| D Money | 03-16-2007 06:20 PM |
Shaved, wire tucked, and custom engine bays?
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Couldn't really find a specific enough forum, but hopefully this works.
Those honda kids have crazy shaved engine bays, which look sooo dope! I was thinking of possibly doing a v-mount, shaving my engine bay, getting it painting, etc. They actually weld all the holes, re-located the battery, smooth down the shock towers and fender wells, and completely paint them to match the car. Can it be done on a subaru? Has anyone done it before?
I really want to come out with a really sick looking engine bay, and I guess if im going to do it, im going all-out. ;)
here are just some pics of what other people have done:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/FrescoGreenEG6/DA6%20XSi/Engine.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/outdated/New%20pics/IMG_1824.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/eckotyper/8081.jpg[/img]
[img]http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~randeee/jtown07/Img_6112.jpg[/img]
here is a thread with hundreds of different engine bays completely shaved.
[url]http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1693934[/url]
Those honda kids have crazy shaved engine bays, which look sooo dope! I was thinking of possibly doing a v-mount, shaving my engine bay, getting it painting, etc. They actually weld all the holes, re-located the battery, smooth down the shock towers and fender wells, and completely paint them to match the car. Can it be done on a subaru? Has anyone done it before?
I really want to come out with a really sick looking engine bay, and I guess if im going to do it, im going all-out. ;)
here are just some pics of what other people have done:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/FrescoGreenEG6/DA6%20XSi/Engine.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/outdated/New%20pics/IMG_1824.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/eckotyper/8081.jpg[/img]
[img]http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~randeee/jtown07/Img_6112.jpg[/img]
here is a thread with hundreds of different engine bays completely shaved.
[url]http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1693934[/url]
| Fred Fredburger | 03-16-2007 06:24 PM |
I think those look pretty nice.
There's no link at the bottom of your post, however.
There's no link at the bottom of your post, however.
| turbokonejo | 03-16-2007 06:24 PM |
Yup it would look sick. I had my turbokonejo aka MK1 VW Rabbit pritty much looking like that. Lots of Vdub kids do it too. Not sure if it can be done on the subie but I think it would be hot. Do it D.
| skate enjoi | 03-16-2007 06:27 PM |
my battery is in my trunk... does that count?
| impreza97 | 03-16-2007 06:29 PM |
that rsx is amazing!
| D Money | 03-16-2007 06:29 PM |
[QUOTE=turbokonejo;17382472]Yup it would look sick. I had my turbokonejo aka MK1 VW Rabbit pritty much looking like that. Lots of Vdub kids do it too. Not sure if it can be done on the subie but I think it would be hot. Do it D.[/QUOTE]
yes, lots of VW kids do it as well. I know we have more stuff in the engine bay, but we can clean it up a little.
I guess I could move the battery to the trunk, take out the window washer tank and those misc hoses etc, weld up the holes and make it clean. Then paint it a fresh color after its completely smooth.
A nice rotated turbo kit, v-mount or reversed manifold to reduce piping, and im sure it will turn out wild.
I wanted to see if anyone has done this yet or even plans on doing it.
yes, lots of VW kids do it as well. I know we have more stuff in the engine bay, but we can clean it up a little.
I guess I could move the battery to the trunk, take out the window washer tank and those misc hoses etc, weld up the holes and make it clean. Then paint it a fresh color after its completely smooth.
A nice rotated turbo kit, v-mount or reversed manifold to reduce piping, and im sure it will turn out wild.
I wanted to see if anyone has done this yet or even plans on doing it.
| jdmdave | 03-16-2007 06:35 PM |
i just say do it and dont look back!
| D Money | 03-16-2007 06:42 PM |
[QUOTE=jdmdave;17382576]i just say do it and dont look back![/QUOTE]
I'm hoping by atleast summer I have the new block and rotated turbo kit, so while the motor is out ill just go to town. My friend welds, im re-painting the car so ill spray it then, and ill powdercoat the brackets and tanks. Then the engine bay will be clean enough to eat off of! I'll come up with something crazy, don't you worry!
