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Badass70

Badass70

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Well motor came out yesterday getting ready for the rebuild motors getting 30 over new pistons afr 165 heads comp cams cam, somewhere around 500 lift not totally sure the exact specs yet. Not even sure what type of power I'm getting out of it but didn't want a lot just enough for a street driven car. Now I need to paint the engine bay was thinking of semi flat black, then hide some of the wires in the fenders. Anyone have any suggestions on a cleaned up engine bay?
Thanks
 
A black painted block in a black engine bay might be a consideration. That's what I did with the '68.
 
If you have the means and time, welding up all those unnecessary holes and such sure makes things look nicer. Also a good time to check the shock towers for any cracks and weld 'em up. You might also want to move the battery to the truck and relocate the starter solenoid to get all that wiring out of sight.

When it comes time to paint, make sure you have taken the time to really clean things up well. Just when you think it is ready, wipe it all down again with a good degreaser. Nothing worse than a poor paint job due to bad prep. After you drop the engine back in it can be next to impossible to fix it correctly.
 
Yeah I have a month to do it all, I painted my own car so I know about prep, I half ass painted the engine bay before while the motor was still in it but this time ill have the opportunity to really sand down the old paint and clean it up. I'm not sure if I should stick the solenoid in the fender that seems to me like trouble I have run into rain a few times while driving the Stang. Mostly the headlight wiring I want gone, the other thing too is, is there anyway to hide the heater core hoses anywhere? Or should I just get the chrome hoses to put in there?
 
I removed the battery tray, bolted the solenoid and voltage regulator to the brackets (tight fit) and then fashioned a piece of aluminum flashing to hide them, painted the flashing black and it hides everything.
 
All I can say is, if the car is highly modified then you can go crazy with the engine bay. If though the car is pretty stock then it needs to have a similar engine bay.
 
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