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[Tomf]

I have a clean up of my engine bay today and put some new shiny bits in it.

-I first cleaned it all with gunk
-Then i wire brushed the engine
-Then i gave it a lick of paint.
-I then put a new rocker cover on
-Then i took the air filter box off and put a K&N cone on.
-Then i put a blue coil cover in.
-i also painted the radiator bracker.
-then i clipped the wires up so they were not very visable and makes thing tidier.

What do you think of the change???

is there anything else i can do to make it look a litle better

(i also have got a fuse box cover and wiper motor cover)

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Edited by only 16 and i already love minis, 25 July 2006 - 05:04 PM.

[Pooky]

V. Tasty

[Dan]

Nice work young man.

Coil covers not too good an idea though IMHO. They are very flashy and blingy and all that but coils need air to get to them, to the bare alloy casing they are wrapped in. They produce heat and need to get cooling air directly.

[Tomf]

Thanks for telling me about coil cover ill take it off

[1984mini25]

You could take the alternator off and give that a lick of paint.
And may be give the radiator a once over with some black paint (no need to take it out).

But what you will find with this British weather that the engine won't stay so yellow and bright for too long.


Ps. was thing king of a chrome rocker cover for mine (yellow engine) but wasn’t sure it would look right, but now I’ve seen yours it does. So I can add that to the want list.

Edited by 1984mini25, 25 July 2006 - 06:25 PM.

[The Matt]

Looks great!

It's nice to see someone putting some elbow grease into their work!

[Bungle]

looking good

[Pooky]

Dashboard/interior/tyre cleaner spray/silicone works great on plastic and hoses. Will get them nice and black

[1984mini25]

Dashboard/interior/tyre cleaner spray/silicone works great on plastic and hoses. Will get them nice and black

Or the one I prefer (just because I always have a can the boot) WD40, but doesn’t last long though.

[Tomf]

Its nice to hear you all like it. ill get some black paint and paint the radiator soon and ill try and clean up the hoses. Does anyone know if these things are anygood.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u.....AMEWA:IT&rd=1

[Pooky]

I've got some of it in my engine bay



I couldn't be bothered to drain the coolant at the time so did all except the water hoses.

It's not the easiest stuff to fit and tends to fray and the ends a little bit unless secured properly.
But it does brighten up the bay and is a lot cheaper than samco coloured hoses

I reckon if you did all the hoses and took your time it would look ok

Edited by Pooky, 25 July 2006 - 06:37 PM.

[Tomf]

Kool they look good im probs going to buy them now. Do you think it would look bad if i painted the top of the radiator yellow???

[Pooky]

I kept painting everything till I'd run out of paint I was well happy with my washer bottle, get some plasticote on that!

Tis your car mate, do with as you wish!

Edited by Pooky, 25 July 2006 - 06:54 PM.

[1984mini25]

Do you think it would look bad if i painted the top of the radiator yellow???

Just leave it black (suppose you still have loads of the yellow left) as it might be a bit too much of one colour.

[Tomf]

ok ill leave it as it is. Do you know if you can buy a alternator cover that look good?? or cant you get them.