Post 9: Sprucing up the Engine Compartment

    I have been working on and off at polishing the Valve Cover, and cleaning up various parts. Got a Blue Anodized Billet oil cap  for it:

 The Alternator was polished, and the bracket and the front of the pulley were painted blue:

    The peeling black paint and rust was stripped off the electric fan frame and motor and they were repainted blue:

     I cleaned the Distributor(which was converted to Electronic), and the vacuum timing unit got the same treatment:

    Same goes for the Fuel Pump, the dipstick, and various brackets:

    I stripped layers of black paint off the copper cooling system upper unit and polished it:

   The exhaust manifold was totally stripped of old yellowed white paint, sanded, and spray painted flat black with High Heat Exhaust Paint:

   I started to clean up the coil, but it is so old and nasty I decided to replace it. So I ordered from BRD Racing a new more powerful "Blaster Coil",  and also the Multiple Spark Ignition System MSD 6AL, which incorporates a Rev Limiter that can be set to any RPM:

    That will come in handy on the Autocross track to avoid going over 5500 EPM going out of curves in second gear.

    I picked up the aluminum custom Radiator all cleaned, pressure tested,  and welded  tight:

    That still leaves the wiring to be straightened out , taped, encased in plastic conduit, and tied to the space frame.
    Also, the bracket that holds the Brake and Hydraulic Clutch Master Cylinders is badly rusted:

    I will take it out, sand it, and paint it blue. The clutch cylinder could be repaired too, as well as the hydraulic lines.