Lets see your before and after engine bay pics...

[Sin'sVr4]

Before...http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/mikepeterson/DSC02070.jpg


After...http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/mikepeterson/IMG00091-20110117-0901.jpg


mike

[Sin'sVr4]

wow, what a difference. lol look at the original ratsnest!!

[green-lantern]

This the only before pic I have.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/DSCF5539.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/AWD%20conversion/Nohood.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/AWD%20conversion/DSCF8560.jpg

[mb7050]

dont have any before pics :(

what do you guys use to clean your engine bays ?

[green-lantern]

dont have any before pics :(

what do you guys use to clean your engine bays ?

When the engine was out I power washed the engine bay. The engine was nice new and clean when I put it in but when it starts to get a bit dusty I’ll hand polish the aluminum and use a detail spray on the paint.

[J. Fast]

This the only before pic I have.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/DSCF5539.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/AWD%20conversion/Nohood.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/AWD%20conversion/DSCF8560.jpg

Looks great Paul. No Abs? Is that an NA Chassi?


dont have any before pics :(

what do you guys use to clean your engine bays ?

Simple Green works reall really good. Then go thru the engine bay with an air compressor. and blow the water out of thespark plug sockets, aire filter, area around the knock sensor and etc.


Before...http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/mikepeterson/DSC02070.jpg


After...http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/mikepeterson/IMG00091-20110117-0901.jpg


mike

Turned out great Mike.

[x2xtreme360]

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k226/X2Xtreme360/S6300315.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k226/X2Xtreme360/engineafter.jpg

[green-lantern]

Looks great Paul. No Abs? Is that an NA Chassi?



Yep, it was a base. That 1st pick was the begining of my TT conversion. The car has came a long way. It's an AWD 19THL car now.


Edit: I found anouther before pic :lo5l:


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/DSCF5533.jpg

[dbest671]

Fixed it for you Paul

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/TNGrillNChill012s.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/hptech4564/AWD%20conversion/Nohood.jpg

[dbest671]

The Spyder and Challenger

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/carsbeforespyders.jpg
http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Carafter004s.jpg
http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/carbefores.jpg
http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Carafter006s.jpg

[Polygon]

It's come a long way but it's still got even a longer way to go.

Before:

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206228_1025331925007_1576553743_64539_1796_n.jpg

After:

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/60302_1511845367539_1576553743_1229884_6845810_n.j pg


http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Carafter006s.jpg

Good on ya' for doing what the factory should have done in the first place.

[thor'svr4]

few weeks after i bought it and started fixing it up:
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo110/streetracer4688/vr4crashedfront2.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo110/streetracer4688/vr4crashedfront.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo110/streetracer4688/front.jpg

kinda recent pics:
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo110/streetracer4688/resize9.jpg

[green-lantern]

Now for my race car!

Before I took all the ricer stuff off.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_n6eVehNMUs0/TA3Rqd1DeNI/AAAAAAAADDw/JSLj-asyx70/P6070001.JPG



























Now it's a real race car. I plan to break the sound barrier or some ringlands....what ever comes first.
http://3000gt.com.au/steve68/dscf0160e.jpg

[mb7050]

wow looks so much better

[green-lantern]

Thanks :D That ricer junk makes a car ugly.

[mb3000]

:lmao:

[Sin'sVr4]

ahhahah

[MADMarc]

lmao, lantern.

Dbest, it's hard to tell from the pic but is that the same awesome Shaker decal that makes your eyes wobble? :D Awesome you switched that over. Is that induction forced down to the open box and then into the motor? Iiiiiinteresting.

[gltasn]

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/Picture230.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/Picture229.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/Picture228.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/showcar022.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/showcar018.jpg

[mb7050]

^NICE mmm i like

[green-lantern]

gltasn definitely has the most improved engine bay.......except for my racecar ha ha

How’s that thing running BTW?

[dbest671]

lmao, lantern.

Dbest, it's hard to tell from the pic but is that the same awesome Shaker decal that makes your eyes wobble? :D Awesome you switched that over. Is that induction forced down to the open box and then into the motor? Iiiiiinteresting.

Same decal, just a reproduction. I had to carefully cut it down a little because it was a little bit to big, the hood wasn't designed for the decal. Yes the air is funnel down into the open box. When the hood is closed the box seals to the top of the hood. It's kind of like a hybrid Ram/CAI system. It has drain holes with hoses running to the bottom of the engine for any water that may get into the system. Drove from Nashville in rain, 75 mile trip, in rain and the filter was complete dry.

