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EnGbudd's Euro Ibiza mk2

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would be wicked for such a small engine, to put all the battery and washer bottle etc in the boot or in the scuttle...
probably a lot mor work than you wanted but itd be v.different, and would look pretty swish i think :D

That is a proper good idea :D Might look into that, you have any info on what length cable and what size I would need?
 

ibiza_95

1.8T MK2 Conversion
400AMP welding wire is what i used for the battery i think....
proly bought about 7m of the stuff so i got + and - out of it with stuff to spare, bet it only cost me 25 quid or so aswell
best wire youll get is welding wire, nicely insulated and carries plenty of amps :)
if you went for the fully stripped engine bay itd suit the style youve gone for, for the rest of the car i reckon:)
 
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400AMP welding wire is what i used for the battery i think....
proly bought about 7m of the stuff so i got + and - out of it with stuff to spare, bet it only cost me 25 quid or so aswell
best wire youll get is welding wire, nicely insulated and carries plenty of amps :)
if you went for the fully stripped engine bay itd suit the style youve gone for, for the rest of the car i reckon:)

I have been trying to clean up my engine bay, Like painting odd bits, take bolts I don't need off ( I know i shouldnt do this) lol :) What about for the washer fluid tank?
 
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I have a list of things to do :)

Battery Move to boot
Washer bottle move to boot
Fix central locking
Get UK legal pressed plates :)
polish, clay bar, wax, valet

:D
 

ibiza_95

1.8T MK2 Conversion
theres loads of bits you could do, like hide wiring in conduit under the chassis rails and hide random bits which i cant think of right now :D
if youve dewipered the boot wiper, youve already got some washer hose going from front to back ;) so you could use that and put the bottle in the boot... then itd be a simple wiring job to get it to work properly... mk1 golfs had a rear mounted washer bottle thats simple as to mount if thats any use as opposed the the huge thing in the engine bay... just ideas anyways

if you do move the battery, ring everything to the starter motor + and then send the cable to the boot, as opposed to using a junction box... makes it loads neater
 
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theres loads of bits you could do, like hide wiring in conduit under the chassis rails and hide random bits which i cant think of right now :D
if youve dewipered the boot wiper, youve already got some washer hose going from front to back ;) so you could use that and put the bottle in the boot... then itd be a simple wiring job to get it to work properly... mk1 golfs had a rear mounted washer bottle thats simple as to mount if thats any use as opposed the the huge thing in the engine bay... just ideas anyways

if you do move the battery, ring everything to the starter motor + and then send the cable to the boot, as opposed to using a junction box... makes it loads neater

:D sounds good to me, I wonder if there are any guides? Washer bottle sounds easy as I have dewipered the rear :) I suppose if i am thinking of putting an abf or afh lump in there next year this would probably make things easier?
 
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Right, after what was said last night, thought I would clean my engine bay in preparation!

few pics

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That's one shiny engine bay. I might do mine now :D.
How did you go about cleaning it?

I used wd40 for all the hoses and everything that is black plastic, degreased all the metal surfaces and then cleaned with wd40 also :)

I sanded my exhaust manifold to get all the rust off :)

And I did my rocker cover a long time ago, with metal polish and cutting compound :)

Hope this helps bud
 
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So Here Is What I Have Been Doing

Seeming as my car is off the road, I have been making use of my time and putting some effort into polishing my wheels, Firtst one is done and here it is. a little taster :D

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Sorry about the poor lighting :) Few odd scratches need a little touch up :)
 
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