I'm hoping by atleast summer I have the new block and rotated turbo kit, so while the motor is out ill just go to town. My friend welds, im re-painting the car so ill spray it then, and ill powdercoat the brackets and tanks. Then the engine bay will be clean enough to eat off of! I'll come up with something crazy, don't you worry!
| AWDrft | 03-16-2007 06:51 PM |
if someone does this to a subaru post a pic cause it would be sick
| jdmdave | 03-16-2007 06:57 PM |
[QUOTE=D Money;17382642]I'm hoping by atleast summer I have the new block and rotated turbo kit, so while the motor is out ill just go to town. My friend welds, im re-painting the car so ill spray it then, and ill powdercoat the brackets and tanks. Then the engine bay will be clean enough to eat off of! I'll come up with something crazy, don't you worry![/QUOTE]
nice i cant wait to see
nice i cant wait to see
| silverwerx | 03-16-2007 07:00 PM |
we're working on this exact thing on alex's car shortly
| geist | 03-16-2007 07:26 PM |
You'll definitley have a nice advantage of being able to do it while the engine's out, i've heard of ppl who do it up the hardway, which is a nightmare!
Pathetic idea unless you're gonna have a lot of room to breath...
I'll be doing all that to my project car.. and then maybe once that project car is done my subaru (daily driver) can have enough downtime to clean it up..
It's a lot of work, but makes life so much easier keeping everything clean...
Also, make sure you do a DAMN neat/clean job of labeling and sorting your wires and ****, because if you need to replace wires or something, and they're all just jumbled behind the firewall or whatever, it's going to be a ****ing chore and a half.
Pathetic idea unless you're gonna have a lot of room to breath...
I'll be doing all that to my project car.. and then maybe once that project car is done my subaru (daily driver) can have enough downtime to clean it up..
It's a lot of work, but makes life so much easier keeping everything clean...
Also, make sure you do a DAMN neat/clean job of labeling and sorting your wires and ****, because if you need to replace wires or something, and they're all just jumbled behind the firewall or whatever, it's going to be a ****ing chore and a half.
| D Money | 03-16-2007 07:44 PM |
[QUOTE=silverwerx;17382806]we're working on this exact thing on alex's car shortly[/QUOTE]
Great minds think alike. No one has done it to a subaru yet, so im definately shooting to do it asap. It makes the engine look so sick, im sure if a couple nice wrx's do it now, it will turn into a fad.
Team mates with shaved and tucked engine bays? wildness!
Great minds think alike. No one has done it to a subaru yet, so im definately shooting to do it asap. It makes the engine look so sick, im sure if a couple nice wrx's do it now, it will turn into a fad.
Team mates with shaved and tucked engine bays? wildness!
| rexspeedmaster | 03-16-2007 08:42 PM |
Those things look awesome, but i think it would be really hard with a subaru because of all the vacum lines and everything for the turbo. idk if you i say do it and post up pics as to what it looks like.
| vipernj | 03-16-2007 08:49 PM |
wow.. One of my friends did a wireless engine bay in his ITR... took a while but looked friggin sweet!
| robbieshonda | 03-16-2007 09:13 PM |
Ive had 2 1 in a 98 dx boosted b swapped and wiretucked.
amd a 99si with a tuck k20 I loved em both
amd a 99si with a tuck k20 I loved em both
| 5spdfrk | 03-16-2007 09:22 PM |
The H/A guys take out A/C, PS, and CC which cleans it up a good bit. Tuck the headlight harness in the fenderwells, and reroute the fuse box behind the glovebox area/ dash. As planned, put the battery in the trunk.
Unfortunately, we have a lot more electrical stuff to deal with then a lot of the H/A guys do.
GL, and keep us posted.
Unfortunately, we have a lot more electrical stuff to deal with then a lot of the H/A guys do.
