hiding stuff?

[Burns]

i've been looking through loads of piccies of engine bays with wildly varying looks (from absolutely bloody full to really bare and clean) my question is this, what can you 'hide' from being seen within the engine bay? you could put things like your washer bottle and battery in the boot but could you put things like the coil under the dash so that it couldn't be seen by looking under the bonnet?

 

(excuse my poor knowledge on this point)

[Smudger105e]

I was looking at some of the Escorts at Shaky, and thinking the same about the Anglebox. What have I on the inner wings? Um starter solenoid, voltage reg (on the newer one) battery, horn, washer bottle and pipes and finally wiring looms down each side. Would much prefer a cleaner look by stashing all this gear elsewhere...

[Mr Sam]

theres some cleaned dubs around all thats in the engine bay........is the engine

[orionmojo]

yeah, its all down to persoal taste, as sam says its popular on the veedub scene.

the looms get hidden in the inner wings, all fluid bottles are non existant , and heater motors and stuff just get removed

[Mr Sam]

 

[105Speed]

 

 

It isnt the easiest of things to do get a clean bay.

 

 

Smudger

 

If you look on the front wheel arches in side the car you will see there is a factory grommet each side, I pulled the wiring back inside the car then ran it out into the inner wings using this factory made hole.

 

Then follow the strut tower and zip tie the wiring up round there, keeps it all away from the suspension.

 

I also got an old Anglia loom and used that to extend some of the wiring to keep all the colours the same, so if you get a wiring diagram for the Anglia it all still reads right, so my oil pressure is still violet and the wire for the starter solonoid is still black/blue etc etc

 

Horn. mount inside the wing off a bumper bracket.

 

Ditch the heater and then use the holes for a breather and washer bottle, keeps everything nice and neat.

 

Its easier if you run side draughts as you can hide all sorts under there.

 

My Coil pack, take off for oil pressure, take off for water temp etc is all under there.

 

 

You are never going to completely eliminate wires etc as the engine needs them to run put careful routing can make them 'disappear'

[105Speed]

Get an alternator conversion Smudger... that will get rid of the voltage regulator.

 

 

Alternatively, fit an earlier loom which pulls it under the dash.