Clean engine bays??

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Clean engine bays??

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Was looking at my polo 2night (looking a sad for its self with no engine)
But i started thinking of way i could get the supper clean engine bay look when i get round 2 sticking the 20v back in her!

So any1 got anyidears????
how is it done??

Batter in the boot (but thats easy)
expansion bottle??
washer bottle ?? (dont mind fitting a tiny one but i do have 2 have one!)
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You really need to get the battery as low down as possible...so stick it in the spare wheel well.....

why not do what they do in modern cars and simply make a fibreglass cover to go over the other bits and pieces so all you see are the filler caps....

with plastic cover
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Without
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you get the idea lol
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Thats just cheeting though isnt it! :lol:

And if i put the battery in the spare wheel well were am i going 2 put the wheel :wink: lol
Rember its a polo not a touringcar! lol I have a escort for track duties! :twisted:
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Your putting a 20v in it? fibreglass cover is a brilliant idea, although it is kind of cheating.

Just Colour Code alot of components in there, and clean it once a month. It'll look great like that.
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Tim_GTi wrote:Your putting a 20v in it? fibreglass cover is a brilliant idea, although it is kind of cheating.

Just Colour Code alot of components in there, and clean it once a month. It'll look great like that.
thats my plan just colour code it
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yer tim! well the 20v has been in and out a few times while ive been sorting bits for it! lol

looking at it last night with the engine bay completly striped i ust thought it looked so good, then looking at a few pics of some show cars... well its just got 2 be done hasnt it 8)

Was thinking about mabey hiding a few things under the scuttle panel??
Rearly just want the inner wings free of anything!!
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tomo87 wrote:
Tim_GTi wrote:Your putting a 20v in it? fibreglass cover is a brilliant idea, although it is kind of cheating.

Just Colour Code alot of components in there, and clean it once a month. It'll look great like that.
thats my plan just colour code it
Mine too 8)
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Yer thats proberly best if your not putting a different lump in it but since im going 2 be making up all new hose's and wiring anyway if i can i might as well put things were there going 2 make the bay look clean!
Yer tim im not much one for cleaning things all the time :oops:

ooo thought of another thing pas tank! doh :cry:
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bbspolo wrote:Yer thats proberly best if your not putting a different lump in it but since im going 2 be making up all new hose's and wiring anyway if i can i might as well put things were there going 2 make the bay look clean!
Yer tim im not much one for cleaning things all the time :oops:

ooo thought of another thing pas tank! doh :cry:
i have a 20v lump in mine :lol:
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yes but your 20v is in mine is sitting on a stand in my garage so if im going 2 do it now is the time :lol:
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You doing all the work yourself Dan?
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Tim_GTi wrote:You doing all the work yourself Dan?
lots if respect if you are...
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yer! why pay someone when i proberly know more about them than alot of people!
Pluss ive done 2-3 20v conversions in other bits before so its all prity much the same things, same problems 2 get over!
Dont know were people get the idear that its so differcult 2 do???
Hardest part is the wirring but there are people who will do that bit for you if your not 2 good at wirring! 8)

The whole thing has cost me £1500 so far and will proberly have cost me £2.5k by the time im finnished!

Anyway its a while off being done yet as i only get a hour or 2 a week 2 play with it after work, pj's, g/f and keeping the escort ready for trackdays etc
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bbspolo wrote:yer! why pay someone when i proberly know more about them than alot of people!
Pluss ive done 2-3 20v conversions in other bits before so its all prity much the same things, same problems 2 get over!
Dont know were people get the idear that its so differcult 2 do???
Hardest part is the wirring but there are people who will do that bit for you if your not 2 good at wirring! 8)

The whole thing has cost me £1500 so far and will proberly have cost me £2.5k by the time im finnished!

Anyway its a while off being done yet as i only get a hour or 2 a week 2 play with it after work, pj's, g/f and keeping the escort ready for trackdays etc
oh of course if you are in the industry then its not difficult but i literally have no idea about cars!
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LOL proberly best you got it done by some1 then! 8)
When i say its easy i mean its as easy as fitting any engine in any car that it wasnt designed for. :lol:
Have you got a standard 20v or mapped or more?
im toying with the idear of getting h rods and slightly lower comp pistons and a slightly larger ihi and going for 350-400hp (with a lsd) :twisted: but i dont want 2 go 2mad as every car i do ends up with 2much power and turns into a track based car and im determined not 2 do it 2 the polo!
How does yours behave with the power you have?
Do you have a lsd and have you had the suspention set up properly (rear beam shimed?)
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