engine bay dress up

[mate]

hey everyone

just keen to findout of there are any nice things i can install to dress up the ugly v8.

i.e tappet covers, intake manifold, injector rail or anything else as it looks hectic and dull

i love bling areoflow parts and polished alloy.

has anyone dressed up their engine bay or motor?

thanks in advance :)

[iPom]

In Australia I imagine most LR owners use their vehicles as they were designed for and couldn't give a hoot for bling - maybe a wee bit.

I'd be looking on European or US sites for inspiration, the Euros are mad for it :D

If you regularly take your D2 off road you will soon be tired of polishing it - Or the care factor will wane once it's been pinstriped by Lantana and full of muddy crud. I'd be more happy spending time and money keeping it running good and well maintained.

However, if your vehicle is more of a street machine, then fill your boots and break out the Autosol and polish away. Most alloy components can be polished, it will take time though. You can dress up the hoses using silicone ones in a variety of colours and also redo the split conduit in different colours as well. You can paint various components - its up to you to I guess.

[Modelsp]

hey everyone

just keen to findout of there are any nice things i can install to dress up the ugly v8.

i.e tappet covers, intake manifold, injector rail or anything else as it looks hectic and dull

i love bling areoflow parts and polished alloy.

has anyone dressed up their engine bay or motor?

thanks in advance :)
Most Creeks in Australia have an unlimited amount of Shiny MUD that is free to take home with you.
Its a damn sight more fun and no elbow grease needed

[loanrangie]

Get the valve covers and even intake manifold polished if you are after a hair dressers car.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using AULRO mobile app

[999]

Yeh what about 2nd battery, remove the AC and fit an endless air fit some extended shock towers and remote res shocks. Those alone would add some decent bling while being useful aswell.

But for some reason I reckon your taking the ****.

[mate]

ok im getting an idea you all dont understand quite what im asking, ill fill you in on a little background first .

i used to own 5 nissan 300zx z31's and 1 z32. with the older cars you couldnt do much with them to dress them up other than remove the egr and cold start idle up control valve and clean up some daggy wires. however with the z32 being a newer model this opened up the range to alot of aftermarket parts from various manufacturers in endless coatings. and also came mafless tunes so you could clear out the airbox, also relocate the fusebox and battery and remove 5kgs of useless heater hose and the egr.

i have owned some nice old motors and some new ones also as im currently on my 18th car in the 17 years ive had my drivers licence, and throughout all these makes and models i have always looked for ways to dress up the engine bay and make it look cleaner/ clearer and easier to work on.

i like to accent my motors with things like new welsh plugs and chrome tappet covers and side push rod inspection pannels. new manifolds always clean up an engine bay nicely but as for this LR D2 im unsure if there are any better ones on the market to upgrade to otherwise i would just acid bath the current one...

get what i mean now??

[PhilipA]

ok im getting an idea you all dont understand quite what im asking, ill fill you in on a little background first .

Of Course we understand but this crowd just sees no value in bling.

Its like the 50-60 s American car "restorers" who "Show and Shine" and cut and shut and paint Thunderbirds Nipple Pink, and clean up all the wires in the engine bay and chrome everything.
At Bateau Bay recently I saw all this BS and the one Thunderbird I thought worthwhile was original black with a nice patina.
The classic and veteran car crowd would never do this and neither would the 4x4 crowd in general.

[PhilipA]

ok im getting an idea you all dont understand quite what im asking, ill fill you in on a little background first .
Of Course we understand but this crowd just sees no value in bling.

Its like the 50-60 s American car "restorers" who "Show and Shine" and cut and shut and paint Thunderbirds Nipple Pink, and clean up all the wires in the engine bay and chrome everything.
At The Entrance recently I saw all this BS and the one Thunderbird I thought worthwhile was original black with a nice patina.

The classic and veteran car crowd would never do this and neither would the 4x4 crowd in general.
So we know what you want to do but see no value in it.
Regards Philip A

[mate]

Of Course we understand but this crowd just sees no value in bling.