GL, and keep us posted.
| russd32 | 03-16-2007 09:26 PM |
Is the juice worth the squeeze? In your case I'd say yes since yours is a show car. I don't think I've ever seen a tucked engine bay on a suby but I'm sure it would look good. I don't know how hard it would be but I've always liked the look of engine bays with flat panels. I've seen it alot on muscle cars.
Like this.
[url]http://sn65.com/images/SN65%20Images/1965_Mustang_GT_Fastback_Boyd_Coddington_engine_1.jpg[/url]
Like this.
[url]http://sn65.com/images/SN65%20Images/1965_Mustang_GT_Fastback_Boyd_Coddington_engine_1.jpg[/url]
| 5spdfrk | 03-16-2007 09:31 PM |
Oh yeh, and you could remove your MC by using this wilwood setup:
[IMG]http://www.wilwood.com/Products/005-PedalAssemblies/003-RSMP/rsmtmc/Reverse-Mount-Dual-Pedal-As.jpg[/IMG]
[url]http://www.wilwood.com/Products/005-PedalAssemblies/003-RSMP/rsmtmc/index.asp[/url]
[IMG]http://www.wilwood.com/Products/005-PedalAssemblies/003-RSMP/rsmtmc/Reverse-Mount-Dual-Pedal-As.jpg[/IMG]
[url]http://www.wilwood.com/Products/005-PedalAssemblies/003-RSMP/rsmtmc/index.asp[/url]
| kaos200 | 03-16-2007 09:35 PM |
I've always wanted to get mine as shaved as possible, like an old muscle car without any wires. I haven't painted the engine bay body color because I'm awaiting a full respray, but I did shave as much of the wiring as I could (subarus are harder to hide wiring then honda's are since all our stuff is right on top).
There's only one wire loom to the right, and a set of grouped looms from behind the engine.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10406590&postcount=39[/url]
There's only one wire loom to the right, and a set of grouped looms from behind the engine.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10406590&postcount=39[/url]
| D Money | 03-16-2007 11:22 PM |
[QUOTE=kaos200;17384127]I've always wanted to get mine as shaved as possible, like an old muscle car without any wires. I haven't painted the engine bay body color because I'm awaiting a full respray, but I did shave as much of the wiring as I could (subarus are harder to hide wiring then honda's are since all our stuff is right on top).
There's only one wire loom to the right, and a set of grouped looms from behind the engine.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10406590&postcount=39[/url][/QUOTE]
Yeah, im only looking at doing something like that. I don't need a full wire tuck, im just looking for a nice clean engine bay, with the sides of the shock towers and fender wells all shaved. I'm not really worried about the wires on top of the engine, the vacum lines or anything like that. I guess a simple shaved engine bay, reversed manifold, and rotated kit with the sides all cleaned up will be just fine.
I was more posting this thread to see if other had the idea or have already done it. More pics please!
There's only one wire loom to the right, and a set of grouped looms from behind the engine.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10406590&postcount=39[/url][/QUOTE]
Yeah, im only looking at doing something like that. I don't need a full wire tuck, im just looking for a nice clean engine bay, with the sides of the shock towers and fender wells all shaved. I'm not really worried about the wires on top of the engine, the vacum lines or anything like that. I guess a simple shaved engine bay, reversed manifold, and rotated kit with the sides all cleaned up will be just fine.
I was more posting this thread to see if other had the idea or have already done it. More pics please!
| chris-man | 03-17-2007 12:10 AM |
those engine bays look sick
| darknightohio | 03-17-2007 12:18 AM |
SWRT cars have similar look:
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/img_gallery/804035643.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/img_gallery/804035643.jpg[/IMG]
| living4surf | 03-17-2007 12:54 AM |
i am in the process of doing some little things to mine i am planing on doing some bigger things like removing cruise control and AC. and relocating battery to trunk. it is fairly hard to do on subys here is the thread i started a while ago
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1056866[/url]
i have started on one side of the bay and will get a pic for ya in the morning
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1056866[/url]
i have started on one side of the bay and will get a pic for ya in the morning
| the aaron vaccar | 03-17-2007 02:07 PM |
looks sick! this is exactly what ive been planning out
| GripGC8 | 03-17-2007 02:13 PM |
the gobstopper has a shaved and tucked engine bay.
my gc is going through shaving and tucking as we speak...ill have it done by the end of this month, still trying to figure out how to clean up the abs lines..might have to just get rid of abs all together.
i alsho shaved and tucked my brothers twin turbo 5.0 mustang..looks ****ing sick!...all you see is 1 vacumn line and the injector plugs.
i came from the honda crowd to subaru and im suprised at the lack of good DIY in the subaru crowd.
