I like the flex hose as well. Thanks for the tip AA.
I bought the containers straight from Weapon R. Had to do some modifying to make them work.

Yeah, that UK company never replied to me either. I sent them a couple of e-mails. Maybe they went under.

 

What I did is use some braided sleeve, very easy to install and it look much better now, I dont remember the company name I will report it back once my brain is out of sleep...Lol

 

Ok I see. Are you from AZ ? The reason I asked is I will be travelling to Las-Vegas for the CES in January, once I'm done there I'm taking a flight to Tucson and will be spending few day up there, my sister live there. Maybe we can have a beer and share some ideas... What do you think ?

 

Last week, rroderiques77 pointed out that the holes in the front cross-member serve no purpose, and look better plugged. He's right.

I found these silver/gray plastic plugs at LOWES the other day that look pretty good against my silver paint. But their ribbed post is way too small to be effective.

So I bought a nylon spacer with a 1/4" hole, and cut it to size, then ground its sides down until it fit perfectly into the holes on the cross-member. The spacer/washer was then superglued to the underside of the hole plug. Fit the plug into the hole and use a stainless steel washer with a 1/4" hole on the underside of the cross-member to sandwich it together.



Looks pretty good. Or at least... it looks better than a hole.

 

No. I live in Vegas. Hit me up when you get in. rroderiques77@gmail.com

 

That does look good. Blends in real well with the rest of the car. I used hole plugs there instead of the caps. What made you use them only there and not throughout the rest of the car?

I've started the process of redoing the water pipes. I was able to sand the o2 brackets clean off. I plan on doing the same with all other unnecessary brackets.

 

That's just the first place I started. There are a pair of similarly sized holes on each end of the cross-member that I'm working one next.

If you cut the O2 sensor brackets off the water pipes, that means you're tucking the harness connectors under the engine cover, right? I'm looking forward to seeing that, Roy.

 

LOL, you guys are taking this to a whole different level.
Now you need to develop a hood with a plexiglass insert so folks can see inside the engine bay without having the hood open.

 

After I'm done, you won't be able to see any connectors.

 

Roy (and probably doublea) takes his car to auto shows. For me (and maybe the rest here), it's personal is all. Very few people have seen under my hood. Mostly just you guys and my mechanic.

Yesterday I had a small meet-up with probably the only other 5th gen Org member in Rochester, NY. As we were looking at my engine bay, I mentioned what I was doing with these hole plugs, and qualified the discussion with something self-deprecating, like, "It's kind of dumb... I don't know why I'm doing this." Or something like that.

Kevin laughed and said, "It's your hobby."

And there it is. Simple.

 

Having a hobbie is one of the greatest thing that exist, it's actually very good for the mind and make people develop their skills at their own pace, it is very positive in all aspect and pacifist too ( is that a word in english ? )

 

Here is how I have tuck the O2 connectors, I think it's a bit better, but not exactly what I'd like. What I was thinking is to solder a cable extension and totally hide the O2 connectors somewhere we cant see it. Do you think that if I solder a cable extension to the O2 cable it might cause a problem ? I mean voltage or resistance wise, my knowledge in the electrical departement is some how limited.

 

You can actually polish the water pipe, they are nickel plated wich can be very shinny similar to chrome, once polish give it a few coat of high temps clear, it will look great and only cost few buck to do.

Powder coating can be really also very nice.

 

I'm reading this thread backward.Lol

It's kind of funny since my project is pretty underground, beside you guys here only a handfull of person have seen the real thing, my immediate neighbour are not even aware of this project.

 

I plan on powder coating mine. That chrome look is not for me, although it looks fantastic under your hood.

As far as the connectors, I think as long as they are tucked and hidden, then it is ok. I will eliminate all the ones I cannot hide.


AA. Let's see that engine bay again...

 

That's what it is for me too. A hobby. If I had more money, I'd probably boost my car too and enter in in shows, etc... But as it stands, I just love how much I learn and the satisfaction I get from doing things to my car. I often prioritize my mods by which ones will take the longest and provide the process that will be the most fun. Obviously something like making the engine bay look nice falls under this category. You'll notice, however, that things like "new wheels" haven't made it onto mod list yet because after you slap 'em on, you're done. Sure, they look nice, but where's the fun in that? There's no "process".

