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Title: A couple of pics of the Sport's engine compartment.....
Post by: vinnietbird on September 28, 2015, 07:06:38 AM
I just finished the GT-40 intake plate. Fabbed and polished and installed. The strut tower brace is something I've had for years, it had about 6 coats of paint on it. I stripped it down to bare metal, sanded it with 220, then sprayed on some clear engine enamel. Looks awesome. One step at a time, and with the car budget being slightly below zero dollars, I'm doing what I can with what I have. I have more cleaning to do, and may tuck a few wires on the driver side in the inner fender to clean up the bay a bit more. Nothing crazy, just doing a little here and there when I can. I still have some more polishing on the intake and intake plate to do, and eventually paint the recessed finned areas on the intake. One step at a time.


(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/12043006_10207973722207324_854344472632226668_n.jpg) (http://s216.photobucket.com/user/Vinnietbird/media/12043006_10207973722207324_854344472632226668_n.jpg.html)

(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/11215791_10207973722327327_8546563177634116223_n.jpg) (http://s216.photobucket.com/user/Vinnietbird/media/11215791_10207973722327327_8546563177634116223_n.jpg.html)
Title: A couple of pics of the Sport's engine compartment.....
Post by: maandy on September 28, 2015, 11:58:41 AM
Nice and clean
Title: A couple of pics of the Sport's engine compartment.....
Post by: thunderjet302 on September 28, 2015, 02:07:25 PM
Looking good.

That cover you fabbed fits very well. Call me crazy but I actually like seeing the front accessories :hick:.
Title: A couple of pics of the Sport's engine compartment.....
Post by: vinnietbird on September 28, 2015, 02:16:39 PM
I have the cover so the belt doesn't toss any  on my hood. The hood is what the whole car was built around. The intake plate helps the looks of the intake. I personally don't care for the GT-40 intakes, but I need one to use for fitment when I fab the intake plate.....so I keep it. I may have to polish up my extra Explorer upper intake and do a few viual mods and use it, then put the tubular intake in the garage for when it's needed.
Title: A couple of pics of the Sport's engine compartment.....
Post by: thunderjet302 on September 28, 2015, 02:21:52 PM
How much gunk does the belt throw? I haven't noticed the belt in my Thunderbird doing that. Then again I have a hood pad on my car. It doesn't appear dirty around the belt area. Maybe the belt on your car is too tight and shredding?
Title: A couple of pics of the Sport's engine compartment.....
Post by: vinnietbird on September 28, 2015, 04:27:38 PM
No, everything seems great on my engine. No issues, but, The hood has no insulation, and the panel is a "just in case" I also fabbed a panel that fills the entire between the header panel and core support.
Title: A couple of pics of the Sport's engine compartment.....
Post by: 83TB on September 28, 2015, 07:04:00 PM
looks good