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/nicebmotor.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/sweetest.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/wirelessbay.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/NApower.jpg[/IMG]
my gc is going through shaving and tucking as we speak...ill have it done by the end of this month, still trying to figure out how to clean up the abs lines..might have to just get rid of abs all together.
i alsho shaved and tucked my brothers twin turbo 5.0 mustang..looks ****ing sick!...all you see is 1 vacumn line and the injector plugs.
i came from the honda crowd to subaru and im suprised at the lack of good DIY in the subaru crowd.
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/nicebmotor.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/sweetest.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/wirelessbay.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/NApower.jpg[/IMG]
| GripGC8 | 03-17-2007 02:20 PM |
heres the gobstopper GC
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/gobstopperbay.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/gobstopperbay.jpg[/IMG]
| the aaron vaccar | 03-17-2007 02:31 PM |
that came out very nice
| D Money | 03-17-2007 08:39 PM |
the gobstopper is a good example of what I will be doing. Sooo sick!
| kirkeemonster | 03-17-2007 08:41 PM |
and where is your TB connected to??
| SBW | 03-17-2007 08:56 PM |
alright, im going out, but do a search on frank bisogno "the biz" on vw vortex for the most completely insane engine bay shave. Its also got a turbo kit, nov 06 performancevw i think...
| scoobydrew06 | 03-17-2007 09:05 PM |
It is very nice to see this thread here at nasioc. I would love to see shaved and tucked bays as the new suby trend. However it would take up too much time and effort for me to undertake this process.
| dubya-R-ex | 03-17-2007 10:02 PM |
[QUOTE=GripGC8;17388927]heres the gobstopper GC
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/gobstopperbay.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
good use of that big turbo with no inlet to the intake manifold. I bet that turbo spins like a bish! :D
[IMG]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/gripgc8/gobstopperbay.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
good use of that big turbo with no inlet to the intake manifold. I bet that turbo spins like a bish! :D
| EDM | 03-18-2007 09:46 AM |
Here are a some VW's.
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/011.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/048.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/039.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/051.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/069.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/097.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/011.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/048.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/039.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/051.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/069.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/097.jpg[/IMG]
| EDM | 03-18-2007 09:59 AM |
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/134.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Dubfest/2006/121.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Varel%20Treffen/120.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Waterfest/2005/A2%20Golf-Jetta-GTI/066.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Waterfest/2004/A2%20Golf%20and%20Jetta/056.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Waterfest/2005/A2%20Golf-Jetta-GTI/069.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Dubfest/2006/121.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Varel%20Treffen/120.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Waterfest/2005/A2%20Golf-Jetta-GTI/066.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Waterfest/2004/A2%20Golf%20and%20Jetta/056.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Waterfest/2005/A2%20Golf-Jetta-GTI/069.jpg[/IMG]
| distorto | 03-18-2007 10:05 AM |
it would make cleaning the engine bay so much easier.
| vision.dynamix | 03-18-2007 03:35 PM |
D Money is crazy. :lol:
| GripGC8 | 03-18-2007 03:44 PM |
why is D money crazy?
tucking the engine bay is somthing anyone with common sense can do in thier free time on a weekend.
shaving the engine bay requires a little more balls/ experience as it requires the know how of welding, bodywork and paint...most people will pay for this but some of us do it for a living.
tucking the engine bay is somthing anyone with common sense can do in thier free time on a weekend.
shaving the engine bay requires a little more balls/ experience as it requires the know how of welding, bodywork and paint...most people will pay for this but some of us do it for a living.
| vision.dynamix | 03-18-2007 04:06 PM |
D Money is crazy because..look at his car. I meant crazy in a good way.
| le wagon | 03-18-2007 04:17 PM |
[QUOTE=EDM;17394785]Here are a some VW's.
