NSW Corvettes

Technical Tips => Pre 84 => Topic started by: Brutus on September 20, 2003, 11:21:02 PM

Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Brutus on September 20, 2003, 11:21:02 PM: Here's a quick progress shot of my engine as it was yesterday......it's actually changed a bit from this already, but still not finished. Getting there tho. Just in time to take it out for a slight freshen up next year.
Engine pic (http://www.members.optushome.com.au/vette77/Brutus.pics/DCP_1306.JPG)
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Nik on September 21, 2003, 07:27:58 AM: damn nice one man :drink
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: david_moore on September 21, 2003, 08:37:09 PM: Real nice Brutus!!
A couple of people said to me today that it is easy to do such top work when you are in the industry, I scoffed at their disbelief when I told them you do all that work from your from home. Well done and it was great to catch up today!;35
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Brutus on September 21, 2003, 08:49:12 PM: Thanks for the back up Dave. I wonder what industry I'm supposed to be working in?:b2
Had a quick couple of hours kip when I got home and woke up to find a trophy sitting there waiting for me! Quite a shock I can tell you!;35

Bob
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: david_moore on September 21, 2003, 09:09:56 PM: My favourite industry, buying, selling and trading in bordellos;27
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Brutus on September 21, 2003, 09:37:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by david_moore
My favourite industry, buying, selling and trading in bordellos;27

I'll take the service managers job then.;27:22;27
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Nik on September 22, 2003, 03:40:57 AM: wonder if i should detail my car engine

i think i might just get a newer air filter cover/sticker to make it more immaculate.

http://www.niksweb.com/img/vette/vette-2003-08-22/myvette3.jpg

see the dirty black parts, what would I use to clean them up? I've heard of using petrol, but I don't want to melt anything.
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Brutus on September 22, 2003, 07:27:03 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Nik

see the dirty black parts, what would I use to clean them up? I've heard of using petrol, but I don't want to melt anything.

Nik...Simple Green is just as good as anything for cleaning up engines. Just be careful that you cover up the alternator first.
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: 77CVT on September 22, 2003, 09:28:32 AM: Lookin' good Brutus.

Try cleaning up a C4 engine bay! :b2 Way too many wires.

Nik - Prepsol, thinners or even oven cleaner will get serious gunk off, although the last 2 will dull any paint.
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Nik on September 22, 2003, 09:47:41 AM: going to go over it with the best quality engine degreaser i can find first.

got some tips at work just before from a guy I was relieving... turns out he was a car detailer at one stage
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Brutus on September 22, 2003, 10:51:30 AM: Nik...It always pays to listen to the professionals.

Chris...I know now what you mean about those C4 engine bays. I lost count of how many I judged yesterday.

Bob
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Adam on September 22, 2003, 07:24:56 PM: MAybe I should be the last person who should be giving advice about engine bay detailing. But B4 my prang I started to tidy up simple things.
Those hoses that run up on top of the brake booster can just as easily run underneith it. Another thing I noticed in my vette was all those damn wires that run up and behind the wiper motor- they tend to clutter up even the most imaculate of engine bays. One possibility is to have them run along the top of the transmission, another fairly easy job and your wont have to rewire.

Adam
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Brutus on September 22, 2003, 07:33:20 PM: Adam...Relocating those vacuum hoses you mentioned from on top of the booster to underneath it was one of the first tings I did to tidy up the engine bay. I've since gone crazy and remade them out of stainless steel tubing and routed them along the chassis rails along with the wiring from that side. I cut all those wires where they ran past the radiator and lengthened them so I had more to play with when relocating them to their new position.
Bob
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Adam on September 22, 2003, 09:39:34 PM: Good idea that...

Anyone got any suggestions for the wires coming out of the alternator?
Title: Engine pic.
Post by: Brutus on September 22, 2003, 11:26:57 PM: Adam...I'll try and get a pic for you of the way I've done mine. All the wires come together into a piece of convoluted tubing which tidies the wires up nicely. Almost looks like one wire coming out the back of the alternator.

Bob