Transformation of an Engine Bay, Sorry 56K Users... Options

[Coomer]

Lately I've been working on my engine bay. Tonight I finally got it to a point where I'm happy with it, so I figured I'd post some pics.


The beautiful 7A-FE engine bay, complete with fire-hazard wiring, overspray galore, and the mighty short ram intake.


Quick shot of the bay during the engine swap.


This was taken the first sunny day after I got the car back from getting the engine swapped in.


A couple months later, more of the bay was painted.


Last weekend, re-working the wiring harness commenced. Doesn't it look like fun?



Here's what was removed from the engine bay. Tons of wires, loom, tape, extra plugs, map sensor, diagnostics box, etc.


Masked off and ready for more paint.


Done! Note the new valve cover and spark plug wire cover, in addition to the timing belt cover. No more wiring harness sitting on the valve cover either, and the OEM fuel injector wiring rail is now in place.


Another shot...it's dark again, but you can kind of see that more is painted. It looks really good in person.


The cold air intake rattled, and the battery power distribution wiring was a mess. The solution is an aluminum plate with a hole cut in it, and rubber insulation around the hole. Pics don't do this justice...it looks sweet in person...at least I think so.


Another shot. Yes, I know, that intake pipe needs new paint.


Just a shot of part of the engine bay and part of the car. The bay looks so much more complete with the timing belt cover.


Gotta love that spark plug cover.

That's it for now! Let me know what you think.

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[Mike431635]

Turbocharge it, a T25/28 or something small would be a nice addition