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/048.jpg[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]
hahaha ginormous HKS BOVintakewtf
[IMG]http://vortex3.rely.net/gallery/albums//Events/Enthusiast/Worthersee/2005/VW%20photos%20from%20VWHome.de/048.jpg[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]
hahaha ginormous HKS BOVintakewtf
| JohnnyWas | 03-18-2007 09:05 PM |
the new Import Tuner out right now has a decent - not great - article on exactly this. personally, i feel like it's a lot easier to shave a flat-top motor bay than it would be to make ours look less cluttered and sloppy.
i too would like to see some tucked bays, but i feel like it would take a lot to strip down a wrx engine bay.
i too would like to see some tucked bays, but i feel like it would take a lot to strip down a wrx engine bay.
| Russell Rogers | 03-18-2007 10:20 PM |
Wiht the Subaru engine bays its more about hiding and making it look nice. Most stuff can be tucked though. I am doing it right now in my Legacy. YOu have to remove all of the front body panels... ie.... hood, front bumper, both fenders, grill, headlights. It takes alot of ingenuity and patience. I am taking my time. I figure I could do it in a weekend, but i want it done right. SO I figure good couple weeks working on it alittle bit at a time will net me an awesome result.
| D Money | 03-19-2007 12:28 AM |
[QUOTE=GripGC8;17396887]why is D money crazy?
tucking the engine bay is somthing anyone with common sense can do in thier free time on a weekend.
shaving the engine bay requires a little more balls/ experience as it requires the know how of welding, bodywork and paint...most people will pay for this but some of us do it for a living.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for sticking up for me, but I think he might have been kidding.
[QUOTE=vision.dynamix;17397074]D Money is crazy because..look at his car. I meant crazy in a good way.[/QUOTE]
lol lol
On a side note, it should be super easy to do a wrx engine. Think about it. On the right side, you delete the window washer fluid tank, put the battery in the trunk, and remount the fuse box under the dash. Sand it down, weld it up, bondo it so it's all done smoothly and prep for paint. For the left side, you delete the factory boost solenoid, move the power steering pump, and do the same process you did to the right side. You either get a v-mount or reversed manifold to delete the piping from going up on the sides, and a rotated turbo kit with a 4" inlet, blow through maf on the i/c pipe, and run a screen or small intake on the turbo. CAKE!
If I have to be the first, I will. I am so into this look it's not even funny. I mean, im not going to go overboard, im just trying to clean it up a little bit. My dad gave me the idea after seeing his hotrod finished, and looking at the engine bay and seeing a fully polished 540ci just chilling with nothing else, just the MOTOR! It will take time, but once I finish up the motor and turbo kit, I will go to town.
For the most part, doing the body work to the shock towers and fender wells should be easy. I have a friend that welds and I am always at the body shop doing work on my car, so it could probably get done in a matter of a weekend or something. Who knows, but again, I was really making this thread to see if anyone else thought of it or has done it before.
tucking the engine bay is somthing anyone with common sense can do in thier free time on a weekend.
shaving the engine bay requires a little more balls/ experience as it requires the know how of welding, bodywork and paint...most people will pay for this but some of us do it for a living.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for sticking up for me, but I think he might have been kidding.
[QUOTE=vision.dynamix;17397074]D Money is crazy because..look at his car. I meant crazy in a good way.[/QUOTE]
lol lol
On a side note, it should be super easy to do a wrx engine. Think about it. On the right side, you delete the window washer fluid tank, put the battery in the trunk, and remount the fuse box under the dash. Sand it down, weld it up, bondo it so it's all done smoothly and prep for paint. For the left side, you delete the factory boost solenoid, move the power steering pump, and do the same process you did to the right side. You either get a v-mount or reversed manifold to delete the piping from going up on the sides, and a rotated turbo kit with a 4" inlet, blow through maf on the i/c pipe, and run a screen or small intake on the turbo. CAKE!
