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Old 08 October 2012, 11:56 PM
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Default Before and after engine bay
Just thought I'd show a "before and after" pic of the work I've done on my Hawkeye STI engine bay. Not a show car, but a nice difference from when I first opened the bonnet!

BEFORE

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AFTER

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Nice and clean anyway!

After Again - Forged Engine Build!!!

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Old 09 October 2012, 12:13 AM
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Just in case you are wondering what the rest of the car looks like!

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Old 09 October 2012, 12:15 AM
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Love blacks Hawks. Engine looking clean, what did you use to clean it?
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Old 09 October 2012, 12:57 AM
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thats a tidy car you have there bud
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Old 09 October 2012, 01:22 AM
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That's a serious transformation, well done!!!
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Old 09 October 2012, 01:45 AM
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Nice. What wheels are those mate?
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Looks very nice wheels look like Rota Force
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Old 09 October 2012, 07:48 AM
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Great job, makes a huge difference
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Love the whole car chap not the fresh engine bay.
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Old 09 October 2012, 09:58 AM
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Nice looking motor you have there mate.
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Saw the engine pics on NESF but not the one of the car, lovely motor.

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Great job, lovely car.
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What a differance very nice
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Massive difference!!
Car looks very clean out side as well, love the wheels!
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looks great
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Nice car, ditch the crappy red corrugated hosing stuff though.
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Love the outside, looks stealthy! Very nice.

Prefer the engine bay before thoughh, can't stand that plastic trunking stuff. Looks like I'm in a serious minority though.
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Originally Posted by Neil..
Nice car, ditch the crappy red corrugated hosing stuff though.
And replace it with what? i couldn't find anything else so if you know of anything better I would be glad to hear. The hoses the conduit is on are the ones that have metal tubes fused to them so unable to remove and replace with something else.
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Originally Posted by bioforger
Nice. What wheels are those mate?
Rota Force 18 x 9 in Gunmetal with Yokohama Parada Spec 2 slightly stretched tyres
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Originally Posted by rob17c
Saw the engine pics on NESF but not the one of the car, lovely motor.

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Originally Posted by SkullFudge
Nice looking motor you have there mate.
Not quite up to the standard of your engine bay mate, but not too bad for a complete amateur
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Originally Posted by KAS35RSTI
Love blacks Hawks. Engine looking clean, what did you use to clean it?
Tried loads of different stuff mate but it didn't shift the oil and grease much so used brake and clutch cleaner on a cloth and toothbrush and various other brushes for that which came off easy. I then hosed engine bay down and used Meguiars engine clean followed by Meguiars engine dressing. Inlet manifold was cleaned with swarfiga oil and grease remover when it was removed to put on the induction hose. pain in the backside job it was to clean! To be honest none of the branded cleaners really did a great job and I ended up using a large selection.
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Originally Posted by jameswrx
Love the outside, looks stealthy! Very nice.

Prefer the engine bay before thoughh, can't stand that plastic trunking stuff. Looks like I'm in a serious minority though.
I don't like it much myself mate but I didn't know what else to replace those hoses with? As said before they are the hoses that have metal tubes fued to them so not sure if I can remove them and what to replace with? If anybody has any info I would love to hear as I would like to get shot of the ****ty red conduit as well - but at least it's clean for the time being!

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Just ditch the conduit and have clean black rubber hose.
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What did you use to clean up the alternator and air on pump mate
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Originally Posted by willsh
What did you use to clean up the alternator and air on pump mate
I just got some brake & clutch cleaner spray, sprayed it on to a cloth and wiped the alternator & air con pump over with it - took all the oil & grease right off. Don't spray it directly on them. I used a toothbrush and a little detailing brush for the hard to reach places and wipe off with microfibre cloth or old rag.
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Those first 2 posts should carry an 18 rating ;-)

Lovely car bud
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