[marshallh]

Before
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/8587/img0034wc.jpg

After
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2676/enginebay2l.jpg

[Emilie@GZP]

My Spyder Before
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/3Scar/95%20SL/restoration/Summer%202009%20Overhaul/098.jpg

And now...
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d111/3Scar/95%20SL/restoration/Summer%202009%20Overhaul/013.jpg


I might add that this was done 2 years ago... and it's still sitting like this :cry:

[gltasn]

gltasn definitely has the most improved engine bay.......except for my racecar ha ha

How’s that thing running BTW?

thanks! she runs like a raped ape! scares the shit out of me at will!

[DrGonzo]

The day the car was dropped off at my house 8-9 months ago:

http://3s.gonzoinc.com/albums/userpics/10002/normal_DSCF0626.jpg (http://3s.gonzoinc.com/albums/userpics/10002/DSCF0626.jpg)

Most recent picture I have:

http://3s.gonzoinc.com/albums/userpics/10002/normal_DSCF1167.jpg (http://3s.gonzoinc.com/albums/userpics/10002/DSCF1167.jpg)

As of yesterday the car is back apart as I have to drop the trans to replace the throw-out bearing, install the STM braided clutch line and install the Snow Performance meth injection... :)

[Sin'sVr4]

very nice guys and gals...

[green-lantern]

thanks! she runs like a raped ape! scares the shit out of me at will!


Good to hear it's still running well! Very impressive build.

[IPD]

april, the spyder looks killer. :) now you just need a battery cover, some cap covers, and possibly some bling for the injector wiring. ;)

[Amphiron]

Before
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/8587/img0034wc.jpg

After
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2676/enginebay2l.jpg

How did you get your plastics so shiney?

[Bluejediz]

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/Picture230.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/Picture229.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/Picture228.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/showcar022.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/showcar018.jpg

Interesting intercooler piping, custom?

[IPD]

i think the split section just before the plenum is so he can run a MAF.

[gltasn]

my car doesnt like blow thru for some reason hence the maf and stock splitter. my custom intake is being prototyped but they havent emailed back me in weeks so im losing faith. the intercooler kit is a combo of a full fmic kit that went to td05's and, now the 3sx terminators so, theres some hacking involved to the trained eye,lol. i will post a new pic when i get my polished and shaved stock plenum back from being bored for the 70mm tb and, killerglass with blue coolant. i also ran a turbo balance tube that made a world of difference!!!!!!

[mb3000]

my car doesnt like blow thru for some reason hence the maf and stock splitter. my custom intake is being prototyped but they havent emailed back me in weeks so im losing faith. the intercooler kit is a combo of a full fmic kit that went to td05's and, now the 3sx terminators so, theres some hacking involved to the trained eye,lol. i will post a new pic when i get my polished and shaved stock plenum back from being bored for the 70mm tb and, killerglass with blue coolant. i also ran a turbo balance tube that made a world of difference!!!!!!

Did you do it the Ray P way?

[gltasn]

Did you do it the Ray P way?

not sure but i bought some alum tube, cut 2 pieces and used my beadform tool to make 2 sections that i had my welder add some fittings(russle's fittings from orielys) to. then i ran a size 10 braided hose to each section and mounted them right after the turbos. a mod i wish id done earlier as it totally gives the car more throttle resp. i know, weird.

[green-lantern]

not sure but i bought some alum tube, cut 2 pieces and used my beadform tool to make 2 sections that i had my welder add some fittings(russle's fittings from orielys) to. then i ran a size 10 braided hose to each section and mounted them right after the turbos. a mod i wish id done earlier as it totally gives the car more throttle resp. i know, weird.

I'm getting ready to do that now. You have some pics of how you did it?

I was thinking of using -16 AN

[gltasn]

size 16 might be overkill and harder to manipulate. theres some resistance to the tubing and you cant kink it. i bought some alum tubing from my fav seller votionspeed.com and cut 2 pieces of straight 2" at about 5 inchs. then i used my beadform(3) tool from here http://beadform.com/to make my beads. i tried to hide the hose as much as pos but 90 degree hose ends would have helped alot.
the welders cut up some old russles fittings i had to weld onto my tubes then drilled out the holes.

need 2 of these(6.99) to make the hose ends.http://www.votionspeed.com/servlet/the-678/Silver-Stainless-Steel-Line/Detail
5 feet of hose at 3.99 per foot like so.http://www.votionspeed.com/servlet/the-571/PTFE-Braided-Stainless-Steel/Detail

tips.
wear gloves when working with the hose it hurts like needles! if you need to cut the hose wrap it it masking tape and cut with hacksaw.
i should have used these 90's for tucking the hose better.http://www.votionspeed.com/servlet/the-667/Silver-Stainless-Steel-Line/Detail
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll126/gltasn/balance002.jpg

[Incog]

The Spyder and Challenger

http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/carsbeforespyders.jpg
http://i392.photobucket.com/albums/pp4/hoopb23/Carafter004s.jpg



You know, I'd be happy if my engine bay only looked like your BEFORE picture.

