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

 

2 words:
Clear Coat

 

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

 

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.

 

sometimes I feel like just getting that broken bolt out and getting new brakets at my local dealer, they're like 7 bucks a pop :cooL:

Mine are just so rusted...

 

OMG GUSY I CAN PAINT IT RICER RED! j/k. yeah ill clear coat them tonight. i wanna have my entire intake plenium done so its chrome and matches my cai piping.

 

One word. macro

 

Lookin' snazzy!

(When's the last time you heard someone sy "snazzy"?)

 

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

 

Did you not read that link I sent you???

 

no lol... i dont remember you sending me anything

 

Damn, you just added more work to my agenda lol.

 

Hey Rich, is that you smokin a cigarette next to your car?

 

Yep, I was out there admiring my car lol, my wifey came out and snapped a random pic.

 

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?

 

Thanks, yes I made them. And pancakes are yummy, but take a 2nd to French Toast any day.

 

10 char.

 

smoking is bad for you and your car. I bet you have cigarette burns in your door sill areas.

 

There were some nice power cloth seats (I hate leather) at the JY yesterday, I was going to buy them until i saw a few cig burns.

~Alex

 

My ex used to say 'spiffy' a lot... does that count?

 

is that a Craftsman 168-pc mechanic's set?

 

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

 

yeah because his ¼ deeps are laying down... all mine are standing up so that gives more room for more sockets. I leave it in my trunk along with a few other things, so I hate cornering hard because I don' want it to slide around and come open and spill all my tools inside my trunk. the way the wheels are on my car, the wrench that came with it simply can't fit down onto the lugs, so I am forced to keep a socket with me at all times in case of a flat.

 

Not even one actually, I'm pretty careful about it. I did burn my headliner once in my last car though, had it for 5 years and only one burn due to not sleeping for days lol.

 

155 pieces

 

why does it look so empty/small?

 

talk about change or subject...geez guys

here are my brackets...

 

wow I like, you sellin them?

 

Yeah, you buy those and you get anything else chrome in his engine bay

 

DanNY....I just...

 

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

 

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.

 

How much did it run you to chrome these brackets at leMotorcycle shop if you dont mind me askin?

 

i forgot since i sent over a good deal of parts for them to plate.
just to prep you...the price is not cheap.

 

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.

 

it's not just the chemicals...the fumes that the chemicals create is pretty bad for you also.

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.

 

Do you at least know if its in the 100s? or is it under 100 bucks?