Nubie Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Like most people, the engine covering all the goodies bothers me. I hate opening the hood to a big ass piece of plastic. That being said, it does serve a purpose in sealing up the intercooler and hood. I wanted to keep the functionality but not have it cover everything. So...I trimmed it and attached it to the hood. It took me about an hour total to do so not very time consuming. Tools needed: Flat screwdriver/body clip tool Hacksaw or angle grinder Drill Flashlight 4 Nuts and Bolts of your choosing Tube of paint or anything to dab some drops I started by cutting the bottom half off http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357391.jpg . http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357398.jpg . http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357403.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubie Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Next I positioned the now cut cover in its normal position, and using the paint I had, I dabbed a few spots of paint onto the seal on the bottom of the hood. Once I had the paint on there, I closed the hood, reopened it and viola. The paint marked the engine cover. http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357415.jpg . http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357532.jpg . http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357538.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubie Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Now that its marked, next step would be to remove the splitter under the hood. There are a few body clips and these suckers are strong little guys. I was very careful and saved all but two of them. If you have no patience than i would have some replacements ready. http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/h.jpg http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357543.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubie Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Once removed, last step would be to line your paint marks up and drill 4 holes one in each corner and run your bolts thru to attach both pieces together. http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357553.jpg http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343357472.jpg When your done attaching them, re-install using as many of the clips as you can and thats it. One thing im gonna do is trim the sides off too, gonna do that later on today, should be alot cleaner once i do that and not as noticeable. http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/Unt.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubie Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 The cover still seals nicely and you can see your engines private parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_sheen Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 weird, but innovative. good job guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shayne89 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Nice. very interesting Thanks for the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubie Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/1343775785.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubie Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Here it is after I trimed it today. Looks alot cleaner now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Very nifty indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeltalin Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Looks like wrx one sorta. Never thought of this being done before kudos to you StageIII Cryotune-Kinugawa STS TD06H-20GTX 9 blade turbine, ID1000, DW65c, 73mm MegaMAF , GS EWG up-pipe, Downpipe and EBCS, FMS FMIC, TGV Delete, Brembo swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoojammyflip Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I hate opening the hood and seeing a bunch of engine bits It helps that I can wipe down the engine cover and brag about having a clean engine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibr_adam09 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 lol. I did the opposite. After I went front mount, the cover was pretty much useless with a giant square hole, so I cut it in half to keep the front portion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 weird, but innovative. good job guy This. Props for doing something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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