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glad i never intended for this to be a show car!

worked most of the day pullin the engine bay harness back and cleanin the engine bay today. this is how she rewarded me....

i jus dont think the judges would give me any extra points for a cow pattern engine bay :rollin:

whoever undercoated the car hit the bay as well. over time the unattended oil leaks softened the coating. as i was cleanin, the areas that were oil soaked and some of the originally thinner coated spots came right off with the layer of grease.
i can say one thing. the areas under that coatin look like a brand new car!
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

glad i never intended for this to be a show car!

Reply #1
D'OH! 

Looks like it's time for the black spray bomb.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

glad i never intended for this to be a show car!

Reply #2
Come on Chuck...i thought you would have suggested something...different...
It's Gumby's fault.

glad i never intended for this to be a show car!

Reply #3
Quote from: Tbird232ci
Come on Chuck...i thought you would have suggested something...different...

I know what his plans are for the car ;) Not even sure I talked him into the rattle can treatment yesterday.  I want to paint my engine bay when I pull the engine...but the semi-gloss-in-a-can has sufficed for 5+ years..
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

glad i never intended for this to be a show car!

Reply #4
yeah, for this cars mission in life, a nicely detailed/painted engine bay is last on the list of things to fix. somplace after the dented pass quarter, bad exterior paint, and tri-color interior w/custom cracked dash;)

shes gonna be a driver. lots of street time in the nice weather, plus beaten like a read-headed stepchild for autoX and (cash willing)some OT events. i cannot wait!:D
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

 

glad i never intended for this to be a show car!

Reply #5
I want to build my next car for auto-x/OT