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The Perfect Engine Bay
What is your conception of the perfect engine bay? What should be in it, and what should it look like?
In what will probably come as no surprise, my idea of the perfect engine bay is that it look just like it did when it rolled off the end of the assembly line, if at all possible with all the same parts. The fewer deviations the better.
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
Maybe it's just the stage that I'm at with my truck (down for 14 months due to a seized engine, but I'm almost ready to start it up), but all that I care about is that it runs and looks clean! I'm a carburetor guy, none of this LS stuff for me though.
While I had the old 327 out I pressure washed the engine bay and spray painted it black to make it look uniform, but other than that, if it runs I'm a happy camper!
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
Well it goes without saying this has to be the best engine bay, clean and simple, and because it's mine LOL
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
It's easier to tell you what I don't like in an engine bay, but I don't want to ruffle feathers with my prejudices.
I can tell you that I do almost all my mechanic'n and what I like the most is "room" in the engine bay. New cars, and my old Austin Healey are/were terrible to work on. I DO like RodnRudy's posted pic...very clean indeed...looks almost photo-shopped, to nice to be true!
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
Seek and ye shall find (in Pete's (DeadheadNM) K20 or K5!
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
I'm just finishing up this engine bay on my 72 CST K5.. A few more details to go like adding a ACDELCO battery. Original down to the vacuum lines coming off the charcoal canister.
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
Ok, please amend my earlier comment to include your K5 too...
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
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I know it’s not always easy to do depending on paint condition, but if possible leave the fenders and firewall body color. Only the inner fenders and core support should be semi gloss black, in my opinion, which of course is the only one that matters. Lol Last edited by Overdriven; 03-26-2019 at 10:59 PM. |
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
I like the engine compartment to be as clean as possible/feasible. I like body color paint under the hood, on the firewall, and typically on the inner fenders. I'm not a huge fan of bare metal or flat finish paint. I like for it to be simple and clean.
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
I sort of like mine. It's not like the General made it (engine is the only thing incorrect), but after looking at the original for 50 years, it was time for a change.
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
I wanted to stay as original as possible, but couldn't resist one major change...
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
I used to be a fan of the chrome under the hood thing, but was primarily when I was younger.
Over time, for me...chrome valve covers and air cleaners have become so common they are no longer unique or appealing to me. Now that said, I get the whole performance look thing.....but it is now very common to me so I'm drawn to something that is a little out of the 'norm' or something I didn't expect or didn't see very often- stock. That means, these days....unique to me is 'stock' appearing. Its funny there are so many SBC engine bays at a show 'n shine that I find having a stock air cleaner makes it the most unique one at the show, lol. All of that said, I'm a fan of performance modifications to the engine...so adding horsepower to the stock motor is great....love it. However, I think what is really cool is having that extra 100 or 200 horsepower all wrapped up in something that looks like GM made it that way originally. Then when you fire it up...everybody usually gives you a thumbs up because they weren't expecting it, noting that you didn't wrap it in another chrome air cleaner/valve cover look. ...however, we all have our preferences...which is why we are married to different people, lol....and at the end of the day it is all good. ![]() Coley ![]()
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
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looks just like mine.
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
x2 on what Coley said. Love the stock look but with some power adders.
Currently building a 620hp and is going to look all stock. Will be adding stock valve covers back on. This motor going into this engine bay.
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
BigAl71 has the cleanest and best engine bay in my opinion
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
Straight from the factory
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
At this point, an engine bay that was complete and running would be perfect, haven’t driven this damn thing in two years!
I have to agree with Mark, Pete’s trucks have amazing engine bays! I haven’t seen his current Blazer in person yet but His super is clean enough to eat off of and perfect down to the last detail.
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rus-650133/overview/
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
here is a shot of mine, kinda sorta like it a lot, not much stock on it, pretty much all custom
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
I also appreciate a clean stock engine bay, but my project has gotten a little out of hand....
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
You guys sure do good work!
Here's a shot of my bay, latest pic before exhaust, now running! Look forward to first summer with 406! Still learning site, not sure how to to rotate pic...
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
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Re: The Perfect Engine Bay
I just love seeing oil bath air filters. Makes the bay look so vintage. So on my build I added one and converted it to paper element. Just to be different At shows. Wish I had some photos to share of mine but it's still in progress. Maby in two years!
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