Smoothed, hidden engine bays.

[tigran]

Anyone got some pics? I have searched through this site but can't find the ellusive pics of all those dubs with the samoooove bays with batteries and other such guff relocated.

Anyone got some kicking about please?

[tigran]

Ooooh some i found on a dub forum:













Ta-daaaa.

Oh and, schaawing!

[diff]

Wow, that makes my engine bay look positively cluttered.

[rmad]

If it's cleanliness you seek...head for www.cleaned.be




Not an engine bay pic, but I'm loving this Passat:

..and this really neat Corva:


It would be wrong to allow those 'dub boys to take all the engine bay smoothage credit though...step forward the legendary Brothers of Beardmore:

[lordyoung1980]

As smooth as a S$*t sandwich

[Stiff]

Wow them first few pics are actually my handy work (well the guy started it and I took over) It took me hours and hours of smoothing and I was given the pic of the red one to use as an example of what he was after. I also smoothed out the back end and where the seats mount. I got all the bits into primer but left before the Porsche brown was applied though so never got to see the results of my hard work Here's some more I took as I went along...













I'm gonna have to pop on that site now and see if it's finished ready for the show he runs

[Ether]

Fine work, dude. I was considering doing the same on my Benz, how long d'you reckon it took? Was it a complete headache or not too bad?

[Retrojunkie]

I defo like the look, it's harder to achieve when you are running fuel injection though because of all the wires and extra pipes. My mate is doing a Mk1 Astra at the moment and I am hoping he's going to go down this route.

[Stiff]

streetrules said:

Fine work, dude. I was considering doing the same on my Benz, how long d'you reckon it took? Was it a complete headache or not too bad?

It took a fair while but probably seemed longer as it was a fill in job in between other jobs. It wasn't too bad to be fair, it's more a case of skimming, rubbing, skimming again etc rather than trying to get the overall shape in one go. Time consuming but worth it in the end

[Ether]

Hell yes. looking' fine!

You made a bloody good job of that.

The thought of ripping that sodding V8 out is the only thing stopping me...

[strukkanurv]

[vicsmith]

I wouldnt even contemplate trying something like this but its good that some have, these engine bays are great to look at.

[tigran]

Stiff - couldn't help but trawl through the 36 pages of the build of that car - sterling work squire!

[Bioshock]

;D ;D ;D

[Stiff]

tigran said:

Stiff - couldn't help but trawl through the 36 pages of the build of that car - sterling work squire!

Cheers dude, but I only had a very, very small part in that car, mainly getting the engine bay and inside the hatch area into primer ready for topcoat. I really wish I'd stayed at that place now as it would have been me applying the finishing coats, which would have been nice. It's been a while since I sprayed any modded Golfs Turned out nice in the end though didn't it?



And on air as well. ;D

[Robinxr4i]

I do like the look, but it must be a complete nightmare to do (especaly if the car is EFI; Wires anyone?)

Would not do it myself but I really like it.

[trg1984]

thought this was gonna be about those stupid engine bay covers that hotrodders put on cars, foose did one on a chevvy roadster for that comedian fella, pointless thing if u ask me.

i really like this smoothed stuff tho, wonder if it'd work on a mini but theres not much to smooth really. id like to use that idea on an e30 think that would be uber cool

[DarrenW]

;D

[trg1984]

is that walnut effect paint?? absolutely fantastic, I'm well into that

[DarrenW]

trg1984 said:

is that walnut effect paint?? absolutely fantastic, I'm well into that

Yeah, I've got more pics of it somewhere

In the meantime:


























;D