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Old 17 May 2008, 10:26 PM
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Thumbs up My Engine Bay Clean Up.

Well it looks like we are all cleaning up under the bonnet at the moment

This was a while back....













Then I went for the Sti washer bottle plus I cleaned the engine...









Then started to change a few bolts





I had a few bits fitted ready for a JGM re-map

Samco's
Ported headers and up pipe
pulleys
Vf28



Made some space...



Stripped out...





Then it was put back together





Then back went on some parts I painted...





Getting cleaner...





Look at the state of these brackets...



Paint them up...





And these...



Getting there...













It took a while but I got there in the end




















Weeks of scratching around under there had it's side effects



Finshed off under the other end for a change



Many thanks to JollyGreenMonster for a fantastic re-map and to Andy at Ace Motorsport for fitting the parts.... and thanks to the different people that I had advise from you know who you are


Next will be an up to date shoot of the car

Simon

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Old 17 May 2008, 11:03 PM
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Engine bay looks great Si, the crackle finish looks very OEM...I may plagerise that
Old 17 May 2008, 11:23 PM
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Very nice simon
Old 17 May 2008, 11:28 PM
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Looking great Si,

Loving the wrinkle black, ive painted a few of my brackets like that and intend to do more when the engine comes out.

Love the OEM look, very well done buddy.

One of the best classics on SN
Old 18 May 2008, 07:29 AM
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It looks great Si, but the pics don't do it justice mate...
Old 18 May 2008, 08:29 AM
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where did you get the crackle paint from, and what did yiu use to cleanthe intake manifold.

cheers....
Old 18 May 2008, 09:41 AM
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Si

Excellent job. Gives me a few more ideas ...and a shiny pipe too. Nice.

Sqn Ldr.... out
Old 18 May 2008, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by trails
Engine bay looks great Si, the crackle finish looks very OEM...I may plagerise that
Cheers Trails and it's strange stuff to use, if you can get near the oven it's best to cook them for an hour at 90 degree's.... I made a box up and used a hot air heater on them as I never made it near the oven at all


Frayz cheers pal OEM is the route I seem to have gone down and it works for me... Shiney bits under the bonnet do look great but when you start where does the wallet stop you so I decided on a budget clean up which I'm really pleased with, the plate is partly your fault as well


Originally Posted by Richy B
It looks great Si, but the pics don't do it justice mate...
Thanks Richy.... I'm hoping that someone posts some japfest pics up of it as I spotted quite a few taking pictures yesterday... good to see other peoples perspectives.

Scott sent you a pm but I forgot to add the cleaning material...
I used THIS on the engine bay and engine it's fantastic stuff also used it under the wheel arches. To clean alloy a little more to get some shine you need to brush it so I had a couple of stainless steel brushes a little larger than tooth brushes so it's a case of cleaning away.... info on that site about those as well I think.


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Si

Excellent job. Gives me a few more ideas ...and a shiny pipe too. Nice.

Sqn Ldr.... out
Roger that

Cheers guys pleased to see everyone likes it.... the last few weeks I have overdosed on it here and it's done my head TBH but I got there in the end
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Well done Si, the work you have put into this car is a credit to you good to see you go through the pain barrier a few times and still come out smiling.


A bit of sun out yesterday and the paint work would have blown them away


Number plate, cough ,cough
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Originally Posted by frayz
Love the OEM look, very well done buddy.

One of the best classics on SN
Thanks Frayz top man



And



You can see why I have overdosed now

Full ramblings and some more pics are over on Project Engine Bay - .:ImprezaSport.net Forums:.
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Need some full car shots now Si with the plate
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Originally Posted by kjdmk1
Well done Si, the work you have put into this car is a credit to you good to see you go through the pain barrier a few times and still come out smiling.


