my answer to that question would be "because it looks GAY" but each to their own

my answer to that question would be "because it looks GAY" but each to their own [/quote]

yehh but its my car. not tyries

just bought a genuine hks turbo manifold
shud be here within the week hopefully..

Any1 got photos of the way they ran intercooler pipes on turbo l series? And pics of the oil lines ect. Much needed thanks.

Also bought a t28 turbo and 2nd hand cooler.

as a standard i doubt it would haver run a cooler, but i would take some notes off of the guys 1600 turbo piping. from their SR/CA's

nice buys by the way

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well got bored of looking at my ugly engine bay so starting to strip it and gunna repaint/powdercoat everything.
anyone got any hints and ideas for what 2 paint ect and stuff like that also where to run wires to hide them. most likely going to paint the bay gunmetal.

mmm those tyres look heaps roadworthy

So you have a green car with a green engine bay, and you want to paint the bay gunmetal?? If you must paint it a different colour, take a hint from the rally guys and paint it a light colour, makes it heaps easier to work on and identify leaks etc.

or hide lots of stuff and paint it black

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take a few photos of the engine bay now before you start stripping it down, so you have some reference photos to go off, if you get stuck at any spot

also before stripping the bay, circle all the holes that are unused, and see what is required to run all the wiring along the top of the chassis rail

fit the coil pack to the rad support

rewire it all, so any visible wiring is moved to under the dash, like alarm & wiring, or fuses/relays in the bay

mounting stuff underneath the rad support, like headlight relays, coil pack, etc, helps unclutter the bay a lot - look at BAD510's engine bay for an example of a clean L series setup

thermo fan

re running the brake lines inside the gaurds, or hidden

many posibilities to clean up the bay

and with all the unused holes and any more you have now after relocating stuff, you weld them up, and smooth the whole engine bay in prep for paint colour of your choice

however i think gunmetal, wont suit the exterior colour unless you use it elsewhere, like painting the bumpers and rims the same colour

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cheers guys.
never said im keeping it green now did i. im an app spraypainter so i thought gunmetal in more of a mulit purpose colour so when i do paint it. it wont look to bad as if it were still green.
will most likely do what stoney has said and then some.

well chop chop then hahahaha

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hey mate nice y u building keep it up.can suggest maybe painting the front of your radiator support black so it dosent stand out so much behind your mesh in the grille.what clutch master are u using to?

yeh cheers mate planned that.
umm not sure what it is atm as i bought it with it but will be replacing it soon with a maddat item.

www.maddat.com.au

if you are gonna paint the whole car, gunmetal will look great!!

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but i dont like dark colours
update motor comes out as soon as i get an engine crane.
also purchasing a mig welder tomorrow