Engine Tarting

1. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

   #1 14th October 2009, 23:37

   Ok so started to clean up my engine bay today.heres some before and after pics so far, couldnt do much as i needed to go work.
   
   before 1
   
   Before 2
   
   After 1
   
   after 2
   
   
   Plans are to remove rocker cover paint blue, with new citeron sticker, and possible VTR put on it,
   
   and polished chrome exhaust manifold.
   
   will post up more pics as i go along
   
   what you think?
2. SaxoIOW Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 St Helens isle of wight Posts: 2089 Saxo 1.1 Forte MKII, Black Phase2 VTR

   #2 14th October 2009, 23:44

   plans sound good, check my thread as i cleaned up my bay and fitted the manifold heat shield you want ( i would recomend it, havnt got pics of it yet though). Also will you be paiting the rocker cover the same as the ecu cover?
3. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

   #3 14th October 2009, 23:46

   ecu cover was already painted, but i just baught some hycote very high temp paint in a light blue, but ecu cover could be getting a new lick of paint at some point, debating what to do with the air feed as its a big black plastic thing, to i plastic prime and paint for cheapness or buy new blue hose? im going for cheapness i think
4. SaxoIOW Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 St Helens isle of wight Posts: 2089 Saxo 1.1 Forte MKII, Black Phase2 VTR

   #4 14th October 2009, 23:50

   i would get some new cool air feed and fix it to the origional scoop on the slam pannel. Have a search on ebay for some, its not to expencive and will look a whole lot better.
5. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

   #5 14th October 2009, 23:55

   yeah may have a look around, only keeping the car till feb/march time so dont want to spend too much, just clean it up a bit
6. Marcus000 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Burnley Posts: 596 VTR with teh sexy rims!

   #6 15th October 2009, 00:13

   Lookin' good mate, same colours as mine! You deffo gotta paint the rocker and heatshield up though!
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

   #7 15th October 2009, 00:25

   that looks awsome mate, doubt mine will be that good haha
8. BazzaC Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Swindon Posts: 671 Black Citroen Saxo VTr

   #8 15th October 2009, 09:10

   Does look awesome, pretty tempting idea to do
9. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

   #9 15th October 2009, 16:30

   More pics sprayed up manifold cover untill i get a new one as rust has been eating away at it so cant refurb this one, but looks a bit better at the mo, nothing to exiting for now lol
   
   
   
10. kirtisb Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 paignton Posts: 650 Mk2 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #10 16th October 2009, 10:11

    is that blue tubing off ebay?
11. ShockZy Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 brumm Posts: 623 Citroen Saxo VTR 99.

    #11 16th October 2009, 10:24

    i thought hed sprayed the tubing. If you did how did you do it?
12. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

    #12 16th October 2009, 12:23

    no its the blue tubing off ebay you get about 10meters made up of about 3-4 different sizes for about £10 i still got loads left in my boot and some wires in the depth of my engine still to do, more than enough there to do a saxo if you ask me, ive even put tubing on some things that dont need it, just to make it look a little bit better
13. user_33563 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Eyemouth Posts: 1094 amazon green vts :)

    #13 17th October 2009, 13:21

    you get the blue cable ties with the tubing or separate?
14. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

    #14 17th October 2009, 14:28

    you get the ties with it, but could do with more as ytou dont get many,
    
    rocker cover come off today for a quick coat, nothing exiting as this to has surface rust but it will be brighter lol
15. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

    #15 17th October 2009, 15:12

    got a link to the tubing?
16. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

    #16 17th October 2009, 15:17

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Engi...item3a53000ef4

    1 user thanked this post: marcusd
17. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

    #17 17th October 2009, 15:24

    update, i splashed a bit of oil on my manifold cover but im getting a new one anyways so its all good
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    then decided to add thease as one of my black smoked ones was broken
    
    
18. kirtisb Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 paignton Posts: 650 Mk2 Citroen Saxo VTR

    #18 18th October 2009, 15:41

    hello mate what mm brather filter do u have?
19. luke1988 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Sittingbourne, Kent Posts: 1993 SuperSaxo

    #19 18th October 2009, 15:49

    looks good mate, a job well done
20. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

    #20 18th October 2009, 16:01

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by luke1988 looks good mate, a job well done

    Cheers mate could do with a few more coats of paint bit i didnt do bad on only 1 can costing me £6 lol
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by kirtisb hello mate what mm brather filter do u have?

    Cant remember what its called but it was about £6 off ebay mate
21. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

    #21 18th October 2009, 16:15

    I would re-route your amp power cable if i was you, looks crap.
    
    Feed it through the grommit in the passenger footwell.
22. SiickBoy Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 122

    #22 18th October 2009, 16:20

    does look sweet but when is anyone ever gona see it
23. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

    #23 18th October 2009, 18:03

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Paul I would re-route your amp power cable if i was you, looks crap. Feed it through the grommit in the passenger footwell.

    thats not a amp wire mate, i dont have a amp on this car, thats wires for something else, ill get pics of that when its all up and running propperly,
24. DuncanVTR L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 68

    #24 18th October 2009, 18:04

    i see it lol and id prefer something to be clean than dirty and for the sake of £10 its cost me to do it then... why not?