Well, took the time today to give my baby a much needed bath, including a complete under-carriage bath and removal of the tires/wheels to clean up the suspension as well. Washed the entire engine bay, and then did a three layer wax job using a cleaning/rubbing compound, then 2 layers of wax after that.
I also was able to pick up my engine cover yesterday from the body shop, which had to be modded yet again. Due to the hot pipe install, the flanges were/are a lil longer than anticipated versus the stock setup. this caused me to have the boys trim down the vertical edge along the driver's side of the engine cover.
Turned out really nice actually, and fits like a glove. I'm impressed they were able to do as well as they did. Finished off the install with some brand new chrome caps over the Oil, Methanol (OEM washer fluid tank) and the Coolant Cap(s).
Also had my local sign guys do up some new vinyl lettering in factory yellow on the Oil and Methanol Cap(s).
Here's a few pics of how the engine bay appears now, as of 01/25/14:
Productive, 11.5hrs on the SHO today. But man she needed it. I'm dreading the forecasted -23 degrees actual temperature slated here for Monday night. Then a whopping -9 degrees overnight Tuesday. Sure has been a tough Winter here in "Chi-Beria" to keep the SHO in tip top shape. Makes me almost wanna get a beater to motor around in.
*sigh*
