ReefBlueHatch's Progress Thread

[ReefBlueHatch]

It's amazing what a leaking oil pan gasket has made me do. So my winter project is to freshen up my engine bay and add a little power. The bay will be painted base/clear to match the car along with a light wire tuck. It will have a stock theme with original decals, coil cover, and stock air box and tube. The engine is getting pulled for the following:

GT40P heads w/ fresh valve job, milled, and Comp springs
TFS stage 1
FRPP coated shorty headers
FRPP lifters
Comp timing chain
And all the little crap...

 

[LarsD]

I wish my bay was as clean as yours is now. lol

 

[Bryan83taco]

I'm looking forward to following your thread man. A wire tuck is on my list. Lot's of pics please!

Good luck

 

[striker911]

I wish my bay was as clean as yours is now. lol

I was totally thinking the same thing. What a good start.

 

[1989DropTop]

I was totally thinking the same thing. What a good start.

X3 Clean Car to start with!!!

 

[VibrantRedGT]

That's the cleanest stock upper intake I've ever seen. We through ours away it was so bad, it was actually charcoal grey (not even the hintest of the color you got going on). I was going to post a picture of it but I can't bring myself to compare.

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

The engine bay actually looks way worse in person. I painted the upper intake last year because I couldn't look at it anymore; it was pealing dark grey, almost looked green

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

Here's a little update:

I've been sick the past week so I haven't done much. I found a stock airbox/tube setup in good shape. Saturday I bought a Explorer intake for $50 bucks from Craigslist, it even has EGR passages. So I cleaned it up and painted it yesterday. Ordered some OEM parts: distributor boot, oil filler cap, coolant reservoir cap, and coil cover.

 

[Farmers SN95]

Intake looks good! Keep up the good work!

 

[rdharper02]

Did a similar swap on one of mine a few months ago. The little things were the ones that truly cost me a whole lot of time and money. If i can save you some time or money answering some questions, PM me and I'll shoot you my number. Good luck.

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

Just a little update:

I lifted the car over the weekend and pulled down the h-pipe and driveshaft. Tonight I dropped out the T5 that's covered in oil. Looks like I have quite a mess to clean up - oil pan, transmission, tunnel, and k-member are covered in oil. Now all I have to do is find an engine lift and I can start on the bay, which means a lot of sanding, priming, and POR 15.

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

Pulled the motor on Wednesday night and today removed some wiring. All I can say is screw the wire tuck, I'll be lucky just to get them back into the car. Tomorrow will be getting degreased and power washed.

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[Beasty306GT]

looking good but if i was you i would repair the shock tower frame rail area ...while u got the motor out

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

I am, wire brush and then some POR15. The whole bay is getting painted also.

 

[93project]

Looks like fun! Don't feel too bad when u see her all gutted... You'll be sooooo happy when ur done!

 

[1989DropTop]

Reef your doing good work my friend. A lot of hard work but you will be so much happier in the end. Keep the pics coming Brian

 

[GroverDill]

Warms my heart!

Nice work my reef brother.

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

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[LarsD]

Sucks about the cancer. You'll get it fixed up though. Good thing you found it before it got worse.

 

[Mintsick]

Looking good man keep it up, that cancer doesn't look that bad to me.