Engine bay - Page 2

$100T2 · 05-05-2008, 10:27 PM

Lookin' good.

one320fc · 01-07-2011, 09:19 AM

So yea its been almost three years, my LE has been off the road with the engine bay cleaned out. I am now making a solid attempt to complete it. So I don't look so bad.. I was a single father of two little girls so time and money are hard to come by. Back to the good stuff, I have purchased some paint

Paint.jpg

Working in the bay I found some very light surface rust
car.jpg

So I attacked it with some POR 15..The rust is located below the bumper shock the 2 bolt holes below it are the for the tow hook, for reference
Rust.jpg

one320fc · 01-08-2011, 08:29 PM

So today Billy (WE3RX7) put some fresh paint on her, looking pretty good if I don't say so my self!!

fresh.jpg
fresh1.jpg

2gslse · 01-09-2011, 09:43 AM

Looks great in the pics!!!

WE3RX7 · 01-09-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 2gslse

Looks great in the pics!!!

Thats all that matters, lol....

Chris let me bust my auto paint cherry on his car. A couple of lessons learned, but overall I think it looks 100% better than it did. I'm anxious to see it after the tape comes off and its fully cured.

I've got more pics of the engine bay I'll post up....

Banzai · 02-03-2011, 02:44 PM

You won't be able to beat the fresh paint. Clean everything good before it goes back in and if you really want that showroom appearance, replate all the hardware and components which were originally zinc'd. The difference is in the details!

one320fc · 02-08-2011, 08:00 PM

Man that is sweet! I would think that a job like that would nickle and dime you to death..

Banzai · 02-17-2011, 11:36 AM

Not as bad as you might imagine. A local plating shop charges by batch. $35 will get you a box of hardware/small parts gold zink'd. You just have to strip it all down and remember where it all goes back to. Your already halfway there. New hardware makes a huge difference in the finished appearance.

RX-7 Chris · 02-17-2011, 12:51 PM

Great engine bay pics.

rx71king · 03-23-2011, 04:18 PM

looking good .......whats next?

one320fc · 03-23-2011, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rx71king

looking good .......whats next?

I got a build thread going over in that section..not much new at this point getting there!

05-05-2008, 10:27 PM	#16
$100T2 Big Daddy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 419 Rep Power: 18	Lookin' good. __________________ Hell hath no fury like a rotor blown.

01-08-2011, 08:29 PM	#18
one320fc one Apex @ a time Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Culpeper VA Posts: 272 Rep Power: 18	Fresh Paint!! So today Billy (WE3RX7) put some fresh paint on her, looking pretty good if I don't say so my self!! fresh.jpg fresh1.jpg

01-09-2011, 09:43 AM	#19
2gslse Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: front royal va Posts: 440 Rep Power: 18	Looks great in the pics!!! __________________ ____________________________________________ 1976 Cosmo needing lots of work 1993 Rx-7 410 RWHP single turbo toy 1985 Rx-7 toy/project car 411HP stoplight terror 2001 Dodge ram 4wd.parts hauler 2016 Ram 2500 cause its a hemi 2006 VW TDI commuter __________________________________________ I guarantee there's a pregnant redneck teenager somewhere in a shitty trailer park that thinks "Ebola would be a lovely name for their child"...

02-08-2011, 08:00 PM	#22
one320fc one Apex @ a time Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Culpeper VA Posts: 272 Rep Power: 18	Man that is sweet! I would think that a job like that would nickle and dime you to death.. __________________ 1983 Limited Edition SOLD 1977 Mazda REPU I will work on it one day I sware!! 1987 T2 um after the repu is done?? 2013 Chrysler 200 DD 2009 Dodge Journey 94 Volvo 850 N/A The slowest car I have EVER owned!!!

02-17-2011, 11:36 AM	#23
Banzai The Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Not as bad as you might imagine. A local plating shop charges by batch. $35 will get you a box of hardware/small parts gold zink'd. You just have to strip it all down and remember where it all goes back to. Your already halfway there. New hardware makes a huge difference in the finished appearance. Last edited by Banzai; 02-17-2011 at 11:39 AM.

01-07-2011, 09:19 AM	#17
one320fc one Apex @ a time Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Culpeper VA Posts: 272 Rep Power: 18	So yea its been almost three years, my LE has been off the road with the engine bay cleaned out. I am now making a solid attempt to complete it. So I don't look so bad.. I was a single father of two little girls so time and money are hard to come by. Back to the good stuff, I have purchased some paint Paint.jpg Working in the bay I found some very light surface rust car.jpg So I attacked it with some POR 15..The rust is located below the bumper shock the 2 bolt holes below it are the for the tow hook, for reference Rust.jpg

02-17-2011, 12:51 PM	#24
RX-7 Chris Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 132 Rep Power: 18	Great engine bay pics. __________________ http://coloradomazdaclub.com 1984 RX-7 GSL-SE 1983 RX-7 GSL PARTING OUT + EXTRA 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL 390 auto 1970 Ford F250 4x2 390 4bl C6

03-23-2011, 04:18 PM	#25
rx71king Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: queens ny Posts: 117 Rep Power: 17	looking good .......whats next?