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Steve.
19th January 2007, 13:42
Tackeled my little 1.1 engine today, only a quick 25min job, used tin foil to cover battery and a few other connections and used the below products to clean and treat:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/s_hosgood/S7000265Small.jpg

So went from this . . . .
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/s_hosgood/S7000266Small.jpg

To this . . . .
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/s_hosgood/S7000269Small.jpg

Yes i know my rocker cover is a state but its being delt with soon, and the manifold cover.
Predator_R32
19th January 2007, 13:51
good work mate :y:
Tupps
19th January 2007, 14:22
nice work matey
hesslevtr
19th January 2007, 14:25
looking good mate
rushy_23
19th January 2007, 14:26
Looks much better!
saxoash
19th January 2007, 14:34
Alot cleaner mate, but i wouldnt use tinfoil to cover the battery mate lol
Steve.
19th January 2007, 14:35
Alot cleaner mate, but i would use tinfoil to cover the battery mate lol

would or wouldnt? lol
saxoash
19th January 2007, 14:37
would or wouldnt? lol

Wouldnt sorry lol
Mystic
19th January 2007, 14:41
Alot cleaner mate, but i wouldnt use tinfoil to cover the battery mate lol

Was thinking that too, tin foil is a conductor :ponder:
Steve.
19th January 2007, 17:06
not igf it doesnt touch the terminals :P she fired up right as rain just after i cleaned it, so cant of done any harm!
hesslevtr
19th January 2007, 18:02
theres always a chance of it touchine trminals

its the same with tools you never leave them on the battery

just put a bag over it next time
Dan
19th January 2007, 20:33
Looks a lot better mate.
Luke
19th January 2007, 20:56
Looks much better mate.

If the weather holds out tomorrow, I think I might do that on mine.
k2thecsaxo
20th January 2007, 08:22
looks much better mate
must get round to doing mine!!
Josh_T
20th January 2007, 14:33
Looks alot cleaner mate, good work :y:
Mark51
20th January 2007, 15:04
looking alot better mate
vtcarl
20th January 2007, 16:14
i did mine a while back and it's still clean.
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/10.jpg
argylefan1985
20th January 2007, 16:23
ok tin foil on your battery? stupidest thing ive ever heard!
davew
20th January 2007, 21:05
looks cleaner mate. but think the tin foil was a bit glum....
Didz
20th January 2007, 21:43
lookin nice and clean! good job
R60-VTR
22nd January 2007, 21:07
Looks really good now mate!
BruceybabyVTR
22nd January 2007, 21:27
Tin foil is a no - no lol. I left a tool on the batt of a brand new car once! went on fire, melted the extension and socket, goosed my ratchet..........lesson learned :fcuk:

Looks well nice though mate!!!! You colour coding the rocker cover and manifold cover then?
WestyVTR
22nd January 2007, 21:30
nice pic i had mine steamn cleaned the other week and coated in some shiney stuff no joke acually looks brand spankin new!! not bad loking for 132k on the clock!
BruceybabyVTR
22nd January 2007, 21:36
wot was the shiney stuff?
kerrie603314
23rd January 2007, 18:53
nice job, must of taken u a while!
thadogg
23rd January 2007, 23:21
good job mate, looks a lot cleaner!
saxooxas
23rd January 2007, 23:35
very nice and clean
srcnix
24th January 2007, 10:40
Good job lad!
WestyVTR
29th January 2007, 17:01
ASW my bad...

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/westyvtr/DSC00026.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/westyvtr/enginesolarised.jpg