Engine Bay clean & tidy up

[Chilliman]

Taken a few hours but going to Classic and Sports Cars by The Lake charity bash with the EA PH crew tomorrow

Essex bunch are going as well plus a TVRCC contingent so should be a few Tiv's there....

Still alot of detailing to do but at least it's now clean

[MADMAX2]

could have polished your alloy expansion tank Chilli

[jojackson4]

MADMAX2 said:

could have polished your alloy expansion tank Chilli

Swell pot aswell
Abit nit picking
Nice and clean

[Chuffmeister]

Chilliman said:

Taken a few hours but going to Classic and Sports Cars by The Lake charity bash with the EA PH crew tomorrow

Essex bunch are going as well plus a TVRCC contingent so should be a few Tiv's there....

Still alot of detailing to do but at least it's now clean

Chilli, love those throttle bodies... however, why are you running a catch tank with a breather fitted? You need a baffled tank with no breather to make the most of the PCV. There are some polished baffled catch tanks on Ebay for about £50.

[phazed]

Crankcase breathing on these engines is a bit of an art + trial and error.

Easy to over pressurise the crankcase and cause leaking oil seals.

Coincidently, I am just sorting mine on the 5.5!

Before.



During cleanup and upgrading.

[s p a c e m a n]

Would have thought that venting the breather down towards the outriggers would be one of the better options

[phazed]

The existing breather does exit at the lower chassis rail!

[Chuffmeister]

I'm not gonna post a pic of amy plenum on this thread. It would be like standing next to Ron Jeremy at the urinals...

As for engine breathing... are you just attaching a hose and then allowing it to vent downwards onto the road? Cheaper than a catch tank I guess! Does it work okay?

[phazed]

That's how it is now but I will fit a catch tank like my 4.6.

[Chuffmeister]

phazed said:

That's how it is now but I will fit a catch tank like my 4.6.

Cheers Peter... I like the rocker covers!

[phazed]

Bit of a gay purple off my old 5.0!

Isn't it funny how threads go O/T Richard!

[jamienshelly]

Chilliman said:

Taken a few hours but going to Classic and Sports Cars by The Lake charity bash with the EA PH crew tomorrow

Essex bunch are going as well plus a TVRCC contingent so should be a few Tiv's there....

Still alot of detailing to do but at least it's now clean

Getting back on topic again, Looking good Chlli, have you thought about polishing all the ally in there, I have done most of mine and it does look good and would compliment that monster of a plenum setup.

[Chuffmeister]

phazed said:

Bit of a gay purple off my old 5.0!

Isn't it funny how threads go O/T Richard!

A trifle divagation...

[rigga]

Chuffmeister said:

A trifle divagation...

I love trifle

[jamienshelly]

rigga said:

Chuffmeister said:

A trifle divagation...

I love trifle

I love polishing


But would look even better with a carbon triple plenum!!.

[jojackson4]

jamienshelly said:

rigga said:

Chuffmeister said:

A trifle divagation...

I love trifle

I love polishing


But would look even better with a carbon triple plenum!!.

You knead together rid of that fan ducting on the air inlet it almost collapsed on the elbow
It is shiny though

[A900ss]

jamienshelly said:

I love polishing


But would look even better with a carbon triple plenum!!.

What's your polishing technique/products? (or is it just hard work )

[Chuffmeister]

jamienshelly said:

I love polishing


But would look even better with a carbon triple plenum!!.

That does look good Jamie!!!

[jamienshelly]

The pipe from the AFM to the plenum is fine, it must be the angle of the photo,
Here is a photo from the other side.

I bought a polishing kit from the bay with polishing wheels and soaps, its fairly easy but I used a D/A sander to smooth everything and then used the polisher. I just need to get the inlet manifold off and port and polish, then polish the outside.
There is always something that needs sorting or upgrading or just replacing.
All it has cost is the cost of the polishing kit, some sanding discs and a my time.
If anyone is going to sand and or polish aluminium then please, please wear a quality mask and goggles, Aluminium dust is very harmful and it doesn't take a lot to affect your lungs, and you should wear a mask when fine particles are present anyway.

[neal1980]

macdeb a post made for you to show off your polishing skills & 19 posts and not a single pic from you!!....you must be in deb's underwear again!!