[green-lantern]

size 16 might be overkill and harder to manipulate. theres some resistance to the tubing and you cant kink it. i bought some alum tubing from my fav seller votionspeed.com and cut 2 pieces of straight 2" at about 5 inchs. then i used my beadform(3) tool from here Kramer Metal Fab, Inc. - Bead Form (http://beadform.com/)to make my beads. i tried to hide the hose as much as pos but 90 degree hose ends would have helped alot.
the welders cut up some old russles fittings i had to weld onto my tubes then drilled out the holes.

need 2 of these(6.99) to make the hose ends.Silver Stainless Steel Line Straight Adaptor, -10 AN (http://www.votionspeed.com/servlet/the-678/Silver-Stainless-Steel-Line/Detail)
5 feet of hose at 3.99 per foot like so.PTFE Braided Stainless Steel Lines, -10 AN (http://www.votionspeed.com/servlet/the-571/PTFE-Braided-Stainless-Steel/Detail)

tips.
wear gloves when working with the hose it hurts like needles! if you need to cut the hose wrap it it masking tape and cut with hacksaw.
i should have used these 90's for tucking the hose better.

Cool, thanks for the tips


You know, I'd be happy if my engine bay only looked like your BEFORE picture.

Yeah her engine bay was very clean to begin with. It's a very nice car, I've seen it in person. I'd love to have it.

[ntcmpjg]

here you guys go I have been waning to post a pic of mine for a while.
Day1 68k
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/IMG_0557.jpg
Day2
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/DSCN1575.jpg
Day6
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/d699f811.jpg
Kinda what it looks like now with 70k and 1 1/2 years later yea I don't drive it much
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/New%20Stealth/DSCN5492.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n79/ntcmpjg/New%20Stealth/DSCN5494.jpg

[bslade]

My turn:

BEFORE:

http://members.shaw.ca/bslade/Before_eng.jpg

AFTER:

http://members.shaw.ca/bslade/eng_after.jpg

[green-lantern]

bslade, I really like the car. I hope you make it to NG.

[my923ksl]

before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/PA200958.jpg
after
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/march2011build2.jpg

[Danube_3KGT]

wow, theres so awesomeness in here for sure.. I'll have to get my engine put back together and installed..

before:
http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv64/Lordofwar918/5.jpg
Since this picture the blue has been removed from all the lettering..

teaser:
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h426/Danube_3KGT/fvc2.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h426/Danube_3KGT/rails1.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h426/Danube_3KGT/rals2.jpg

I've also done my plenum, but dont have photos of it yet..
once I have it together maybe I'll repost it all.. likewise, i was wondering how everyone got their black plastic so cleaned up and shiny? heat resistant clear coat?

[Jimvr4]

I love these threads, so much creativity!!!

Here's mine at tear down:
http://jns.jimnshar.com/11580a90.jpg

After:
http://jns.jimnshar.com/1d300a80.jpg

http://jns.jimnshar.com/1f800a80.jpg

[Gamerse]

New projects?/Updates?

http://www.daveandgracie.com/crap/batman-robin-thread-res.jpg

[green-lantern]

This is a cool thread

Jim, that is chrome not polished right?

[Jimvr4]

This is a cool thread

Jim, that is chrome not polished right?

Chrome all the way baby!! Even the T-Body pipes :D

[AdamVR4]

before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/my923ksl/PA200958.jpg

So the car came with no PCV and wide open turbos? Nice collection of parts though... Who built it before you got it?

[92RT-TT]

Before:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w56/hemidartguy/28c6e6a5.jpg

After:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w56/hemidartguy/1eb0f45c.jpg

[bslade]

bslade, I really like the car. I hope you make it to NG.

I would have LOVED to go to NG, but if you google the distance from Langley BC, you'll see it is incredibly far, and I just don't trust my car to go that far and back.....
I'll go one year if it's farther West. Engine only has 40K miles on it. Should be around for a lonnnngg time :)

[93STLTH]

I would have LOVED to go to NG, but if you google the distance from Langley BC, you'll see it is incredibly far, and I just don't trust my car to go that far and back.....
I'll go one year if it's farther West. Engine only has 40K miles on it. Should be around for a lonnnngg time :)

You're only about 1/2 a days drive further than me, it can be done! I made to Memphis 2 years ago. I doubt it'll ever be further west than that. If you really want to go, you'll have to accept that it'll always be a midwest based event.

