My Wire tuck & engine bay respray Journal *pics*
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My Wire tuck & engine bay respray Journal *pics*
So after going through my second built motor, the car's been sitting for almost 4months now with no motor in it. Now that my collection of all the new parts for the new motor is coming close to an end i've finally decided to start working on my wire tuck and engine bay respray.
I felt like the bay needed to be freshened up so a new coat of paint and a wire tuck was needed.
So far I only got to working on the passenger side of the bay. Will keep this thread updated as it all comes along
I felt like the bay needed to be freshened up so a new coat of paint and a wire tuck was needed.
So far I only got to working on the passenger side of the bay. Will keep this thread updated as it all comes along
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UPDATE!
i decided to go ALL OUT and do a full hardcore tuck ;D
No wires will be exposed in the engine bay. Fuse box will be relocated inside under the dash.
Pics show the way i choose to route my wires. not done with the passenger side just yet. so far the driver side is all done, I removed ALL wires for the A/C from the harness and removed the entire airbag system wiring from the harness also and some un-needed sensors.
enjoy the pics!
This pic vvv shows the driver side all finished, just need to route the wires to the front of the car for the headlight and turn signals.
this shot is from the interior next to the clutch pedal, the hole I made there is where the wires for the front lights will go through.
exterior shot of the driver side:
pic of the bay before i started pulled the wiring harness inside the cockpit, brake booster was also removed for the paintjob along with the clutch master.
had the sand down the engine bay paint down to the metal in some spots because of deep nicks and scratches:
i decided to go ALL OUT and do a full hardcore tuck ;D
No wires will be exposed in the engine bay. Fuse box will be relocated inside under the dash.
Pics show the way i choose to route my wires. not done with the passenger side just yet. so far the driver side is all done, I removed ALL wires for the A/C from the harness and removed the entire airbag system wiring from the harness also and some un-needed sensors.
enjoy the pics!
This pic vvv shows the driver side all finished, just need to route the wires to the front of the car for the headlight and turn signals.
this shot is from the interior next to the clutch pedal, the hole I made there is where the wires for the front lights will go through.
exterior shot of the driver side:
pic of the bay before i started pulled the wiring harness inside the cockpit, brake booster was also removed for the paintjob along with the clutch master.
had the sand down the engine bay paint down to the metal in some spots because of deep nicks and scratches:
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Don't make it too pretty. That will make it all that harder to live with that first big scratch after you drop a ratchet or something. Looks good, look forward to more wire tucking pictures.
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Awesome job. Looking forward for pics when complete.
Also I would like to try a full out wire tuck some day, but I was just was thinking how big of a bitch would it be to lets say diagnose a wire fault.. I usually like everything easily accessible haha.
Also I would like to try a full out wire tuck some day, but I was just was thinking how big of a bitch would it be to lets say diagnose a wire fault.. I usually like everything easily accessible haha.
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As easy as pulling the fenders. After getting that intimate with the wiring, you know exactly where a wiring fault could be.
Pretty cool stuff. I'd love to move my main fusebox under the dash.
Pretty cool stuff. I'd love to move my main fusebox under the dash.
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SEM sells a good 'canned' self-etching primer - you should be able to locate it at any competent auto/paint stores.
Also, as far as paint finishes go, if you don't have access to a compressor and gun, do yourself a favor and find a local paint shop who will mix aerosol cans. I had PPG mix a couple cans of 'classic red' and clear coat to paint my GV lip and my interior floor boards. At 15 bucks a can it wasn't cheap, however, it's the only spray bomb paint on the car that doesn't look like **** 4 years later.
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Sprayed on the etching primer, let that set then hit it with 1000grit
(god, i hope i did this right )