Why are there so many holes in the engine compartment???

[1FatPony]

Im trying to fill all these damn things and its taking forever. Why are these holes there anyway?

 

[JimBowy]

bump

 

[bynummustang]

To make little boys ask questions.














I have no clue. I like them though, maybe for better heat disperation?

 

[Fett]

An 11 minute bump?

I would guess it's because of all the harness retainers, component bolts, screws, ect...used in both engines. The inner fenders and firewall were the same for the 2.3 and the 5.0, so all three metal sheets needed to accomodate both engines.

 

[4G-KDMP]

it's easier for Ford to just punch new holes in the engine bay when they move things from year to year and leave the existing holes rather than setting up a new gig each year and eliminating the existing holes and then punching new holes.
that's my understanding.

 

[Fett]

And a damn fine understanding...if I do say so my damn self.

 

[4G-KDMP]

thank you!

 

[Flavadave4]

sounds reasonable, I always figured it was to help with underhood temps

 

[srothfuss]

Correct - You must remember that the Fox3 chasis was originally developed for the Fairmount, then adapted to the 1979 Mustang. So over the years, engineers move things [like the battery, washer bottle, etc.] around in the engine bay. And if there isn't a hole, well, just adding one is pretty easy... And why take out a hole that might become useful later?

Thus, the engine bay looks like swiss cheese.

 

[blackstangt]

so you can find it easier

 

[Boss 351]

Correct - You must remember that the Fox3 chasis was originally developed for the Fairmount, then adapted to the 1979 Mustang. So over the years, engineers move things [like the battery, washer bottle, etc.] around in the engine bay. And if there isn't a hole, well, just adding one is pretty easy... And why take out a hole that might become useful later?

Thus, the engine bay looks like swiss cheese.

WEIGHT REDUCTION

 

[jrichker]

Another vote for the swiss cheese weight reduction theory. It does look pretty cheesy when you have everything stripped out...

 

[1FatPony]

i dont like the swiss cheese. Its not too hard to drill out another hole

 

[Boss 351]

I'm going to start filling them in... body work is sooo much fun...

 

[68torinogt]

body work is easy to half a$$ but hard to make it look right. thats why its so expensive

 

[1Bad88notch]

I welded all my holes in then ground them down and went over them with bondo then sanded it down, looks good

 

[68torinogt]

An 11 minute bump?

I would guess it's because of all the harness retainers, component bolts, screws, ect...used in both engines. The inner fenders and firewall were the same for the 2.3 and the 5.0, so all three metal sheets needed to accomodate both engines.

he got two tech post before anyone even posted

 

[sgarlic]

My buddy (slo88gt) just used bondo from a squeeze tube, sanded down, painted, looks factory.. except from the other side (don't look in the fender well.. yikes!)

 

[poneypower89]

this is tech?

 

[gcwh02]

this is tech?

yup FP