You guys asked about my engine bay, so here you go.
1. Silicon hoses - I got mine from Auto Zone. They cost around $15 for the complete set of different sizes. Then you just take off the ones on your car one at a time and cut them to fit. You can probably get them from any auto parts store, you will just have to look around. They are more expensive online at www.hosetechniques.com (I think that is the site). You can probably buy them from JC Whitney.
2. Wire Looms - I got mine from JCWhittney.com. They were also about $15. They have many colors to choose from. The same as the hoses, I just measured with the loom and cut them to fit. Then used electrical tape to secure them. You will probably have to tape them twice b/c when your engine heats up the tape will shrink a little. You will se what I'm talking about when you do it. I have also seen these at other sites, if you go to yahoo shopping and search for wire looms, you will see all kinds of colors from diff. companies. Also, I noticed after I put mine on that JCWhittney has some new ones that come in chrome colors(shiny colors). They look pretty sharp.
3. Radiator and Overflow Hose Braid - I bought these at Auto Zone also. Theywere pretty expensive seeing that I only used a little of it. I wanted to put it on my heater hose and A/C hose but that would get all messy. So I just put some wire loom over them. It turned out to look pretty good. The steel braid kit was $29. JCWhitney and NOPI also have these. I'm not sure if they have different colors. When putting it on you will spill a little antifreeze so dont have your pets around. You can just refill it with water.
4. Plastics Painting - I just bought the primer and high temp paint from walmart(about $3.50 a can). Then used one coat of primer to make the paint stick to the plastic, then one or two coats of paint depending on how it looked. It only took one whole can for all the plastics I painted.
5. Painting the Raised Letters on the Engine Cover - Just put a strip of masking tape over the letters. Press it down good, then useing a craft knife or some kind of razor, carefully cut around the letters. Then peel off the tape that is over the letters and press down the remaining tape around the letters. Then tape off the rest of the cover and paint it. Make sure it's dry before you remove the tape or it will smear. If you get any paint anywhere else just use the craft knife to scrape it off, or use acetone.
6. Racing Beat Decal - I just requested some from Racing Beat and they sent 2 red&blue and 2 white ones. I then took them to a sign shop and had 4 red and 4 yellow made.($10)
All together without the decals, it cost me between $65 and $70. It isn't that bad if you don't do it all at once. I did all of it over the course of about 4 to 5 weeks. As for the custom CAI, I will do another thread since this one was very long. Just remember to take your time with this stuff so that you will make it look neat and not sloppy. Have fun!
1. Silicon hoses - I got mine from Auto Zone. They cost around $15 for the complete set of different sizes. Then you just take off the ones on your car one at a time and cut them to fit. You can probably get them from any auto parts store, you will just have to look around. They are more expensive online at www.hosetechniques.com (I think that is the site). You can probably buy them from JC Whitney.
2. Wire Looms - I got mine from JCWhittney.com. They were also about $15. They have many colors to choose from. The same as the hoses, I just measured with the loom and cut them to fit. Then used electrical tape to secure them. You will probably have to tape them twice b/c when your engine heats up the tape will shrink a little. You will se what I'm talking about when you do it. I have also seen these at other sites, if you go to yahoo shopping and search for wire looms, you will see all kinds of colors from diff. companies. Also, I noticed after I put mine on that JCWhittney has some new ones that come in chrome colors(shiny colors). They look pretty sharp.
3. Radiator and Overflow Hose Braid - I bought these at Auto Zone also. Theywere pretty expensive seeing that I only used a little of it. I wanted to put it on my heater hose and A/C hose but that would get all messy. So I just put some wire loom over them. It turned out to look pretty good. The steel braid kit was $29. JCWhitney and NOPI also have these. I'm not sure if they have different colors. When putting it on you will spill a little antifreeze so dont have your pets around. You can just refill it with water.
4. Plastics Painting - I just bought the primer and high temp paint from walmart(about $3.50 a can). Then used one coat of primer to make the paint stick to the plastic, then one or two coats of paint depending on how it looked. It only took one whole can for all the plastics I painted.
5. Painting the Raised Letters on the Engine Cover - Just put a strip of masking tape over the letters. Press it down good, then useing a craft knife or some kind of razor, carefully cut around the letters. Then peel off the tape that is over the letters and press down the remaining tape around the letters. Then tape off the rest of the cover and paint it. Make sure it's dry before you remove the tape or it will smear. If you get any paint anywhere else just use the craft knife to scrape it off, or use acetone.
6. Racing Beat Decal - I just requested some from Racing Beat and they sent 2 red&blue and 2 white ones. I then took them to a sign shop and had 4 red and 4 yellow made.($10)
All together without the decals, it cost me between $65 and $70. It isn't that bad if you don't do it all at once. I did all of it over the course of about 4 to 5 weeks. As for the custom CAI, I will do another thread since this one was very long. Just remember to take your time with this stuff so that you will make it look neat and not sloppy. Have fun!
