TheMacDaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Been tinkering away now for a while dressing up my engine bay, so I thought it was about time I showed-off my hard work so far. I've sprayed the strut brace and engine cover, added some anodized washers and hex bolts here and there, changed out the radiator hoses with Viper Red Samcos, thrown in a couple of new radiator caps and an oil filler cap, and installed my own DIY grounding kit. I'm not 100% happy with the finish on the engine cover so that may be replaced with some shiny carbon at some point, and I have a few more hoses to upgrade to silicone, but all in all I think she's looking pretty damn sexy! 6 Quote
Will370z Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Oh. wish i hadnt looked at this thread now. Never been in to dressing up the engine bay but that does look rather nice.......Mustn't let Rosie see 2 Quote
TheMacDaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Oh. wish i hadnt looked at this thread now. Never been in to dressing up the engine bay but that does look rather nice.......Mustn't let Rosie see Strut brace in black rose would be pretty sweet! Quote
ioneabee Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I've marked this to follow as well - hmm black rose strut brace, - nope - think the red would look just damn fine 1 Quote
WhackyWill Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 WoW..I want mine like that... :thumbs: 1 Quote
Ebized Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 WoW, I wish hadn't looked at this thread! :thumbdown: Seriously, big credit to you MacDaddy 1 Quote
Jay Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Very nice indeed sir However get that dipstick painted red aswell lol 1 Quote
TheMacDaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Very nice indeed sir However get that dipstick painted red aswell lol I was just thinking that myself! Quote
wizurd Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 that looks stunning! love that red colour. out of interest is it a hard job to spray the engine cover and the strut brace yourself? 1 Quote
LRF4N Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Nice work, love that shade of red Is that the standard strut for the 370? 1 Quote
TheMacDaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) that looks stunning! love that red colour. out of interest is it a hard job to spray the engine cover and the strut brace yourself? Strut brace is easy as that doesn't need masking. I used VHT paint just to be extra-safe on the temperature side. The engine cover is a bit of a pig as I opted to wet sand the silver areas down to get them flat first. Then you have to mask it all up. If I did it again I probably wouldn't bother with the sanding and would just paint it as-is. Edited February 11, 2013 by TheMacDaddy Quote
TheMacDaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Nice work, love that shade of red Is that the standard strut for the 370? Yep, that's the OEM brace, just crying out to be painted! Quote
LRF4N Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 First time Iv looked properly at the 370 engine bay, I have to agree Jay get yours done purple with the calipers to match Quote
Jay Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I am not modding my 370z irfan :lol: :lol: Quote
shire350Z Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 From one engine bay dresser to another!!! you've done a fine job! 1 Quote
Ebized Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Very nice indeed sir However get that dipstick painted red aswell lol I was just thinking that myself! Ah yes, the HR dipstick designed by someone other than its namesake So it does deserve to be shown off Quote
TheMacDaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Very nice indeed sir However get that dipstick painted red aswell lol And I'm supposed to be off sick today... Quote
glrnet Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Very nice indeed sir However get that dipstick painted red aswell lol And I'm supposed to be off sick today... You are sick, you have Zeditis. That is all Quote
TheMacDaddy Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 You are sick, you have Zeditis. That is all Quote
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