Its like the 50-60 s American car "restorers" who "Show and Shine" and cut and shut and paint Thunderbirds Nipple Pink, and clean up all the wires in the engine bay and chrome everything.
At The Entrance recently I saw all this BS and the one Thunderbird I thought worthwhile was original black with a nice patina.

The classic and veteran car crowd would never do this and neither would the 4x4 crowd in general.
So we know what you want to do but see no value in it.
Regards Philip A

so theres no aftermarket intakes? like tunnel ram? no carbie upgrade to get rid of the efi for a pair of holleys?? no bling at all?? surely theres something its a v8 after all

[999]

so theres no aftermarket intakes? like tunnel ram? no carbie upgrade to get rid of the efi for a pair of holleys?? no bling at all?? surely theres something its a v8 after all


check out the tvr forums

[PhilipA]

so theres no aftermarket intakes? like tunnel ram? no carbie upgrade to get rid of the efi for a pair of holleys?? no bling at all?? surely theres something its a v8 after all

Oh some of the kids like the Holleys until they find they are not worth a damn offroad, and the car floods and stops on any steep hill. Then they come looking for a set of Strombergs.

There is one bloke that I saw trick up an old RRC? with a Holley and chrome aircleaner and painted the engine red AFAIR and post pictures here but generally no.
Besides the blokes that want to do that generally put a decent V8 in like the one in WA who has fitted a Ford F series V8 with lots of mods and bling or fit a Gen111or 4. BUT that is BIG effort and big bucks and big engineering effort. There are quite a few old RRcs with 350Chevs,400 Chevs or Holden 308s around but they are mostly getting very old now
Regards Philip A

[Eevo]

does red dirt everywhere count as dressup?

[worane]

As you may have gathered by now, Land Rover owners generally don't DO bling.
I have a 1999 TD5. I have just had the roof and bonnet repainted.
I don't go off roading much but do enjoy driving bush tracks and beach.
I don't see the point of seeing how deep a mud hole is by driving through it.
I know my landy is able to get through most of them.
I can hear the howls from some people who love that stuff. I understand that too as I used to do it as well.
I also understand you desire to trick a car. Show cars Is where that is.
If you want to do that , good on you. However you will not find a ready accessories market out there from which to pick up your parts.
Good luck and have fun.

[PhilipA]

I was thinking about this thread last night.

I think you changed your definition mid way.

BLING to me is chromed rockers, brake vacuum reservoir,air cleaner etc etc. Running wires in tubes , metal mesh covered hoses, filling all the holes in the firewall, painting the block and so on.

Engine mods are a different thing.

A Holley for performance is OK but doesn't work off road.

A lot of blokes on here do engine mods but it is illegal to retrofit a carby to injection, so most of the mods like cams, big capacity, chips etc are not visible. The exception being extractors which are generally not worth the effort on later V8s because the exhaust manifolds are quite good.

Personally, I had a Thor manifold fitted to a 14CUX 3.9 , Unichip, modded heads, later injectors, free flow exhaust,O2 sensors and more.

However none of this was IMHO bling, as the intention was to be under the radar of roadworthy providers and cops, and be legal and look stock to the casual observer.
Regards Philip A

[loanrangie]

does red dirt everywhere count as dressup?

Only if it came from a spray can .

Sent from my GT-I9300 using AULRO mobile app

[Eevo]

Only if it came from a spray can .


i wonder if that would actually sell.

market audience: wannabe 4wdrivers.

[Corgie Carrier]

You can buy cans of spray on mud, so why not spray on outback dirt

[ozscott]

Havent seen anyone wanting to get rid of a D2 fuel injection to replace with a carby (Holley of all things - chuck a HEAP of fuel down...). D2 Bosch Motronic injection is brilliant - and off road as said above off road fuel injection wins every time.

I like the black range rover 4.6 Rocker Covers if that helps :D But only if it has a 4.6 below it...

Cheers