Engine bay refresh project

[Spiker Engineering]

I finally received all the parts I ordered to finish the project. Looks like enough parts to open a Toyota dealership:

I also picked up the plated fasteners from the plating shop:

Some parts came out great:

Others I'm less than happy with:

I'm not a plater, but comparing what I received (left) to some new zinc plated nuts (right), I'm not happy. So I'll be taking them back to the plating shop to see what they can do.

 

[brillo_76]

I don't blame you. Quality is important..

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[chapolito]

I also picked up the plated fasteners from the plating shop:

How are you keeping track of what goes where? Did you just take a million photos along the way?

 

[Spiker Engineering]

How are you keeping track of what goes where? Did you just take a million photos along the way?

Pretty much - I tried to take a photo of every fastener as I removed it, like this:

 

[Romeo1]

Lots of ways to keep track of where hardware goes. Photos and video are awesome. A little work up front in the process saves major time on the back end.

Trays or muffin sheets with labels are great too. Tape with writing, locate tabs, anything really all works well to help you remember where things good.

Good systems and good organization is key.

 

[Spiker Engineering]

Lots of ways to keep track of where hardware goes. Photos and video are awesome. A little work up front in the process saves major time on the back end.

Trays or muffin sheets with labels are great too. Tape with writing, locate tabs, anything really all works well to help you remember where things good.

Good systems and good organization is key.

Agreed. Since I took all the fasteners in for plating, I couldn't take any of the usual organization steps like trays, labels, or tape. So I will be relying on the photos I took during teardown to put it all back together.

 

[Spiker Engineering]

I dropped off the fasteners back at the plating shop, they said they'll try to make them look better, but also said that I may need to go to a different shop.

In the meantime, I cleaned up the alternator a little bit, and threw in a new brush set, PN 27370-35060.

 

[Spiker Engineering]

I got the re-plated parts back from the shop. Second time was the charm, apparently, the parts came out great.

I asked them what they did differently the second time, they were a bit cagey, just said that they "worked at it a little more". I suspect the reality is that the first time I got the "give 'im the usual" job, but when I came back complaining, they put the "oh this guy is picky, we better get this right" guy on the job.

Anyway, I think I can start putting things back together!

 

[Spiker Engineering]

Well after much delays and chasing an issue with the IAC, it's (mostly) done! Still have a few parts on order, but this is the gist of it:

 

[Ed_C]

Daaamn
:jaw:​

 

[toverturf]

So clean I wouldn't want to drive it off road after that haha.

 

[phattyduck]

So clean I wouldn't want to drive it off road after that haha.

That was my thought. I keep mine pretty clean compared to some, but... Now, the inside of the engine? That's immaculate.

But, it takes all kinds - he's the guy you want to be buying parts from because you know they are of the highest standard. *ahem*hood struts*ahem*

-Charlie

 

[Speedy]

This is the way.

 

[infamousRNR]

Timmy the Toolman and Sean are starting an engine Engine Bay Refresh ourselves....

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[uralik]

I didn't even think that those parts under the hood could shine ... :lmao:

 

[HiLife]

Well after much delays and chasing an issue with the IAC, it's (mostly) done! Still have a few parts on order, but this is the gist of it:

Omg, that looks great!
Well done sir :rockon:

 

[Wulfkar]

Looks incredible. That 3.4 is one of the best engines ever made.

 

[amalik]

[MENTION=636945]Spiker Engineering[/MENTION] , just ordered a hood strut from AMZN.

Bro, I really literally don't get how you took a bag full of those bolts after plating and then were able to match them to components/parts just based on pictures you took. Even with pictures, so many of the bolts could go into MORE THAN ONE component even if it wasn't the perfect fit, I dunno how the hell you pulled this off. Then again, you do have 'engineering' in your name tag itself.

Kudos on this gorgeous refresh...