This is what it was like a month ago (and pretty much how its been since I have had the car for the last 2 years minus the air filter, which is relatively new)... pretty shocking to say the least! (ignore the speaker type wires, they were some sensors I had hooked up to read the engine bay temperatures (and thus why the photo was originally taken)).
After a s**t load of manual polishing and a lot of time spent, it now looks like this. The engine cover bolts have been replaced with polished stainless bolts now (replaced them the day after taking these pics just in time for the local meet). Still left to do is battery cover & top mount covers as well as tidying up the sub-woofer cabling. I would also like to replace the OEM bottles with some polished aluminium ones later down the line. Probably wont get time to do it for the next few months though. I was going to paint the engine cover in anthracite instead of the high heat black, but as I had loads left over from the manifold top, I though I might as well used that instead. Glad I did now as I really like the matt look, although I think its going to be a pain to keep clean! Anyway, hope you like it! The guys at the last SW meet seemed pretty impressed with the transformation
I must say, the pictures don't really do it justice, it looks a lot better in the flesh.
After a s**t load of manual polishing and a lot of time spent, it now looks like this. The engine cover bolts have been replaced with polished stainless bolts now (replaced them the day after taking these pics just in time for the local meet). Still left to do is battery cover & top mount covers as well as tidying up the sub-woofer cabling. I would also like to replace the OEM bottles with some polished aluminium ones later down the line. Probably wont get time to do it for the next few months though. I was going to paint the engine cover in anthracite instead of the high heat black, but as I had loads left over from the manifold top, I though I might as well used that instead. Glad I did now as I really like the matt look, although I think its going to be a pain to keep clean! Anyway, hope you like it! The guys at the last SW meet seemed pretty impressed with the transformation
I must say, the pictures don't really do it justice, it looks a lot better in the flesh.
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