R33 Gtr Engine Bay Options ?

[TOY 33]

Hey guys have finished the first stage of the engine Bay tidy up!

Have post some before and after pics

Have finished tidying up the exterior of my Purple R33 GTR and now to the engine bay!

The car was only recently imported and the *lovely* previous japanese owner spent thousands on quality upgrades for this GTR and then had the bright idea of painting the rocker covers baby blue

I throw it out there to my fellow skyline enthusiasts of some options I have to make it look better than what it is now (isnt going to be hard)

Here are some of my thoughts

(1) paint rocker covers same colour of car (purple) or R34 red or a grey hammertone look as I saw on the white Mines R34 GTR?

(2) polish the plenum and other bit that has "twin turbo" written on it

I don't want a show car just want the thing to look a little better than baby blue which looks like it has been applied with a spray can

Any comments or photos of other engine bays that look hot will be appreciated, or if anyone knows of any good metal polishers can they let me know.

Cheers

*sits back and waits for the flood of brilliant ideas*

Edited March 31, 2006 by TOY 33

[MELV]

paint the rocker covers the same colour as your car (purple) that will look HOT!!

i dont mind the blue that it is atm though.

any mods under the hood ? or any to come ?

[Mushroom]

come round and have a look at my engine AI have nearly finished trimming it. Once you see it you will want it polished

[Col-GTSX]

Looks better than mine any day....

You have rb26 stamped on your timing belt cover and that better than most of us....

I miss my 26.... :cry:

[TOY 33]

Melv - There's a few nismo goodies under there good for about 300kw at the paws Purple was my first thought however the Mines R34 GTR rocker cover paint job is growing on me. Have a look in HPI, I think its the most recent one with the new GTR on the cover.

Mushroom - Hot!

Did you polish yourself or did you get some one to sweat for you? What aftermarket plenum do you have? Might have to pop around for a look for ideas

Col - Had exactly the same car as you previous to the GTR great car and even though it had half the power, I still miss the driving sideways at every possible opportunity Can't beat a 500hp GTR but!! (maybe a 600hp GTR or 700hp or 800hp......*starting to drool and wallet is having heart attack*)

Thanks guys keep the ideas comin B)

[85URK]

paint it in the metallic red colour. i reckon this colour looks really good in the engine bay and liven's it up a bit!

[benm]

I must admit I do like the metallic red. I currently have matt black and thinking about also getting mine painted.

Edited January 31, 2006 by benm

[Ska]

Chrome dip everything and try to out bling mushroom

[Dahtone Racing]

this is wat we are doing to mine at the moment

1. i made a custom wiring harness (to hide all wiring, relays and fuses)

2. engine covers in carbon fibre

3. all hoses/lines replaced with braided ones

4. every nut, bolt, washer, bracket etc chromed

basically i took wat we did with this S2000 and did the same to my engine bay

i dont know how far u wanna strip ur engine bay

but if u neaten up all your hoses and wires

paint ur engine covers same colour as your car

polish ur intake plenum, other piping and strut brace

throw in some braided lines

get a nice partition for your air filters and polish it

i could go on forever but it all depends on how far u wanna take it

[benm]

I think i'd be too afraid to turn the engine on let alone drive around.... damn thats clean!

[Dahtone Racing]

we had 3 massive boxes full of parts

two solid days and nights and we got it all together and in the car

it doesnt get driven on the street but it does start and drive

[Mushroom]

I use a greddy plenum just haven't put the sticker back in yet

yeah I have polished some myself, other bits professionally.

you are more than welcome to come round and have a look

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[knore]

paint it in the metallic red colour. i reckon this colour looks really good in the engine bay and liven's it up a bit!

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I 2nd that, 2 best colors would have to be the above red and the millenium jade NUR color

[MELV]

if u do go the red make sure u get matching red air filters

[m&m]

Here's mine,I have since had the twin turbo pipe polished.

[jlnewton]

Get the full NISMO piping kit, polish the rocker covers, get the HKS Kansia carbon spark plug and timing belt cover, the GREX oil filter moval kit, PWR Radiator, Blue silicone pipes everywhere, carbon box for pods, polish the plenum, and carbon Garage Defend air guide. . . . . . . .

You know you want to. . . . I can live out my dream through someone else then

[frankxinyu]

^^^^and how much would those cost all up?? lol.

i was actually wondering the same thing with mine. i might paint it blue and polish my plenum.

[TOY 33]

Decisions, Decisions Decisions !!!!!!! Thanx Guys for some great ideas

2Gu up - How much patience do you have your engine bay looks unreal, however I'm not looking for a show bay as yours is just a tidy up. Think I will do things along the lines of what you said to do

Mushroom - What person did you get your plenum polished at and was he local? Might give you a call next time i'm in Brissy thanx for the offer. I think you also got out-blinged by 2Gu up :lol: :lol:

M&M - ARGGGGH ! Yours looks unreal! That is exactly what I am after! What colour is your covers painted in? Decisions Decisions! Congrats on a neat engine bay, pity your in Vic unless I'd come around have have a look.

Jas - Says he who has money now Good to hear you still pine for the GTR Withdrawal symptoms suck. Just go sit in the corner of a dark room and gently rock back a forward muttering GTR, Twin Turbo, 2.6, 4wd.....

So far I'm thinking

Covers purple

Polish plenum and intake bit

tdy up wiring and stuff and may be some aftermarket lines and hoses

Keep the ideas coming as the end of the week decisions have to be made and it will be the time for action!

Cheers guys

[Zenith]

Toy R33, Polish it, get it all polished it looks really good.

Speak to this guy hes in brisbane

Xtreme Polishing

Nathan Piotrkowski

0413 412 911

Here is some of his work.

Edited February 1, 2006 by Zenith

[m&m]

Gerald from Ice Performance and I picked the color out of a sample book at a panel shop....inspiration from Nur obviously.