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Old 09-23-2009, 11:07 PM   #1
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lets see some engine bays

i dont know if this has been brought up before, but i wanna see some nice engine bays. here are a couple. if you have more can you please post them up



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Old 09-23-2009, 11:09 PM   #2
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Old 09-23-2009, 11:10 PM   #3
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My 73 BBC bay
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Old 09-24-2009, 12:51 AM   #4
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sorry i cant compete with the trailer queens shown up top. Live animals is more my budget.

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Old 09-24-2009, 02:41 PM   #5
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Why did he leave on that crappy master cylinder resevior??
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Old 09-24-2009, 01:09 AM   #6
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i cant afford those either, but they look good. post up what ever you have. heres what mine looked like when i had my 454 in there. nothing special. i want to paint my firewall, wheel wells and rad. support and block before i put the new engine in
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Old 09-24-2009, 01:11 AM   #7
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cheap and easy

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Old 09-26-2009, 05:57 PM   #8
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hey is that one of those auto parts universal fan i was thinking of trying one i think the 16" one but i didnt know if it would overheat the way that you have it mounted so how is it?
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Old 09-24-2009, 01:15 AM   #9
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nice thats what i want but instead of black i want it red likethe rest of my truck. did you screw a sheet of metal to your firewall? i like how that looks
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Old 09-24-2009, 01:20 AM   #10
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it is,thanks
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Old 09-24-2009, 05:05 AM   #11
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This is so clean

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Old 09-24-2009, 05:29 AM   #12
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That's nothing, look at the sweet custom fan shroud I made a few days ago:

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Old 09-24-2009, 09:17 AM   #13
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Old 09-24-2009, 09:26 AM   #14
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newest to oldest over a ten year span...





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Old 09-24-2009, 10:45 AM   #15
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here's mine.

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Old 09-24-2009, 01:26 PM   #16
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awesome thread! nice job guys...there all beautiful but i love the ls motor towards the top! keep'em coming!!!
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Old 09-24-2009, 04:17 PM   #18
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HERE IS DOANE'S TBI
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Old 09-24-2009, 04:31 PM   #19
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Old 09-26-2009, 01:55 PM   #20
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man, ive been stuck here for 3 days looking at this pic(all of them really)

hey Cheese any more pics of this one??
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Old 09-24-2009, 04:58 PM   #21
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HERE IS THE GREEN & WHITE TRUCK WITH THE BBC
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ANOTHER SHOT OF THE BLAZER THE FIRST TIME AROUND WITH LS1, SSBC, AND FACTORY CROSSMEMBER
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Old 09-24-2009, 05:00 PM   #22
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I will see if i have more at home!!
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Old 09-24-2009, 05:09 PM   #23
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OOf!!! Those are TRICK!!! Mine looks like poo compared to those
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Old 09-24-2009, 06:11 PM   #24
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here is mine.nothin to fancy
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Old 09-24-2009, 08:26 PM   #25
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like everything else > Its all a money thing > some of these engine bays have as much money in them as Ido my whole truck . get your engine bay looking nice & spend the rest on performance not aesthetics . my 2 cents worth.
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