Before and After pictures of my engine bay

[gonzothegreat]

I have now finished the engine bay (painting...)

There we have the final result:

and there we have the... before...

You can see over 400 pictures there:
http://www.fordmustang.co.uk/index.php?folder=/022-Pictures/Engine-rebuild/pictures/

 

[MustangMatt1966]

great job!!!

 

[BDT 1967]

This is mine, I also put new engine compartment decals in.

 

[68keyblr]

Looks fantastic!

 

[Edbert]

So when are you going to get started?




Looks good!

EDIT: What are you planning to do with those horns? Not being hard on you, I'm in the same predicament. I took off all the old paint and the pot-metal is pitted pretty badly.

 

[Robdogg67]

Looks sweet, great job! Is that semi gloss or Eastwood chassis black or?

 

[gonzothegreat]

Looks sweet, great job! Is that semi gloss or Eastwood chassis black or?

it's satin black, the flash of the camera does not help

 

[geostang351]

How did you apply the paint? What type of primer (application as well)?

 

[gjz30075]

Looks great! Now you have to do the horns, horn brackets and hood release bracket.

 

[gonzothegreat]

Looks great! Now you have to do the horns, horn brackets and hood release bracket.

I'll leave them as they are, as a reminder

 

[gonzothegreat]

How did you apply the paint? What type of primer (application as well)?

I use some cans, for the primer it's a simpler gray primer, nothing fancy

 

[Red5oh]

Here is my before and after

 

[BDT 1967]

Looking good, cant wait to see it finished.

By the way i just bought new horns when i did mine

 

[geostang351]

I use some cans, for the primer it's a simpler gray primer, nothing fancy

Really? how bout the black itself?

 

[geostang351]

Here is my before and after

Red - After looking at your progress pics, How'd you paint your compartment? Base/clear coat? If so, I can only assume no wet sanding. Is that the untouched finish clear I'm looking at (Red in color)?

 

[gonzothegreat]

Really? how bout the black itself?

same for the black, cans

 

[Red5oh]

Red - After looking at your progress pics, How'd you paint your compartment? Base/clear coat? If so, I can only assume no wet sanding. Is that the untouched finish clear I'm looking at (Red in color)?

I sanded the entire thing down to the metal, primed it, wet sanded the primer, sealed it, then painted a base coat/clear on it. The picture is after clear... no sanding/buffing... that would have taken forever. There was only minimal trash in the paint when it was done, and after all, it is only the engine compartment. I basically used it to get the rust out of my elbow and painting skills... I think it turned out good.

Since then, I have cut in the doors and jams and am working on the trunk area. I managed to get one endcap on this past weekend and still have the other side remaining... then I will shoot the trunk compartment/bottom of the trunk lid, etc... getting closer!!

 

[geostang351]

WOW!! Nice!

 

[danny clemens]

Amazing what a little elbow grease and new paint can do. Looks good guys.

 

[Red5oh]

Yeah, it seems I have more elbow grease than money... so I dont mind if it takes a little while to get it done, or do it right.