Engine looks better thanks to Wootty

**Dacvolvo** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 19:36

Down at the car today and fitted the bits and pieces I've been sent by Wootty so far. Piccys just don't do it justice and it's not until you're actually standing next to the car and you see the light hit the metal at just the right angle and then... Wow!

**BlackBeast** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 19:47

That last pic is what i was after. Looks great. Nice little touch with the centre cap on the PS cap.

I might be able to get away with the brake res cover as i never thought about the strut brace hiding the cut off point.

**Dacvolvo** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 19:51

Hey Steve - yeah, I know what you mean. But it works very well - the strut brace manages to cover the bare section quite nicely.

The centre cap was just lying around my garage and I've been looking for a good excuse to attach it to my engine

**MIKESC70T5** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 20:08

I've got the fuel rail,battery cover and the power steering cover.I'm not convinced on the expansion tank cover though.If Wootty could make it so it shaped itself around the rubber pipe in an arch i'd have one.

Are you listening Wootty.

**Dacvolvo** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 20:23

Wootty - would it be possible to make a cover for the part circled below?

**M44K TS** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 20:44

get your inlet polished and the squares on the head next to the oil filler cap

And some fancy hoses.

**Dacvolvo** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 20:54

I know, I know - just trying to find the time to do it at the moment is impossible

**BlackBeast** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 21:01

Originally Posted by T5Mark

get your inlet polished and the squares on the head next to the oil filler cap

And some fancy hoses.

I agree, polish the rocker cover, but i wouldnt polish the inlet, you can go over the top with it.

**wootty** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 21:13

Originally Posted by Dacvolvo

Wootty - would it be possible to make a cover for the part circled below?

ahem yes ive looked at that one,lots of lovely angles involved.i might have a dabble,looks like a lot of work but ill have a go.glad u like me bits boys

**Tomcat** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 22:19

Aw crap!, tried to fit my battery cover today and it don't fit!!, my battery's too small..Hmmph!

Edit: Er Dac, does yours fit properly or is it hanging over the sides of the battery?, looks like it in the photo's.

**smithson007** · Saturday 4th November 2006, 22:32

Engine bay looks mint. Must of took you a bit a time to keep it that clean.

**Dacvolvo** · Sunday 5th November 2006, 00:19

Originally Posted by smithson007

Engine bay looks mint. Must of took you a bit a time to keep it that clean.

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13432

**Dacvolvo** · Sunday 5th November 2006, 00:29

Originally Posted by tomcat

Aw crap!, tried to fit my battery cover today and it don't fit!!, my battery's too small..Hmmph!

Edit: Er Dac, does yours fit properly or is it hanging over the sides of the battery?, looks like it in the photo's.

Hey Tom,

Like yours, mine didn't fit quite right either, so I stuck an old CD cover to the top of the battery and then fitted the cover from Wootty. Not perfect - but a vast improvement on the crappy black plastic battery that lives in my engine.

I've only had the car about a month and a bit, so I'm thinking about buying the larger sized battery for the winter coming in.

I also insulated the bottom of Wootty's cover incase some unforseen incident ocurrs and the cover shorts the electrics. But as you can see, there is a good 6/7mm clearence between both the negative/positive terminals and the cover:

It looks great apart from the over lap (the cover obviously being a few cm longer than the actual battery), but all in all, it still looks great, even with the over lap:

**Tomcat** · Sunday 5th November 2006, 00:32

Ah.....cheers for that, although I think I'll just keep it to one side until I can be bothered buying a bigger battery(only bought this one six months ago)