dRock95MarkVIII
April 12th, 2008, 11:57 AM
Just sharing a few pictures of my recent engine bay detail on the Mark VIII.
The block and front timing cover need a little more work but I was short on time.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/623167/fullsize/sta71720.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/623168/fullsize/sta71722.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/623169/fullsize/sta71723.jpg
(http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/7603/63575)
Mmmm DOHC :biggrin:
Few more here: http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/7603/63575
02V8Sport
April 12th, 2008, 12:08 PM
excellent job!!
whiplash15
April 12th, 2008, 01:32 PM
I have seem some of your previous pics. That is one gorgeuos Mark!
crownvicjim
April 12th, 2008, 02:01 PM
Nice!! whats your methods?
kustomizingkid
April 12th, 2008, 05:50 PM
Not quite up to the Merc's level yet....
Still looks amazing though!
AbrahamLincoln
April 12th, 2008, 06:12 PM
what coolant and wires are those? and yea what method to clean it? i used gunk and that got a lot of the grease off my engine, i dont wanna have that engine cover on - i like to have stuff accessable :-)
Sal329
April 12th, 2008, 06:31 PM
Looks good. I plan on doin mine soon if I could ever find some CD2
buddylee
April 12th, 2008, 08:42 PM
just a constant reminder how lazy I am , NICE
dRock95MarkVIII
April 12th, 2008, 09:53 PM
My procedure varies from car to car and how dirty it is. I keep on top of the engine bays in my cars with routine washing, so they don't get any grime or grease build up. This time it was mainly just Meguiar's detailer line APC+ and warm car wash soap solution to clean it all, and after it was dried hyper dressing diluted ~3:1 and final touch-ups with mirror glaze #40. To get everything you will need a large assortment of brushes, too. This was just a quick job to keep it nice. The full details are much more involved, but I didn't have time. The front timing cover is by far the hardest part to get nice and clean on modular engines, IMO
what coolant and wires are those? and yea what method to clean it? i used gunk and that got a lot of the grease off my engine, i dont wanna have that engine cover on - i like to have stuff accessable :-)
The coolant is just Motorcraft's green. Even though the gold premium/g05 is best, I prefer the look of the green coolant in transparent reservoirs. From the pics, the level is a touch low - haven't topped it off again (flushed it not long ago)
The wires are FRPP 96-98 Cobra plug wires, in red. I wanted it to look like the brochure pictures, with the red ignition wires.
The engine cover does restrict access to a lot of things, but I like the look of it. Luckily it's extremely easy to pull off. I remove it to clean the engine, otherwise it would be nasty under there.
Not quite up to the Merc's level yet....
Still looks amazing though!
No, not quite
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/580665/fullsize/sta71314.jpg
:biggrin:
This car will never match the Merc's condition - inside, outside, underneath or under the hood, unfortunately. I sure wish it was, though!
turborich
April 13th, 2008, 02:24 AM
You did an excellent job! I really like these engines with the beauty cover on, It just looks so much nicer IMO. You have a very nice Mark VIII & you take really good care of her!
93' Blue on blue
April 13th, 2008, 02:29 AM
I really like these engines with the beauty cover on, It just looks so much nicer IMO.
Lol. I just gave the front half of mine to Jamie, and the back half (which was has broken tabs) is free to anyone who wants it! I don't know how people manage to break the tabs - nearly every Mark i see they are broken! Mystery...
