Well, today I finally installed the 2.2 engine heater ducts I modified to work on my 3.0 engine. Thanks to John Walker for lending me the pattern for where to cut out the piece of tin and weld in the patch section to clear the bigger distributor on the left side duct. I thought my welds turned out very pretty, here's the before and after with media blasting and painting on those pieces:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
I can't believe how much clutter is removed from my engine compartment, you can actually see the sparkplugs and throttle linkages now! Here's the before and after shot of my engine compartment:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Now I just need to save up for a set of SSI headers to complete the mods I have planned for this car.