After selling my restoration project....

[gforceuk]

I've been sucked back in and ended up buying another Mk1 ... but this one in very good shape.




Having seen mk1 after mk1 having immaculate engine bays and covers ect... Any tips on to get it the engine and bay looking mint ?

Theres only a few tiny bits that need attention bodywork wise.. the rest is fine .

[Neil Turbo]

Elbow grease. And lots of it. I got the engine bay on my old tubby looking pretty darned respectable, but it takes a fair amount of time and patience. The results are always rewarding though. Have you ever tried metal polishing before?

*edit* Completely forgot to ask what you were trying to achieve exactly! Are you looking to return the engine bay to its former glory, or to bling it up a little?

[gforceuk]

Nope cant say I have...

anything I need inparticular ? wire brush i presume.. any particular tubs of stuff that works better than others in getting the best look

[gforceuk]

you got many pics ?

[Neil Turbo]

I haven't got any pics sadly. It did however catch the eye of a Fast Car photographer and made it into the mag at a car show shoot many moons ago.

Mainly it depends on the finish you're expecting to achieve, if you're trying to bring alloy components up to it's former glory then it can be a pain, depending on how oxidized they are to start with. Polishing to a mirror finish is quite enjoyable, but time consuming on cast parts. I've always achieved decent results with Autosol - available from Halfrauds in a little black and gold tube.

Sadly there's no real quick fixes, and sometimes the only way to remove dirt and grime from those annoying nooks and crannies is to remove the part and bathe them in detergents.

[laam999]

thanks for selling me the project by the way, photos will be sent to you soon, only really come on here at work and can't get onto photobucket.

Liam

[gforceuk]

No probs Liam..

I hope you dont mind but i'll forward any pics ect to the original owner who would like to see how its going.

[laam999]

that's fine, but I warn you it's not looking pretty at the moment, with no front wings and hen you see the holes in the floor you'll probs be glad you passed it onto me, and I'm glad you did

Anyway I'll try and egt some by monday (I plan on spending Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon working on the car now I have a generator so I have power I should be able to prep most of the surfaces)

Enjoy the MR2 that you can actually drive, I've still yet to drive one except this one in and out of the garage to work on it

Liam

[mk1 dal]

hi , these are some pics of the engine work i have done in the past







gary