Engine bay restoration

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Denbob55
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Engine bay restoration

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My engine bay looks like old spaghetti. The previous owner fiddled around a lot so I'm missing spark plug wire looms and connectors, other wiring laying draped over and not held in place etc. Anyone have some good picture of a decent engine bay? Where are you getting your original parts sourced?

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svo413
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Depending on the year, I can supply some decent to nice pictures.
I have 85, 88 and an 89 LX. My 84 and 86 GT are fair. I do not modify very much stuff.

As for OEM parts, they are getting hard to find. I suggest looking up the part number and searching with that. Plug wire holders are available in repro. Refinishing stuff gets tricky. Any of the gold cad plated stuff is hard to reproduce.
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Denbob55
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Re: Engine bay restoration

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Mine is an 86 convertible of course. Any engine bay photos would be appreciated, even the years before or after. I sent a message with my email. As to the after market houses, they all seem to say "original" or 'better than'. Once I see some pictures I'll make my selections. thanks
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