EvilRed92Legend

Hey all! In preparation for the Tri-State meet, decided to clean up the ol' engine bay. Lenore just rolled over to 169k and I don't think it's ever been done, so it was quite a task.

So we start with a very dirty engine with strategically placed bags...




And we end up with this:








And just to strut our stuff:

You may note from previous pictures that I also removed my cheesy front plate. Very nice!!!

Comments PLEASE!!!

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• Moonroof Tilt Mod.

ISO: OEM Floormats Type J Int. Color.
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Pinyix

Good choice. I'd have gone the safer route and rag-in-a-box'd the hell out of the engine instead of using a hose but it looks just as good or perhaps better. Thanks for lettin me know what my car would look like with JDM headlights and I'm glad I won't be the only person representing red for the 3nd tristate in a row.

PS. Your mileage is almost identical to mine too. I'm at 168.5k.

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91LSplendid

Looks great. What a huge difference. I did my engine 3 weeks ago so same way you did. It is so much nicer to open the hood and do work now!


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bboarder711

very impressive I cant wait to see it

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GrtOutdoorsAZ

awesome work...I know that wasnt a quick job! looks great

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Ken

nice!

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Parting out a 91 L 5-speed, let me know if you need any parts besides engine and 5-speed parts. The car is Rosewood brown with type E cloth interior.

Drizzle359

Congrats!! Glad to see you are learning. very good job.

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samblaze

Looks great!! I need to do mine when I tackle the HG here in a couple of weeks.

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E mo bizel

did you steam clean it?? rookie here cause my engine bay needs some tlc like that

91LSplendid

don't think you were asking me, but...

Your engine must be cool. All I did was cover everything that looked electrical with plastic grocery bags (same as in the pictures EvilRed92Legend put in this post) and then spray engine degreaser on everything else and washed off with a high power hose (not a pressure washer). It came out clean and the car started up without issue. I let it run for 15 minutes or so to dry off any standing water. Then after it cooled off I wiped down what ever parts I wanted to be shiny...use your favorite shine product.

here is the official forum link G2 DIY: How to clean your engine
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Mods 7 Spoke OEM Machined Rims, Sunroof Tilt, Armrest w/ Cupholder, Iggee Seat Covers w/ Controls mod. UnMods Removed tint

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DIY's
1) How to Install Iggee Seat Covers http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...8/#post1293770
2) Iggee front seat covers w/ seat controls mod
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imjust2fast

get some cd2 engine detailer from autozone then cover up the belts and spray it on EVERYTHING. it will look awesome afterwards... trust me

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EvilRed92Legend

Thanks for the comments everyone. I pretty much used the method 91LSplendid described. Covered up anything I didn't want soaked, misted everything down, sprayed degreaser liberally, let it soak in for a good bit, then misted everything again. I did that twice, using as little water as possible. Then I let everything dry up for a while (I wasn't about to let it run with these gas prices ). Once she was nice and dry I took the Armorall wipes to everything, and I mean everything. I was a little hesitant at first but when I started seeing how everything came up, I went all out. Even the exposed paint got the Armorall treatment. I was especially surprised as to how it shined up the hoses and such.

Thanks again for the comments, hope to see some of you at the Tri-State meet!!!

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1992 Acura Legend LS 5spd

• A Legend Reborn.
• JDM one-piece headlights.
• Moonroof Tilt Mod.

ISO: OEM Floormats Type J Int. Color.
FS: 2200 radio, 2100 amp.
www.myspace.com/g3rgory
Ebay: eating420seeds

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what a huge difference! It's nice to see a clean engine bay. Definitely going to do that to mine once i get it on the road..

Thanks for the post, you did a great job!

E mo bizel

alright thanks for the details on how to do it 91LSplendid i'll try this soon have a busy weekend coming up so maybe next weekend i will do this and see how it all comes out hopefully it will look like yours and evilred once its all done

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You are a good student :-)

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