Heres a few pictures of before and after i removed my rats nest! Im still working on getting the wiring to look clean how i like it enjoy! I hope this inspires others to do the tutorial, i recommend it 100% if you don't have to pass emissions. If you have to pass emissions dont even think about it!

 

Looks great, but what's up with your radiator? is that rust?

 

haha i was wondering when the question would come up looks extra colorful cause of the lighting ya im thinking its rust... Need to upgrade to a nice 3row sometime =)

 

ok just went outside and took a look at it... It looks 50x worse in the picture than it actually is... i used a trouble light (as you can see in the second picture) for extra lighting and it must of screwed up the color when it loaded on the digital camera or something.

 

You're supposed to take out your fan when you take out the rats nest too? How do you cool your car, then? Besides the collant?

 

Does that CLR stuff really work good? Does it damage paint or anything? Can I just pour that **** straight in my radiator? Seriously, can I? I have currently used 3 jugs of the prestone radiator cleaner stuff (for neglected systems) and I really dont want a new one. Mine was rebuilt 5 years ago and sat in a field for 4 of those years. Nice looking car and I wish my paint looked that good.

 

he may be converting to an electric, or just hasn't placed it in yet since he's waiting for his rb exhaust according to his sig.

 

thanks chunky you got it perfect =) im just waiting for my exhaust and i was marking my front pulley for adjusting my timing (since its really retarded)

 

IMO you need to cut the sides off your breather can by cutting outside the gasket circle on the bottom. Then get the top lid and expose your new K&N. Not only does it look cleaner, but it allows better air flow and you can then hear your carb suck air.

 

why would you have to take the fan off?
couldnt he just use a double alternator pulley. as long as his fan clutch is workng he shouldn't need to remove it. or am i missing something here?

Dan
it looks great how! How is it running now that you have removed the rats nest it? Good Job!
Don

 

Dan
i was wondering the same thing about the CLR what all did you clean with that?
Don

 

Hearing the carb suck air is kinda fun.

 

The theory, Turbo, is that you're so ******* fast that you get to the ram air zone of 40 mph and above so fast that the radiator is cooled that way. If you get caught in stop and go traffic, just turn it off every time you have to stop. Keeping a really good battery is key.

 

what belt is that going from the e shaft pully to the water pump and where did you get it, cuz i used a belt that a forum member reccomended and it tore my water pump pully right off of the pump it sheared it literally and i had to have my friend come with another pully and my tools and meet me in tacoma WA 2 hours away my wife and i slept in the car with the dog in the back. it sucked but man i was a little pissed i almost blew my motor up.

 

Ahhhh so many questions where to start:
Well im still in the process of getting the car to run right, im having some ignition problems... but thats another thread =)
I used clr on a toothbrush to clean off alot of stuck on grease and crap it worked well if you have the patience... mostly i was using it on the top of engine where the rats nest was (along with a dremmel) to clear off some of the old uneye catching crap. Takes awhile and scrapes your hands up real good but in my opinion looks way better
For my air intake i was thinking of ordering a racing beat intake when i get some more money will this still have the same sucking sound your talking about?
Brandon Davis the belt i used is a 3L220, I found it at a local lawnmower shop (haha awesome huh) and this belt is tested and true to not be to tight... I dont know what happened with you but make sure to use the 3L220 belt. Did you get it all fixed?

Thanks for your replys