If I have to be the first, I will. I am so into this look it's not even funny. I mean, im not going to go overboard, im just trying to clean it up a little bit. My dad gave me the idea after seeing his hotrod finished, and looking at the engine bay and seeing a fully polished 540ci just chilling with nothing else, just the MOTOR! It will take time, but once I finish up the motor and turbo kit, I will go to town.
For the most part, doing the body work to the shock towers and fender wells should be easy. I have a friend that welds and I am always at the body shop doing work on my car, so it could probably get done in a matter of a weekend or something. Who knows, but again, I was really making this thread to see if anyone else thought of it or has done it before.
| caesar | 03-19-2007 01:21 AM |
[COLOR="Black"][B]Great idea D.........it would look sick!!
Heres a pic of my boy Kams 92 Civic.Tucked in wires and all.Too bad it was stolen from his job like 3 months ago....[/B][/COLOR]
[img]http://www.teamsolo.net/memberPics/Kam.Vaswani/mylovehatchie2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.teamsolo.net/memberPics/Kam.Vaswani/modified2.jpg[/img]
Heres a pic of my boy Kams 92 Civic.Tucked in wires and all.Too bad it was stolen from his job like 3 months ago....[/B][/COLOR]
[img]http://www.teamsolo.net/memberPics/Kam.Vaswani/mylovehatchie2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.teamsolo.net/memberPics/Kam.Vaswani/modified2.jpg[/img]
| STi-JDM | 03-19-2007 01:45 AM |
here's pic of my friend's GTR
[IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/STI_JDM/CIMG3545.jpg[/IMG]
and yeah, she's not done yet...
[IMG]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/STI_JDM/CIMG3545.jpg[/IMG]
and yeah, she's not done yet...
| D Money | 03-19-2007 04:02 AM |
Both look good, but those little holes and unsmoothed edges would bother me. I want this thing to look SMOOTH! :lol:
| GripGC8 | 03-19-2007 05:26 PM |
its all about extending wires and tucking the harness so its run as cleanly as possible.
battery goes in the trunk, ABS gets deleted, fuse box goes behind glove box yadda yadda yadda
its pretty much common sense and just using your own best judgment...
ill post pics of my work in progress in a week or so.
battery goes in the trunk, ABS gets deleted, fuse box goes behind glove box yadda yadda yadda
its pretty much common sense and just using your own best judgment...
ill post pics of my work in progress in a week or so.
| sperry7 | 03-19-2007 05:50 PM |
I think Jimtweet has a sick engine bay (for a suby) that is reallll clean. Search for his thread about it I am too lazy.
| SBW | 03-19-2007 06:24 PM |
doesn't get much more shaved than this. turbo vr6, frank the biz
[img]http://www.momentumtuning.com/site/projects/previous/project7/7.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.momentumtuning.com/site/projects/previous/project7/6.gif[/img]
check this out for bigger pics
[url]http://www.momentumtuning.com/site/projects/previous/project7/eurotuner.shtml[/url]
[img]http://www.momentumtuning.com/site/projects/previous/project7/7.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.momentumtuning.com/site/projects/previous/project7/6.gif[/img]
check this out for bigger pics
[url]http://www.momentumtuning.com/site/projects/previous/project7/eurotuner.shtml[/url]
| living4surf | 04-02-2007 05:56 PM |
thought i would post some quick pics of some tucking and cleaning up i did in one afternoon. it isnt great and has a lot of work left. planing to reverse the manifold and relocate the fuse box and hide some other wires but not bad for a couple of hours i think.
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/living4surf/000_0005.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/living4surf/000_0004.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/living4surf/000_0003.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/living4surf/000_0005.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/living4surf/000_0004.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/living4surf/000_0003.jpg[/IMG]
| Chandy69 | 04-02-2007 06:19 PM |
Could you re mount our fuel filter in the trunk? Behind the Rear seat?
