Engine detailing pics

[prorac1]

Yeah, thats one of my concerns as well. Although keeping it shiney isnt to much of a concern. I have been polishing aluminum for a long time and have found some great processes and products to keep aluminum looking good and relatively maintance free for quite a while. I want it to look good, but not to blingy. That was why i originally went with the brushed finish. The way i did it was first I sanded the alternator with various grits, than i polished it with a green scotchbrite pad. I was really suprised how good it turned out. The alternator has almost a billet look to it. Eric L

[Dummybait]

wow.. nice... looks good enough to eat off of..

[kyleozzie]

if you dont want to polish your alt, i just repainted mine and i love the way it turned out.. but i have a black engine bay so it might match better.. but just a thought. btw engine bay looks nice!
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[prorac1]

did you disassmeble the alternator case when you painted it, or did you tape off the black strip around the middle? Looks great. Eric L

[kyleozzie]

did you disassmeble the alternator case when you painted it, or did you tape off the black strip around the middle? Looks great. Eric L

took the pulley off, tapped of the middle, then took the tape off and painted the middle black so everything looked new.. i see you have a different cover, so i would just tape some stuff off and get some paint! lol its a poor college students way to make a stocky look decent.. thanks for the compliment!

[kyleozzie]

here is a crappy pic of it in the car, looks alot better than stock! btw sorry for the messy engine bay! just dropped the motor in her!
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[prorac1]

No, thats the same case I have. I do like the looks of that. I like the fuel rail covers also. They look sweet. I polished my case to give it a brushed look and added a differant fan that i had laying around and put on an underdrive pulley. Eric L

[kyleozzie]

No, thats the same case I have. I do like the looks of that. I like the fuel rail covers also. They look sweet. I polished my case to give it a brushed look and added a differant fan that i had laying around and put on an underdrive pulley. Eric L

ok, and thanks for the compliments! i LOVE my covers, when i open the hood, the first thing they say is they love the covers! but i see saw you had the different fan, so you wouldnt have to paint that like i did!!

[camaro keith]

WOW very nice let me know when u are free to do mine lol

[prorac1]

For the right price I can detail any car. Eric L

[93formulalt1]

Again, what do you all think I should do next, cause it seems like it needs something, but I cant put my finger on it. Thanks Eric L

I think it would look pretty BA with a black intake with the lines on top polished. . . Would match the fuel rail covers so it doesn't look so out of place, and I think it would really tie everything together.

[prorac1]

Where did you get your fuel rail covers. They dont look like they would be to hard to build out of thin gage sheet metal or aluminum. Eric L

[alone_and_insane]

I'm VERY jealous of your engine bay. There's a detailing place not to far from my place that does engine bay cleaning, so I'm probably going to hit that up. I like the intake as it is. I think painting it red would be just a bit much. I think I'm planning on painting mine dark green with polished lines, so it will match the outside of my car perfectly. I also plan on doing chrome valve covers.

I think something else you could add that would be a subtle but personal touch is a throttle body plate:
(This is the one I plan on doing)



You can get the whole kit for like $25 on ebay.

[meissen]

Eric,

Here's a better completed picture of the !wire and fuel line reroute mod.

[Phantom409]

Looks good bro!
I have never seen under the hood of the SS.
Nice job!