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engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" and Costello V8s

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burner1
Gary W

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Re: Engine Bay Trim
Posted by: burner1
Date: February 15, 2012 06:00PM

I think the ones that look good are the ones people do without using engine covers.


danmas
Dan Masters
Alcoa, Tennessee
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1974 MGBGT Ford 302

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Re: Engine Bay Trim
Posted by: danmas
Date: February 15, 2012 06:14PM

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The wiring is a real challenge, especially if sequential as each injector has it's own circuit. If you can make that look neat the plumbing isn't all that bad.

Sequential fuel injection installations don't have to be hideous - here's one done by Terry Seneker and Ted Lathrop. The worst thing about this installation are the heater hoses, and they are not bad.
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burner1
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Re: Engine Bay Trim
Posted by: burner1
Date: February 15, 2012 06:26PM

That is an absolutly fabulous bay. I mulled over heater hoses too. Before mine were slumped over the engine. This time I used copper tubing, soldered fittings to go into short rubber hoses for vibraion and movement then powdercoated the lines. They look a lot better; not ideal but better.
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danmas
Dan Masters
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Re: Engine Bay Trim
Posted by: danmas
Date: February 15, 2012 06:41PM

Gary,

Thanks for the compliments. Ted and Terry do superb work. We agonized long and hard about where to put the hoses, but we couldn't come up with a better solution. Every other route we tried had worse problems.


burner1
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Re: Engine Bay Trim
Posted by: burner1
Date: February 15, 2012 08:10PM

I like how you got rid of the radiator valance all together. It really opens it up.


burner1
Gary W

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Re: Engine Bay Trim
Posted by: burner1
Date: April 22, 2012 11:26AM

I got the trim around the radiator done. I have been driving with out it but it is finally done. I still need to build my duct to duct the cold air through the hole next to the radiator. I also need to do a little cleaning in general:


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