Firewall wires can be tucked behind the firewall. right?
Reverse the throttle cable so its a direct shot to the firewall.
Blow by hoses can be run under the engine.
Get an aftermarket tank for the Power Steering and Coolant tanks.
Just some ideas.
PS nice 02!
Firewall wires can be tucked behind the firewall. right?
Reverse the throttle cable so its a direct shot to the firewall.
Blow by hoses can be run under the engine.
Get an aftermarket tank for the Power Steering and Coolant tanks.
Just some ideas.
PS nice 02!
| living4surf | 04-02-2007 09:46 PM |
i would think the fuel filter could be relocated thats a good idea. i plan on getting the forged motorsports power steering and coolant tanks.
| STi-MAN | 04-02-2007 11:10 PM |
imagine the handling effects of wire tucks... could end up being pretty awesome...
| VTSubieRS | 04-02-2007 11:53 PM |
definately popular on vdubs.. here's a few i saw at waterfest aw/audi show:
[IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/xcellr8edaudi3/waterfest159.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/xcellr8edaudi3/waterfest183.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/xcellr8edaudi3/waterfest159.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/xcellr8edaudi3/waterfest183.jpg[/IMG]
| D Money | 04-03-2007 12:11 AM |
I can't wait to start this! I just need to decide a color and motor setup.
| blahhblahh | 04-03-2007 02:07 AM |
theres a link on that honda-tech page on how to conver your lines in your engine bay to those ss lines. I think theres gonna be too many wires in the wrx engine bay to hide, I may just do a few of those since they look nice
| BREWPUBEAVER | 04-03-2007 02:18 AM |
is there a performance gain at all?
with all of the wires running so close to the motor, wouldnt you have to be really care full and always be checking them?
seems like this is a true traylor queen mod only. if you wanted to drive your car hard, and it gets hot, you will melt something...
Looks dope for show cars
with all of the wires running so close to the motor, wouldnt you have to be really care full and always be checking them?
seems like this is a true traylor queen mod only. if you wanted to drive your car hard, and it gets hot, you will melt something...
Looks dope for show cars
| STiShawn | 04-03-2007 11:05 AM |
no performance gain, but a tidy easy to work in engine bay that looks sharp
| D Money | 04-03-2007 11:41 AM |
[QUOTE=BREWPUBEAVER;17581689]is there a performance gain at all?
with all of the wires running so close to the motor, wouldnt you have to be really care full and always be checking them?
seems like this is a true traylor queen mod only. if you wanted to drive your car hard, and it gets hot, you will melt something...
Looks dope for show cars[/QUOTE]
Our cars really don't need the full tuck.
Like I said, battery goes in the trunk, re rout the fuse box, delete the window washer tank and that side is clear. Then take out the factory boost silenoid, move the abs or delete it, whichever you may prefer, move the power steering pump slightly over and your golden. No chance for wires getting melted or anything like that, since you really don't have to do much.
Did you see the pics of the gobstopper white gc? That's a full blown race car with a fully shaved and tucked bay. ;)
with all of the wires running so close to the motor, wouldnt you have to be really care full and always be checking them?
seems like this is a true traylor queen mod only. if you wanted to drive your car hard, and it gets hot, you will melt something...
Looks dope for show cars[/QUOTE]
Our cars really don't need the full tuck.
Like I said, battery goes in the trunk, re rout the fuse box, delete the window washer tank and that side is clear. Then take out the factory boost silenoid, move the abs or delete it, whichever you may prefer, move the power steering pump slightly over and your golden. No chance for wires getting melted or anything like that, since you really don't have to do much.
Did you see the pics of the gobstopper white gc? That's a full blown race car with a fully shaved and tucked bay. ;)
| BREWPUBEAVER | 04-03-2007 12:34 PM |
guess i dont care if i have a busy engine bay.... when i pass people i dont get those kind of comments, lol...
looks really good, just not my style
looks really good, just not my style
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