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[DTXDave]

I used to watch Pimp my Ride a lot when it first aired. They’d take this crappy looking car and give it a makeover with lots of ICE etc. What bothered me was that they never ventured into the engine bay. So you had this pimped car tricked out with DVD players, LCD screens and large chrome wheels but just don’t open that bonnet!

Over the last year I’ve restored a 1990 Mini City E from a rusting MOT failure to a good looking daily drive. But apart from a chrome rocker cover donated from my old 1275 and an internal bonnet release, I haven’t done anything in the engine bay.

I know you can get all sorts of replacement bits for the engine bay to improve how it looks, such as SU covers, rocker nuts, coloured dipstick, silicone hoses, chrome caps. I’ve also seen a few cars with the owners favourite drink can cut up and wrapped around the coil.

My question to you all is this. How many of you have spent some time under your bonnet, not making the car go faster, not fixing something, but just making it look good under there so when you lift the lid people go wow! Have you done something different, added your own customisation?

I would be interested in seeing some pics if you have.

Edited by DTXDave, 21 January 2007 - 07:05 PM.

[biggav]

I've completely neglected the under bonnet area!!!!!

i have been thinking of what to do but to be honest... first i'm gonna have to get the engine and other bits out and clean up a few areas... The engine itself could do with a clean up and repaint... as could the clutch and brake cylinders... then some nice silicone hoses... maybe some goodrich braided pipes to match my nitrous braids... mmmmmm

oh and a heinz baked been wrapper round the clutch cylinder.... mandatory "Red bull" coil and some colour coded ht leads.

[*DJH*]

Beauty Comes With Power

[Mini Man Dan]

I think i am going to paint the engine and components but i dont really know what else i can do with out it costing me too much.

[CanadianMiniFan]

i don't have an engine

[Jesus]

lots and lots of cwome!!!!!!! i mean chrome!!!!

[MRclubman1100cc]

mine is only a 1098 but it makes about 54HP which im happy with but i totaly lov to detail engine bays, my engine bay hairy lime green, with a black subframe, painted the block ocean Blue, gearbox and clutch housing has been polished, have a nice chrome breathers, and a pod filter that sits just behind the grill.... have lots of other stuff done, but ill get a pic for you to have a squiz at...

i don't like when people neglect there cars, it makes me angry

[biggav]

mine is only a 1098 but it makes about 54HP which im happy with but i totaly lov to detail engine bays, my engine bay hairy lime green, with a black subframe, painted the block ocean Blue, gearbox and clutch housing has been polished, have a nice chrome breathers, and a pod filter that sits just behind the grill.... have lots of other stuff done, but ill get a pic for you to have a squiz at...

i don't like when people neglect there cars, it makes me angry

i only neglected asthetics under the bonnet.

[MRclubman1100cc]

lol ya should of said that in the first place, long as ya keep the eninge running fine

[DTXDave]

Beauty Comes With Power

Looks good. The yellow and blue compliment each other.

What are those cable pulls on your scuttle panel for?

[Bungle]

I'm guessing fire extinguisher and engine cut off

[miniallsort]

very nice i have panited my engine look at my project section u will see what an improvement it makes

[1984mini25]

Another yellow engine, just a shame the mini it's in is in an unroad worthy condition at pressent.

[*DJH*]

I'm guessing fire extinguisher and engine cut off

Mr. Bungle Is Correct... One Gold Star.

[Bungle]