Engine bay complete thanks to many fourm members

[Garyt350z]

Hey, Just spent the past week or so overhauling my engine bay and feeling proud, so sharing a couple of fotos of the before and after and also a big thanks to a few guys on here to help make it all possible.

[MrChow]

Looks awesome chap, love the plenum. Did you spray that yourself?

I'd be proud of that mate

 

[Garyt350z]

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[Garyt350z]

Yeah mate, rubbed down and sprayed matt black. Not much of a painter but luckily everything I put paint to this week turned out pretty sweet

[jumping350]

looking great

[marzman]

Really like that.

[Mopedmark]

Looking nice mate

[GMballistic]

Looks really nice Gary, ...not too OTT.

 

One thing I notice is that your windscreen washer bottle has disappeared. Are you going to put that back or have you come up with another solution for washing the windscreen like one of those bags?

[Garyt350z]

Lol u've some eagle eye on ya there! Still had the washer bottle to fit when I took the photo on Fri, but everything together now again apart from lights and front bumper...if RT performance would ever get back to me with a postage quote

[Mudman]

What you going with your cover ? dibs on that if selling

[chrisday1990]

The extra strut braces are interesting... Do they increase rigidity

[martybhoy]

Some great work there. Very nice!

[KyleR]

Looks good Gary I really like the matte black.

[Garyt350z]

Hadn't thought about it tbh, suppose I do have a pile of OEM stuff I could prob sell.

[Mudman]

OK PM me with a price plz

[Vlad]

Looks good mate!

Is that mishimoto power steering bottle? Is it straight forward swap? As got one myself and need to fit it soon as well lol

[Garyt350z]

Yeah mate, what I done was remove the 2 standard brackets, filp over the right hand one and use the same hole, then used the left hand one over on the right hand side of the cooler and screwed it into the plastic, good secure good, oh and I should add, I straightened both brackets in a vice to have a flat surface to mount the cooler on to. I can take a few detailed photos for ya if u want or run into head scratching problems!lol

Pm sent mudman

[Vlad]

Oh wicked! I take it I will need fresh fluid? And it's just the case of putting it in? No need to bleed or anything?

Thanks for the advise! :thumb:

[Garyt350z]

Yeah I used fresh fluid so had to bleed the system, simple enough tho, fill the reservoir and steer left and right little amounts. I found it handier with 2 ppl, one to steer and one to keep topping up, otherwise the air bubbles will splash out the top when the fluid disappears into the outlet pipes. The fluid will look foaming until all air is outa the system and fluid. Then it should settle to its original colour

[Garyt350z]

Sorry a bit of confusion on my behalf, I used the left hand one in the right hand hole, then used the right hand one on over to the further right hand side and mounted it with a new screw and hole! If ya get me?lol

[Garyt350z]

Ooooo hold on a sec mate, sooo Sorry, I misread ur first post, I thought u meant mishimoto cooler, and not bottle. It's a weapon r bottle. But an absolute c**t to fit because using original holes it would sit a a bit of a slant which wouldn't look good, then with me having the core brace, the original holes wasn't even an option for me. Took me about an hour of head scratching and searching the garage for bits and bobs needed to bring it forward, to keep it level and to also use the Oriental holes. All i'l say on the matter it, if I new the torture, then I prob would just done the same to the original bottle that I had done with my coolant bottle! Sorry for the bad news, but best of luck.lol maybe someone on here has had more success than me with it!

[Vlad]

Haha thanks for the heads up! I got mishimoto bottle...may be (hopefully) it will be a better fit haha