For those 3.8 guys that have done color wire looms

[DominusEtDeusNatus]

Can I see some big pics of your engine bay? You might want to post a link rather then post a pic. I'm using a modem now. I'm almost done with mine and just wanted to compare and see what I missed.

[triad]

Okie dokey - there wasnt a whole lot of life left in the batteries so the pictures don't look great but they are BIG.

http://alternatebw.homestead.com/files/005.jpg
http://alternatebw.homestead.com/files/007.jpg
http://alternatebw.homestead.com/files/008.jpg

[black97cam]

check the link in my sig.

[treklav]

triad, where did you get those looms?? i want em!

Thanks....

[black97cam]

dude, you can get those things at almost any autoparts store..

Pep Boys
Discount
Autozone
NAPA

just ask one of the guys that work there.

[DeathBuzzz]

You want big? This is the original from my digi cam. Its a 356 Kb .JPG file so you know its gotta be big...

http://www.crashthenight.com/camaro/enginebig.JPG

If you want some specific pics of parts of the engine bay just tell me and ill take some for you.

~Brian

[ May 12, 2002: Message edited by: DeathBuzzz ]</p>

[triad]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by treklav:
triad, where did you get those looms?? i want em!

Thanks....<hr></blockquote>

Summit Racing

[Jester_3.8L]

deathbuzz
I like your engine bay.
How did you get the yellow on the tubes that hold the hood up?

[DominusEtDeusNatus]

Sweet pics. I think those hood shocks deathbuzz has are painted. I was debating painting mine. I'm basically done with the looms, just need to clean the rest of the engine bay and I'll take some pics. It only took a few hours. 2-3 maybe. I though I was going to spend days on this. The main part that's left is the spark plug wires. I don't feel like doing them until I'm under the car again.

[ May 13, 2002: Message edited by: Dom ]</p>

[Steve Caroccia]

JC Whitney is a little cheaper than summit, depending on how much you want. Somebody should list how much they used.

The stuff at Pep Boys is smaller lengths and more expensive.

[DeathBuzzz]

My hood struts are actually just more of the wire loom. I first put some smaller loom around it, but it left too big of a gap on the back of the strut. So around the smaller loom i put bigger loom. It was just easier than painting ( you ahve to take the struts off and be very careful around the metal shafts ) and it still looks pretty good.

I posted a little while ago how much I used and the prices from JC Whitney... let me find it again:

I bought and used most of 25' of 1/4 ( $4.69 ), 25' of 3/8" ( $5.99 ), 25' of 1/2" ( $6.79 ) and as for the biggest stuff ( 3/4" ), i only used like 10 feet of it but they only sell 25' coils of it ( $8.99 ).


~Brian

[ May 13, 2002: Message edited by: DeathBuzzz ]</p>

[Loochy88]

here are mine


http://www.nobispro.com/carpics/pics/CAIunderhood.jpg
http://www.nobispro.com/carpics/pics/caiunderhood5.jpg

[99Camaro]

deathbuzz i had an idea...i figure you have prolly already thought of this but find someone to make a custom sticker and do the 3800II in yellow on your whisper lid

[DeathBuzzz]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 99Camaro:
deathbuzz i had an idea...i figure you have prolly already thought of this but find someone to make a custom sticker and do the 3800II in yellow on your whisper lid<hr></blockquote>

I was thinking about it, but I like it in red. It kinda breaks up the engine bay and makes it stand out.

~Brian

[SunsetOrange98Camaro]

DeathBuzzz, how did you paint the bowtie on the underhood cover?? I did mine the other day but it didnt turn out like I wanted. I had planned on taking the whole hood off, taping off the bowtie then spray painting it but no one was around to help me take the hood off. Then I was going to do the same thing with the hood on the car and just covering everything up. Well that was taking too long. I ended up just using a small paint brush and doing it that way. Is that how you did yours??