's pretty toxic and all. not sure if they changed their minds. their work is fine. they did a great job on that intake tube where the BOV is mounted.
bah...just use a toaster oven.
03-01-2007, 12:04 PM
#37
Originally Posted by DanNY
i forgot since i sent over a good deal of parts for them to plate.
just to prep you...the price is not cheap.
just to prep you...the price is not cheap.
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