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

 

Engine bay looks great Si, the crackle finish looks very OEM...I may plagerise that

 

Very nice simon

 

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

 

It looks great Si, but the pics don't do it justice mate...

 

where did you get the crackle paint from, and what did yiu use to cleanthe intake manifold.

cheers....

 

Si

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

Sqn Ldr.... out

 

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


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.


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

 

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

 

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:.

 

Need some full car shots now Si with the plate

 

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

 

It looks sunny out there so hopefull I will get a few later on

 

Id like to add i had no part in the number plate purchase

 

very nice . good job there

 

Your lucky I did not get the next consecutive number to yours I was tempted !

Cheers M444GY

Full shots here...

https://www.scoobynet.com/members-ga...-may-08-a.html

 

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

 

Hmm, not seen those pics before. Great work, as usual.

 

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

 

I did though

 

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?

 

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

 

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

 

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


cheers phil

 

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

 

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.