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F360 engine out and detailing...............


Tony
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I've been dyeing to remove the engine for two reasons. First it's looking even more fake due to the dirt and dust on it, and two the plastic glass covering  the engine is so dirty and tarnished you can barely see the engine and i think it's due to the real engines fumes and alike.

 

What has held me back from doing this is the number of bolts and screws and which holds what. The last thing i wanted to do is damage the engine or god forbid crack the perspex glass. So a few images taken just so i know what goes where?

 

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Here you can see the dirt on the glass

 

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As things worked out the engine was held in by two bolts and two screws, oh and some sealant.

 

Now out i can detail the engine and i think I'll leave the perspex in place and detail that there

 

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As for the car it's back to bed time

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I now have a full cover for the car because the partial cover is not up to the winter i think?

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Misleading title, I thought you had taken the actual engine out! :lol:

 

It does look abit neglected once it was out but has cleaned up well. Definitely needs a lick of paint now.

 

Can it be taken apart easily?

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Intake painted with four coats so once dry i can start on the matt black and the Ferrari red rocker covers.

 

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I've also removed the plexi glass because as you can see it's totally messed up so although a pain to remove it'll be worth it in the end.

 

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You could cut a new piece of plexi for peanuts , in fact i'd be tempted to take a pattern off that one before you put it back together as £400 is outrageous 

 

 

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Problem is some of the plexi has a pattern matt black on it so i want to keep that.... I must confess i've tried 3 or 4 polish kits on the plexi and it still looks frosted... I would even pay to have this done now if i knew anyone local that does it?

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  • 3 weeks later...

After three or four top perspex/ acrylic cleaners that seemingly remove scratches the poor viewing still remains. So after wasting £60+ i gave up. I then took it to a company that cleans headlights thinking it should be easy for them i was met with "we'll try our best" :blink: ....A few days later it was done with a fee of £85+ vat :crying_anim02:

 

Nevertheless i opened another issue after painting a worn area matt black that being the paint reacted pulling away from the perspex.

 

Getting the engine in then the plexi and finally the side vents took three hours :o

 

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And now the black part

 

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I can't scrape the black off without ending up where i started so I've decided to have the black area wrapped. My conundrum is shall i go for black again or go for the same colour as the cat?

 

 

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