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Old 01-07-2012, 06:37 PM
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I brought the '94 home Thursday night and started the clean up this morning. It's in really good shape overall but the PO never touched it under the hood...man was the motor dirty. Next step is clay bar and wax the paint

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Old 01-07-2012, 06:58 PM
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Looks awesome !!!! What did you use to clean the intake? I need to do some cleaning to my car as well.
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Old 01-07-2012, 07:22 PM
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Looks awesome !!!! What did you use to clean the intake? I need to do some cleaning to my car as well.
Thanks! Simple Green and a couple of different brushes did the trick nicely.
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Old 01-07-2012, 07:48 PM
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Wow. Post up more details on the cleaning process .Looks friggin great!!
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I am possessing engine bay envy atm.
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Old 01-07-2012, 08:12 PM
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Great job in a short time! It's very rewarding when you see a transformation like that.
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Old 01-07-2012, 08:16 PM
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I like that, are you free tomorrow??? I got beer....
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Old 01-07-2012, 08:31 PM
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As odd as it sounds, I really like cleaning engines. Always such a good before/after.

Turned out great!
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I like that, are you free tomorrow??? I got beer....
What he said . you could travel the country drinking free beer!!!
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Old 01-07-2012, 08:37 PM
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Nobody going to jump on here with the Opti panic alarm? ( I still hose mine off)
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Wow! Really impressive. Maybe it will help motivate me to clean my Vette. It needs it as it looks somewhat like the before pics. All of the comments about electrical issues caused by cleaning have kept me kind of scared off.
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Old 01-07-2012, 09:21 PM
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Excellent job!! Looks great.
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Impressive !!!! Just great !
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Excellent work. I see most of the factory engine bay labels are intact. I too like a clean engine bay.

I found in mine after 20 years by previous owners somethings are not as easy to clean up.
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Old 01-07-2012, 10:04 PM
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That was nasty, mine was almost as bad. Good clean up!
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That's QUITE a difference...I can see that has to be one of my first jobs this spring when mine comes out of storage. Nicely done

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Very nice, I love to see the engine compartment clean... Like new
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Looks great! I'm impressed.
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Good example of what big difference someone make with their car with some elbow grease and not a lot of money needed. Congratulations it looks great.
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