 

I brought my Stillen FSTB to work yesterday and de-anodized it. IE removed the clear anodized layer off of it. I'm sending it out for polishing and will have it re-anodized blue.
Pics coming soon

 

This is the greatest engine detailer I've have ever had & it works wonders.

 

Cool. Show us.

 

Me too. I took my black Racingline FSTB and sanded it down. Dropped it off for powdercoating along with torque link and coolant pipes. Going to have the FSTB and coolant pipes black metallic and the torque link gray metallic.

I was also sort of looking into removing my timing cover, but correct me if I'm wrong, but can't do it in car, can I.

 

Oh BTW, where did you get the different silver and black wire loom?

 

I think you can take the timing cover off while in the car but you can't actually do the timing chain while in the car. I could be wrong though.

If you look on ebay you can find metallic loom even chrome loom

 

This isn't my car but its a small example of what cd2 is capable of with the proper procedure & tools.






1. Mask all the sensitive electrical units with a bag.
2. Spray your favorite degreaser.
3. Allow it to sit for a few minutes.
4. Start brushing.
5. Power Wash (keep power hose 8-10 inches away).
6. Use an air gun/compressor to completely dry the engine.
7. Spray the CD2
8. Leave the hood open & allow 15 minutes for it to dry.
9. Enjoy!

 

Looks shiny...

Where can they be purchased?

 

Not much luck finding a black anodized oil cap. All the ones I can find have writing on them. I want one without any text or logos on it. Anyone seen any?

 

I'm pretty sure most caps come with these logos as separate decals, intended to be applied after installation so that the sticker is reasonably oriented. That's how it was with the NISMO sticker on my JDM cap... which I just never applied.

 

You might get lucky sometimes and find them at a parts store. But I usually get them from the link below:

http://www.waxdepot.com/mm5/merchant...tegory_Code=BI

 

For sure. I'll check into it. Thanks.

 

I don't see why you couldn't remove the timing cover in frame.. Just have to support the engine from below if necessary because of the motor mount on that side.

 

This is just a little creative image editing done with a Cefiro badge... I haven't actually bought the thing. The image below isn't really from my car...

...but the dimensions seem about right. I think it would really fit that space well.

What do you guys think? Too over the top?

 

^There is something about it I dont like^. I wanna say, borderline tacky. I say try it with a real emblem, get real pics and go from there. It looks like a good chop, but you never know.


You can. It's just a pain in the rear.

 

Oh, I know what you're saying. The burger is the old design and gold. The casing has kind of a beige look to it. It's just that the dimensions seemed really, really perfect.

ARGH! I just got impulsive and bought it anyway. $16 free shipping. If I like it, fine. If not, I'll stick it in my office somewhere.

Hey Roy, do you know what it's like to buy sometime impulsively? I bet you do.

 

I used to know what it was like to buy things impulsively. lol. I miss that feeling.

 

Rochester, IMO fewer burgers is better, not more...

 

Fair enough. If I like it, my little burger is coming off the battery.

You know, this whole engine bay thing... sometimes I feel like an 8-year old decorating his bedroom with GI Joe's and shiny rocks.

 

No idea what you're talking about

 

and some war paint

 

So I just picked up the FSTB and coolant pipes. The black metallic looks hot!!!

 

Very nice, Roy. Man, I barely get a thought rolling around in my head, before you're already done and moving on to the next thing!

Were you having the bar in your FSTB powdercoated as well?

And did your guy do anything special with regard to how hot those front water pipes get?

Some more water pipe questions...

Is there a gasket or o-ring involved in the front?
Did you buy new rubber hose connectors?
Are you going with ti-bolts at the front of the pipes?

 

Bar was done in the same finish. Powdercoat will be ok at that temperature.
You will need new o-rings at the end of the pipes. My rubber hoses are wrapped in heat shield due to the turbo, so I will have to see what you're talking about there. As far as bolts, I haven't decided yet.