A bit of sun out yesterday and the paint work would have blown them away


Number plate, cough ,cough
Pain barrier Kev had to hit a low when I blew that fuse



As you know the engine bay is not my comfort zone at all it never has been so working on it was new ground here for sure.... yes the plate was funny got a few people confuddled yesterday when they were looking for the car

The blame lies on Frayz and Glen combined they will be getting billed
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Originally Posted by frayz
Need some full car shots now Si with the plate
It looks sunny out there so hopefull I will get a few later on
Old 18 May 2008, 10:09 AM
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Id like to add i had no part in the number plate purchase
Old 18 May 2008, 06:36 PM
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very nice . good job there
Old 18 May 2008, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by frayz
Id like to add i had no part in the number plate purchase
Your lucky I did not get the next consecutive number to yours I was tempted !

Cheers M444GY

Full shots here...

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you complete bling ***** si

Always trying to compete with me and do one better
Loving the paint finish on those individual parts, works very well in deed.

As always, you take 'fettling and faffing' to another level
Old 19 May 2008, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
you complete bling ***** si

Always trying to compete with me and do one better
Loving the paint finish on those individual parts, works very well in deed.

As always, you take 'fettling and faffing' to another level
Thanks Chris.... just trying to give you some inspiration for your's

I need a break now.... I've overdosed on it lately let me tell you
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Hmm, not seen those pics before. Great work, as usual.
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Si, I've only just clocked the sti washer bottle, it looks smaller than the UK version...any details?
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Originally Posted by trails
Si, I've only just clocked the sti washer bottle, it looks smaller than the UK version...any details?
It's a hell of a lot smaller in shape and really free's some space up....







The difference being on the Sti there are no bumper washers jets like on the uk so the standard bottle has 2 motors on it where the Sti only has one making the bottle a different shape. In the future when I get a re-spray on the front bumper I'll be removing it for that job and the jets will be coming off and the holes filled
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Originally Posted by frayz
Id like to add i had no part in the number plate purchase
I did though
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Originally Posted by Silver Scooby Sport
It's a hell of a lot smaller in shape and really free's some space up....The difference being on the Sti there are no bumper washers jets like on the uk so the standard bottle has 2 motors on it where the Sti only has one making the bottle a different shape. In the future when I get a re-spray on the front bumper I'll be removing it for that job and the jets will be coming off and the holes filled
I need one...my jets are already off, I will get the body work sorted out at some stage...honest can I ask how much you paid for it?



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Originally Posted by kjdmk1
I did though


PM incoming Trails

If the last time my bumper had fresh paint on it the guy had removed the jets instead of painting up to them I would had got a couple of small blue circular decals made up but the would end up looking a bit daft 3 inches in diameter here
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Originally Posted by Silver Scooby Sport
PM incoming Trails

If the last time my bumper had fresh paint on it the guy had removed the jets instead of painting up to them I would had got a couple of small blue circular decals made up but the would end up looking a bit daft 3 inches in diameter here
received...nice one

I just stuck BMX stickers over my holes
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Originally Posted by Silver Scooby Sport
It's a hell of a lot smaller in shape and really free's some space up....







The difference being on the Sti there are no bumper washers jets like on the uk so the standard bottle has 2 motors on it where the Sti only has one making the bottle a different shape. In the future when I get a re-spray on the front bumper I'll be removing it for that job and the jets will be coming off and the holes filled
I used the same sti washer bottle when I did my FMIC. more space for the pipework. Used the exisiting motor from the old bottle and drilled a hole in the sti bottle and fed the washer jets into the bumper and re-routed them for intercooler sprays
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
I used the same sti washer bottle when I did my FMIC. more space for the pipework. Used the exisiting motor from the old bottle and drilled a hole in the sti bottle and fed the washer jets into the bumper and re-routed them for intercooler sprays
I've got one coming now too...no fmic spray for me though; Meth soon though
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pm sent

also noticed you have replaced alot of the old bolts and washers with new ones ... is there a set of some sort , or is it the case of taking each one to the motor shop and match up with new ones


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B&Q 10mm bolts and washers worked on mine - looks OK and better than the rusty ones - course I know some might not agree with B&Q as a source
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PM coming back your way Phil

I got the bolts of fleabay.... mostly M6 and M8 st/steel allen cap heads, I simply removed one at a time to check the length and cut them down to suit.


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