Engine Bay [Merged 7-7] cleanup clean up unclutter tidy neat

[98evoIIIpwr]

This is one thing Ive always been jealous about w/ the Honda guys. They can clean up their engine bays very nicely. My bud has a really clean Integra that had a wire tuck done. He had the battery moved down to inside the bumper, in front of the tire on the passenger side and a few misc. things. It now looks super clean. I had to remove basically everythign off my car to make it look half as good as his, luckily it wasnt a DD.

As far as what i removed to make some room was relocating battery to trunk, removing A/C, P/S and CC, speed density (not all us are this lucky), short route piping, small catch can to get rid of that pesky line, COP setup, I also switched most of my fuel and water lines over to -6 or -8 lines which although doesnt free up room makes things look more organized and therefore gives the illusion of extra space.

This made it a lot easier to work on the car and gave it more appeal but it cost me lots of money to do it and lots of time.

Good Luck!

 

[tec_41]

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ok so i have no idea what the big grey box is in the middle, with the hose/wires coming out of it. also, where is the cruise control located?

That's the engine, you might need it...

 

[CoachDavis]

Hey Gamble when you say that things can be moved down, does that require a bunch of new fastners from Mitsu? I too want to clean up the engine bay.

 

[Gamble97]

Hey Gamble when you say that things can be moved down, does that require a bunch of new fastners from Mitsu? I too want to clean up the engine bay.

I have no idea. I have a 2g.
Look here for ideas.
Lets see your clean and shaved engine bay! - DSM Forums: Mitsubishi Eclipse, Plymouth Laser, and Eagle Talon Forum: DSMtalk.com

 

[CoachDavis]

Wow! Thanks Gamble. Now I am truely inspired!

 

[Gamble97]

You should do before and after pics and maybe a how to so everyone else has an idea on how to make it look better.

 

[CoachDavis]

I decided not to go ahead with cleaning up the engine bay at this time. Too much needs to be done to the engine itself. Maybe next year!

 

[92AWDHX40]

the firewall clean it up all thats on mine is the wiper motor everything else is out of site, the transistor pack is inside the car on the firewall. all extra hoses not neeed, no cruise, looks really nice. ill post pics when its done, good luck on your project.

 

[CoachDavis]

Victor what did you do with all the hard lines on the firewall? I'm afraid to touch those.

 

[92AWDHX40]

hard lines? brake lines there all there.

 

[CoachDavis]

Victor I have seen several hard lines on the firewall. They could be brake lines I just haven't looked them up yet. I'm just trying to take notes for doing this project next winter/spring.

 

[92AWDHX40]

yes brake lines and clutch line, working on it right now, ill start a build thread.

 

[mattsGSTeclipse]

I'm working on a wire tuck right now and shaving the engine bay. The car is gone to paint right now but here are some pictures of it before paint.

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Blue tape indicates holes that were welded up

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What the engine looked like before

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[CoachDavis]

Matt this may be a silly question but are all the blue tape spots holes that are getting filled?

 

[mattsGSTeclipse]

Matt this may be a silly question but are all the blue tape spots holes that are getting filled?

Yes all the blue tape are holes that were welded up.

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

the dc sports bar looks to be the best strut bar for the 2g. not that flex prone adjustable ones.. and of course you have those ebay ones that add holes within the bar for design... how is that suppose to be solid? and it runs very close to the positive terminal.

i really need to get that dc bar. finally someone with decent pics of it on.

 

[wasJDMandnowDSM]

Hello everyone at dsm tuner im new to the site and a am building/ restoring a 96 mitsubishi eclipse rs i believe, it has leather interior and no sunroof if that helps, it has fire damage under the hood, its is a 420A with a flawless body and interior, i picked it up with a full exhaust header back, tein suspension, a b&m short shifter and 17 inch motegi wheels, the car looks great and i only paid 500 dollars for it so i thought it was a steal , it turns out a police officer used to own it , and he parked it at his house , and a few hours later his neighbor knocked on his door and told him his car was on fire haha, and so it only has 114,000 origional miles on it but there is quite a bit of burnt wires an misc. things under the hood that have been melted, do u think this is worth fixing, or should i simply part it out, i want to restore it and i have bought a majority of the parts and now i think all i need is a harness possibly, and a timing belt, also i was wondering, do i need an egr valve? or can i simply throw it out.. ive removed the a/c because i want no engine bay clutter, i am looking to remove all the absolutely unnecessary things from the bay, could someone possibly make a list of things that i can scrap from the engine bay, because all i want to see under the hood of my car when im done is what is needed to make it run and drive, i pretty much dont give a crap about emissions control haha

thanx alot everyone , your help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[DSM4me44]

1. All A/C components.

2. All emissions components.

3. All Cruise control components

Those should get you started....

 

[tehehodi]

wire tuck!!!!

 

[Rob10_99]

Damn I hate fire damage, I suggest ripping the engine out and stripping/painting it while your at it.
Fire destroys a lot of things like wiring harness' to seals,
Any pics of the damage?

Only thing you need to run is an alternator(unless you like driving 10 miles between charges) and a water pump.
I think you can figure out what doesnt belong.

 

[Boosted6]

UIC?i think that's his intake.

 

[Mike431635]

Power steering system. Just connect both sides of the rack with a hose to close the system. PS is overrated anyhow

 

[turbo1307]

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I had to do a double take, your looks like how mine looked, I have taken out a few more things.

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[EclipticalGS]

Hey!! ive got a huge picture of my dirty engine bay soaking in purple power, anyway....

What quick or somewhat easy things can i do with wiring and pushing to make this thing cleaner looking!??

 

[gstryyder]

smaller battery for starters... LoL. that thing is huge.