Engineering Detailing -A guide for the serious enthusiast on achieving perfection

Introduction

At a public car show spectators see the end result of many painstaking hours, weeks and even years required to get a vehicle to the highest levels of perfection. Attention is paid to every detail from the shine on the paint, to making sure that the tires do not have any dirt on them. This e-book will provide some guidelines on how to take your vehicle from a daily cruiser that looks nice, to the next level. The main focus of this guide is on the engine bay and drive train, however, other helpful tips on other areas are included as well. There are many aftermarket products as well as creative ideas that will open the door for you to make your engine bay unique. This guide will present a variety of ideas from those that are inexpensive and easy to do, to those that are very time consuming and expensive. You decide what it is that best fits your needs for Detail Engineering

For the seasoned show car owner, some of this information may be obvious to you, but there are some not so obvious tips that could help you beat out the competition! Have they already read this book? You should read this guide to make sure that you are maximizing your car show winning experience! The companion book, "Peoples Choice Judging Guide To Car Shows-A guide for the serious enthusiast on judging and showing your car" talks about the complete car show experience and getting your overall car ready. This book focuses on taking it to the next level with the attention to specific areas. That book also includes a handy checklist that you can use making it even easier not to overlook any details complemented with numerous color photographs an examples of what is described.

2. Start By Looking Under The Hood

Opening the hood should bring a smile to your face and you should be proud to share your hard work with others leaving them with a lasting impression. The main question is, what makes one engine bay stand out from another and leave that lasting impression? This is key to understanding what will get you the additional point or points. At a car show, how a vehicle is displayed and presented is the key to differentiate one from another, and attract more attention. In this authors opinion, when I have the opportunity to judge a car show, even if it is a "People Choice Show", if the hood is not open exposing the engine bay, I usually overlook that vehicle. The first thing that goes through my mind, as well as many others is, what are they hiding? Lets open up your hood and see what potential lies there.

Depending upon the class that the vehicle is entered into, there are different approaches to dressing up the engine bay. In the case of a concours show, the key is that the engine bay is based upon its original look and condition when it rolled off the assembly line. If it did not come from the factory with chrome valve covers, there should not be any there now. This limits how much customization can be done. For many other classes, customization and uniqueness is the goal. The owners' vehicle is an extension of their personality, and there are many steps that they take to personalize it

As a starting point you need to keep an objective opinion, along with a realistic view of what can be done with your budget and time. Unless you are going to do a complete engine removal and strip the entire bay you may want to see what you can do in a more time and cost efficient manner. This guide will provide three approaches to refreshing your engine bay, starting from a general freshening, to a more detailed approach with some disassembly, to a full restoration with the engine removed.

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