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Spent a bit of time (and $) on performance mods etc

The car is almost at the point where I am happy with how it is running...

The next thing on my list is to tidy up the engine bay, and install the stereo properly.

Ive been looking around and got a few ideas on how to tidy it up.

If it was your car, what would YOU do first?

At the moment I am embarassed to open the hood because there are wires and hoses and lines running EVERYWHERE.

Whilst on topic does anyone know of a good place that would be happy to tidy the engine bay up for me, hide wiring etc in Sydney?

I dont want to go over the top, budget of around $500 (possibly more if I decide to put in an oil cooler with reloc. kit etc)

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how far do you wanna go with the engine bay?

Not show car standard... just so it looks respectable

not respraying the engine bay or anything like that... just a LITTLE bit of rice i guess

e.g. things like polish/paint rocker covers, POD shield, hide wiring etc...

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post a pic and ill PM you with what can be done on your budget

just keep in mind hidden wiring is expensive

i spent 2 months on and off doing my wiring but its all gone so it was worth it

Thinking about getting new intake pipes made up (or the stock ones chromed/painted)

Oil cap

Polish/paint rocker covers

Move alarm siren and put POD shield

Braided lines? maybe

Silicon rad. hoses

There are a few hoses with screws in the end, extra bits and pieces that need clearing out etc

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$500 isnt gonna get you much more the the stock piping polished and new silicon joiners dude if you dont do it yourself.

Nothing is cheap, especially stuff that takes time

Painting and polishing i can do myself

Re-wiring I can not

500 was for the labour, and of course add on to that silicon hoses and braided lines etc

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give it a clean first, decent one with degreser n rag/brush etc. then itll help give you a better idea of what you can do.

Yeh it definately needs a good clean, been in and out of the workshop for the past few months.

Need to pull out as much junk as I can and give it a good clean.

"satanic" thanks for your PM, I will bring it up to your shop when I get it back. Some good ideas there...

The first 3 things on your list i will definately have done

I have a good buffer so I will polish my rocker covers myself

Catch can is a good idea

and some braided lines (not 15k worth though) :)

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