Engine bay cleanup - some input please

[turbobrat930]

Or, another option, is to just use gold reflective film. Used in the racing community on just about everything that needs a little heat barrier. (Will not offer and sound deadening, but if you are driving a Porsche, you should not be concerned with more engine sound)... Mine has held up for about 4 years now, and looks just as good as in the picture...

[IMG]DSCN0811 by Brad, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Tremelune]

Originally Posted by evan9eleven

Then the plan is to spray the firewall with bodyschutz (the textured undercoating that can be painted) followed by body color.

What's the goal here? This stuff won't do much to block sound or heat compared to the pad (or modern materials) and it'll be reeeal hard to remove.

When my engine comes out, this is going in:

VB-TSM is a sound absorber, blocker and thermal control material all in one!

[Tremelune]

Originally Posted by 2jmotorsports

Besides, every mm of extra clearance behind the intake system counts right?

Counts for what?

[evan9eleven]

Originally Posted by Tremelune

What's the goal here? This stuff won't do much to block sound or heat compared to the pad (or modern materials) and it'll be reeeal hard to remove.

When my engine comes out, this is going in:

VB-TSM is a sound absorber, blocker and thermal control material all in one!

The goal with the textured spray is to even out imperfections on the firewall which is never going to be a smooth surface anyway, hit it with body color, and be happy. Not worried about sound deadening, and if it is needed I'll add it inside when I redo the interior.

I'll check he link!

[7783911]

I found a chunk of that foam on the garage floor one day..always wondered where it came from...so if i order from out host exactly where does it go and what purpose does it serve?

thanks

[kghjr]

[QUOTE=evan9eleven;9826659]Hey gang! While waiing for a big box of parts for my gearbox rebuild I've started the grungy job of cleaning the engine bay.

Then there are the heater boxes. Looking pretty trashed, but they do work fine. Is it worth having these media blasted and powder coated, or should I just buy a couple new ones? Dansk replacements are $120 each from our host.





Mine were about the same condition as yours. Powder coated with hardware from Pelican and new tubes from AASE

[7783911]

wow, those are pretty

[evan9eleven]

A little update. I got most of the glue removed, heat gun and scraper was most effective. Stay clear of the fuel lines with the heat gun though! I also used a drill attachment with plastic fingers normally used for stripping paint off wood that got some glue off without doing any damage. Used up a couple cans of brake cleaner to get the grime off the rest of the engine bay, tidied up wiring, and pressure washed the whole thing. Today was spent masking off bits that shouldn't get painted, next is the textured undercoating for the firewall followed by repainting the whole bay. No sound pad will be installed.

[Jonny042]

Our host sells reproduction heater boxes in stainless steel (SSI/Dansk) for $125 or so. Depends what your time is worth but might be an option for you.

Keep up the good work!

[evan9eleven]

Originally Posted by Jonny042

Our host sells reproduction heater boxes in stainless steel (SSI/Dansk) for $125 or so. Depends what your time is worth but might be an option for you.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks Jonny! I love anything stainless, so I might have to go this route. Of course mine can be saved, but having them blasted and powder coated here in Norway won't be cheap either. Would be nice to fix them once and forever.

I've made a little progress on the bay. I've sprayed the firewall with the bodyschutz undercoating spray, which went on just like spraypaint but added some texture. Smelled awful, a proper respirator is absolutely essential. Next I'll spray body color and clearcoat.

[Trakrat]

Originally Posted by turbobrat930

Or, another option, is to just use gold reflective film. Used in the racing community on just about everything that needs a little heat barrier. (Will not offer and sound deadening, but if you are driving a Porsche, you should not be concerned with more engine sound)... Mine has held up for about 4 years now, and looks just as good as in the picture...

[IMG]DSCN0811 by Brad, on Flickr[/IMG]

Do you have any better pictures (with more light)???
I was planning on doing something like this as well, but was curious how this would look.

[evan9eleven]

Now we're getting somewhere...

Remember where we started...



Current state of things, thanks for the help everyone!

[THEDZL]

Great turn around on the engine bay Evan! Just added another thing to my long list of "To Do's"