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Looking for some stuff to spruce up my engine bay!

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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 04:39 AM
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Default Looking for some stuff to spruce up my engine bay!

Well, just got back from the car show, i got third place in the import class.. i got zero points on my engine Lol, its completely stock, other than the O guage wire running through there.

Any suggestions on some cool stuff for the engine bay?
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 04:41 AM
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paint the engine cover, cheap and noticeable
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 04:45 AM
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And the 2 fuse box covers. replace the rubber hoses with silicon colored ones. Im not impressed with it...but there is the "Killer GLass" radiator line, its like Pyrex glass and it glows with an LED..
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 05:08 AM
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colored wire loom is pretty cheap. How about a oil cap and battery tie down. I am glad I got my carbon fiber engine cover before the prices went through the roof.........
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 05:09 AM
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maybe
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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i love that dressup kit, whered you get that?
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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It's right there on the kit. Just messin' with ya man. They got the dress-up kits at scionpro.com
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Yes--Scionpro will make to order!!


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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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All I did was wire loom and painted my cover and fuse boxes... twas cheap... looks good.

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i love that dressup kit, whered you get that?
Definetly hit up Steve at Scionpro.com! He will help you out with whatever you need.
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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I got the header plate like in the pic above and my hood won't close, and no one will tell me how they keep theirs on and the hood closes, i guess i got a f'''d up peice.
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by OldYeller
colored wire loom is pretty cheap. How about a oil cap and battery tie down. I am glad I got my carbon fiber engine cover before the prices went through the roof.........
I know...Im kicking myself in the rear...I thought 89.. bucks was too mcuh at the tiem at SuperAutoBacs....now the darn cf covers are $189....
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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^^^^^^^^100 dollars more, dang that sucks
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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Well, forced induction really spruces up the 'ol engine bay.



If that's a little much, the engine cover in the picture is from Monstor Motorworks, mirror polished, looks pretty decent. I will be debadging it soon though, it came with a Weapon-R badge

For some custom things, check out EZ-Baked here on SL. he's doing some custom emblems and a battery tie-down for me, and can hook you up with most designs. Hmm.. now I'll have to go and paint all my fuse and relay covers, thanks for adding more stuff to my mod list of TBD's Archngl. For those hoses, are they just painted or are they colored silicone?
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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^^^You like that Greddy supercharger? I thinkin about gettin one, does the box get up and go faster?
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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