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Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 20 12:44 pm
by Derek
As most of us are staying in I thought I would tidy up the engine bay on the Charger, it's not had a proper clean since the fire in 2011. the first few are from before I started, more to follow as I do it, there's no rush as it's not going anywhere soon.
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 20 2:11 pm
by ScottyDave
Might as well keep busy Derek
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 20 2:42 pm
by gmopar59
looking good.
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 20 3:39 pm
by Mark B
Good work, that's a proper job.
Need to do that on mine some day.
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 20 6:41 pm
by Steve Ottley
Looks great, well done !
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 20 8:32 am
by Dom66
Nice
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 20 12:01 pm
by RobTwin
Looks like your Workmate needs a freshen up too
Nice work. We've got a similar thread to start sometime soon...
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 20 2:34 pm
by MattH
I thought it looked pretty good before you started and you had posted the pictures the wrong way round.
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 20 8:23 pm
by Derek
RobTwin wrote: Tue Mar 31, 20 12:01 pm
Looks like your Workmate needs a freshen up too
Nice work. We've got a similar thread to start sometime soon...
The workmate belonged to my Dad, Liz bought me a new one years ago but I refuse to chuck the old one out.
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 20 8:31 pm
by Derek
MattH wrote: Tue Mar 31, 20 2:34 pm
I thought it looked pretty good before you started and you had posted the pictures the wrong way round.
Matt, I've neglected the engine bay for a few years now so I thougt I would take the opportunity to do it now. I'm not going to go to mad on it, I did think about pulling the engine out, but that thought didn't last long.
I did a little more today just to try and stop the boredom setting in. I'll paint the enging at the weekend when it's a little warmer.
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 20 11:06 am
by morgan
Looked nice before you started and will look super now. Nice work.
Although I think you are brave breaking all those perfectly-sealed-gaskets. Hope you have more luck sealing rocker covers than me ! Just done one and I can still hear the 'tssss.......' of a drip from something !
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 20 12:04 pm
by Derek
morgan wrote: Wed Apr 01, 20 11:06 am
Looked nice before you started and will look super now. Nice work.
Although I think you are brave breaking all those perfectly-sealed-gaskets. Hope you have more luck sealing rocker covers than me ! Just done one and I can still hear the 'tssss.......' of a drip from something !
Morgan, the rocker cover gaskets have been there a very long time, they have been on and off a few times now, they were given to me by an old member called Neil, at the time he gave away a few for people to try before he started selling them.
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 20 12:32 pm
by Blue
Cometics?
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 20 1:46 pm
by Captain Chaos
Is that VHT on the manifolds Derek? How long does that stay on?
Autosol on the inlet,Iād be reaching for the electric polisher. Last time I did my Slot mags I managed to cover everything in black flecks and polish and it took all day,rewarding but made my back hurt. Alloy has a lovely texture when polished
Re: Engine bay tidy up
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 20 2:00 pm
by RobTwin
Captain Chaos wrote: Wed Apr 01, 20 1:46 pm
Is that VHT on the manifolds Derek? How long does that stay on?
Autosol on the inlet,Iād be reaching for the electric polisher. Last time I did my Slot mags I managed to cover everything in black flecks and polish and it took all day,rewarding but made my back hurt. Alloy has a lovely texture when polished
last time we did our cast manifolds, we used VHT, but the cast-iron version:
https://www.frost.co.uk/vht-very-high-t ... g-aerosol/
Seems to stay looking good for a few years