[green-lantern]

I would have LOVED to go to NG, but if you google the distance from Langley BC, you'll see it is incredibly far, and I just don't trust my car to go that far and back.....
I'll go one year if it's farther West. Engine only has 40K miles on it. Should be around for a lonnnngg time :)

Some were there from CA and Canada.....just saying :D

[NOMIEZVR4]

Before:
http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll440/nomiezvr4/VR4/2010-08-30175523.jpg

Currently:In progress for the last 4 months...:( ---waiting on the trans to come back..
http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll440/nomiezvr4/VR4/4-1.jpg
http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll440/nomiezvr4/VR4/1-1.jpg

[IPD]

looks a LOT better with a black bay, nomiez

[green-lantern]

looks a LOT better with a black bay, nomiez

Agreed


Now you need this

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/public/AQksaqOiUpDMnnQBE2KAwP5pQXFksFs4-S7UsChkziAs9Ru4EF7JhVTfDa0Cdd7DoCk776cdOaGYdeGcrra mtcs4y0EUO-cxGcfBCyY8kfHUNJJMizEoEr9YwCcYtNGySMv687QVwaF0k_VK caeHu01mm9gPGGi3QWC3ws7sT_qprLptPkc9mNRaxp-gjNwuS5PEatyVxLolQ-LajzUzQNbcbFLKDQ75gEn6I8JprOkEHEcV6vL4TiGRqvHFeNjv 2d8wmMaRS8n3NnxAkT8g0kEWdWFDb-crGSTU5b1E7GQiFNN-1v6-kLH2RqMF1F6yljn5qz2PlVKQZ_F9hpFmnutXK0VUegvUfuybnJ vtn3uWPT88K-W187NakBUh04hn_I0bftXrodyOH-P58MntmWehFlkj7h82r_sfYPpHc8JVcX0ADqOGqYUBp73nbXcH DgkOTi0PIOR_1axY2gi5_GBTc75-Yo7sghvFtEpQ5WmZ8A

[IPD]

no, he needs 99 lights.

[mb7050]

what the wong is going on with your headlights

[Gamerse]

what the wong is going on with your headlights

I'ma guess acid rain or brake parts cleaner. (any ether spray)

[AdamVR4]

looks a LOT better with a black bay, nomiez

And without the neon yellow hex bolt covers? WTF are those hideous things?

[bridge]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/badillon/bbq%20weekend/DSCN3147.jpg

still have a ways to go
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/badillon/f96718b8.jpg

[IPD]

that looks like a nice color on your valve cover.

[green-lantern]

that looks like a nice color on your valve cover.

Yeah chicks dig purple

[bridge]

:inout:

[NOMIEZVR4]

IDK...the yellow stuff under the hood...thats how the car came to me, from TEXAS..:D

Lexan + Brake cleaner..= no no...Ive got boxes of the headlight lens restoration stuff...will that stuff fix my lights??

no more emissions crap, cruise, ABS and vacumn lines... Still gotta do the battery relocation and get rid of the rest of the neon yellow crap under the hood...just wanted to get her running first. :)

[JohnnyTurbo]

I couldn't find a photo of an original '96 VR4 engine bay, so the 1st gen I used will give you the idea of an original white VR4 engine bay. Next to it on the right is version 1.0 of my car's engine bay.
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4272/twcenginebaystockandv1.jpg

Here is version 2 of my car's engine bay on the left and how it looks now as version 3 on the right. Version 3 has the brake lines moved out of sight, firewall is uncluttered, filled and painted and cruise control junk is gone from the driver's side. Aluminum radiator is present and the TiAl blow off valve is in place.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6919/twcenginebayv2andv3.jpg

[CoopKill]

The evolution:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Al8OPMk0O8Y/TTp22625DTI/AAAAAAAAKoQ/hEfgB1QWwhU/s720/065.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jwq7gBUqc9w/TqjBKfQyc8I/AAAAAAAAL18/L2r9DjpWOnw/s720/DSC_5425.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nUJDkU__wTI/TqjBOM1YepI/AAAAAAAAL2E/s_SPnd0c3Tk/s720/DSC_5424.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c0_n1obdRp8/TGtQFd5jlWI/AAAAAAAAJ9A/sDbNK1CXh6E/s720/DSC_6126.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BGcR3cTkedE/TTp3sE40-NI/AAAAAAAAKog/sQkU35DT93o/s720/DSC_6706.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lOrqswgT1lg/Tg6sGq6HyfI/AAAAAAAALPo/2WNBqGZkoak/s512/DSC_6700.JPG

I have not taken any with the front mount piping that are worth posting yet... :D

[pezcore]

Before
http://www.import-power.com/gallery/d/1494-1/DSC01270.jpg

After 1 (Polished pipes)
http://www.import-power.com/gallery/d/1683-1/shiny.jpg

After 2 (FMIC)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/pezcore350/1997%20VR4/Engine_SIZED.jpg

After 3 ("Demodded")
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/pezcore350/4Sale/DSC_0097.jpg