how the hell is this done? its AMAZING. i can easily see that things like the fluid reservoir are hidden, and the power steering and a/c are gone, but what else has been done to make them look so spotless?

 

hid the wires in the frame rails

clean the hell out of the block and tranny

 

do the wires for the fuse box and all that need to be extended?

 

no ac. power stearing

 

First off both of those cars have paint jobs in which they sprayed the engine bay... Looks like it took care of most everything... The wiring looks factory to me but it is clean... I am extremely meticulous and don't like to see anything so whenever possible I run all the wiring through the chassis forward... This requires you to rip apart your interior/engine bay harness and add or pull wire as is needed to reach all your sensors/accessories (headlights, corners, horn, etc.)... It's worth it tho, clean engine bays make all the difference

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kataku2K3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">First off both of those cars have paint jobs in which they sprayed the engine bay... Looks like it took care of most everything... The wiring looks factory to me but it is clean... I am extremely meticulous and don't like to see anything so whenever possible I run all the wiring through the chassis forward... This requires you to rip apart your interior/engine bay harness and add or pull wire as is needed to reach all your sensors/accessories (headlights, corners, horn, etc.)... It's worth it tho, clean engine bays make all the difference </TD></TR></TABLE>

hrm.. so you do add wire.

any pics of your bay?

 

Yea, you really do need to add a little as the wire takes a longer path running it through/under the chassis... I'll try to get you some pics this coming weekend when I head home from school... Kinda busy with midterms right now

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kataku2K3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea, you really do need to add a little as the wire takes a longer path running it through/under the chassis... I'll try to get you some pics this coming weekend when I head home from school... Kinda busy with midterms right now </TD></TR></TABLE>

i hear you on the midterms. how did you add the wire? cut+solder+wrap?

 

I try to find a place where the wire absolutely will not be seen, so yea normally I add it into the middle of the wire I'm extending, soldering all connections, and shrink wraping... Most of the time I don't use loom in these cases but I do wrap the wire with a solid band of electrical tape... It doesn't bother most people but I only use 3M Super33+ as it is super soft and deals with heat/weather extremely well... You can loom if you choose to do so...

 

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yup

 

remove front engine and trans mounts. lower fuel filter to cross member.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TREVER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">remove front engine and trans mounts. lower fuel filter to cross member. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you can remove those mounts?

 

Yea, I always do, they don't really do anything especially if you're running Hasports or something of the like...

 

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to move a fusebox, do you have to cut and rewire each wire?

 

beautiful

 

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you can remove those mounts?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not unless you have stiffer aftermarket mounts or inserts. I didn't have mine in for a while, and when I finally put them in it was a world of difference.

 

My friend steam cleans his engine bay. That **** rocks. One hopes he would hook me up sometime with that service.

 

simple green owns the engine bay and if you seach ryanautry i belive did a kind of how to on hiding wires.

personally i **** with my car WAAYY to much to be hiding every, although its gota be clean and in order.

and the fact that my car is the only transportation i have, living out in the country with all the damn dirt roads off of the man roads engine bays' get toasted

 

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Im confused....won't the tranny sag? Im running a h22 w/ place racing mounts and Id love to get rid of the tranny mount since it has already broken on me once.

 

they are talkin about the mount right by where the ac compressor would be. on a b or d series.

in your case i doubt u have them anyways, since you got the H motor in there.

 

where the hell are the altenators? dont need those either?

 

Both of those are using half-sized radiators, which opens up the front there. Of course, if you don't need the space, I think it's a silly on anything but a drag-only car.

And I think you'd be crazy not to use a tranny mount. Front mount, sure - that's fairly common, but you've gotta have something holding up the passenger side of the engine. Running 2 out of the 4 is just begging for the remaining ones to rip out of the frame & drop your engine to the pavement.

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I noticed the exact same thing. But a battery has enough juice to get you around for a couple days if you have to, so pulling the alternator would be alright for a drag car or trailer queen.

 

lets see some pics on how you ran the wires.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Daemione &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Both of those are using half-sized radiators, which opens up the front there. Of course, if you don't need the space, I think it's a silly on anything but a drag-only car.

And I think you'd be crazy not to use a tranny mount. Front mount, sure - that's fairly common, but you've gotta have something holding up the passenger side of the engine. Running 2 out of the 4 is just begging for the remaining ones to rip out of the frame & drop your engine to the pavement.


I noticed the exact same thing. But a battery has enough juice to get you around for a couple days if you have to, so pulling the alternator would be alright for a drag car or trailer queen.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Aren't there 5 mounts? the left, right, and rear engine/tranny mounts and then the two smaller ones?

But, damn are those bays clean!!

 

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Not necessarily, I highly doubt that made that much difference as there isn't much too them... Yea, normally I don't install them (unless asked to) but with Prothane inserts or Hasports but if you don't run them with stock mounts your motor will "rock" just as much... Here's a test, if you're running stock mounts take off the two front lowers and go drive your car around, notice any difference with wheel hop, etc.? I really don't think you'd be able to tell... As for the pics, I'll get them up for you just as soon as I go back home this weekend (at school right now)... I've never tried relocating the under the hood fuse box but it too wouldn't be that big of a deal if you really wanted too... I can't tell with the EJ but the EH is still running it up front too...

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Im confused....won't the tranny sag? Im running a h22 w/ place racing mounts and Id love to get rid of the tranny mount since it has already broken on me once.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yea you can't do that, we're talking about the front lower mounts (aka torque or vibration mounts) as they really don't make much difference...