Engine Compartment Upgrades

I’ve spiffed up the engine compartment a little bit. First up was the Engine Cover Support:

The old sliding bracket mounting holes were broken, so I got a new one with more mounting points from DeLorean Parts Northwest. I then simply painted the brace, spring, and screw heads with Rust-Oleum:

Next was the coolant bottle replacement, with stainless brackets. The old bottle looked bad, and had the wrong cap type. Ken K did the installation. Old:

New:

My air box sticker was the wrong sticker! I really wanted “DMC” to pop out on the engine, I want the correct sticker, I want a new looking sticker, and I want the sticker to match the Airbox Label T-Shirt I bought. Since the sticker I bought was NOS, the backing didn’t come off easily. I nearly destroyed it, but salvaged it with some double stick tape. I later found out you’re supposed to warm them up with a hair dryer, or heat gun. Even letting it sit on the dash board on a hot day might work. Oh well, it’s on and looks decent. Old:

New:

I finally added my K&N air filter. Here’ shot of the old filter, and the new K&N:

Done!

Costs (discounts and reimbursements not shown)

Rust-Oleum Bright Coat Metallic Finish Spray Paint from Home Depot: $3 – $4?
Stainless Coolant Tank from SpecialTAuto.com: $151.90
K & N air filter and cleaner from SpecialTAuto.com: $62.95
Sliding block, engine cover support from delorean-parts.com: $22.45 (shipped with door launchers)
Air Cleaner Label from DMC (Midwest): $5.95

 

Future Upgrades:

Refinish or replace Engine Cover Screen Brackets
Replace all other old, yellowed engine compartment labels
Replace Engine Cover Striker Latch (currently awaiting available replacement)
Blue Silicon Vacuum Hoses from SpecialTAuto.com
Replace broken firewall compartment cover