Engine bays in particular.

I was at some local mud races a few years back and was checking some of the racers. It seemed the entire engine was encapsulated in sheet metal with louvers on the sides. When they would pop the hood in the pits, the mills didnt have a spec of mud on them.

Lets see how some of you guys do it!

Rob

I would like to see this as well, as I am working on a mechanical fuel injection system for my bigger waggy. For those who don't know - the fuel pump is driven by a toothed belt at the front of the engine... and for now, it looks like my fuel pump will be pretty low...

I will have to make a guard/cover/something, would like to see what others are doing.

Not that I am a 'mudder' or anything... but there is almost always mud on every local trail we run....

peace
Dave

Sheet metal is the way to go. The budget way is to use a tractor tire tube and sheet metal screws with washers, also shower pan can be bought at lowes or home depot and it holds up good to heat and chemicals, it comes 4ft by however long and is easier to use than the inner tube because it's flat. I will post pics of my engine once the truck is done.

my secret is the rubber shower liner you put down under your shower it holds up to oil and stuff my motor stays clean

my secret is the rubber shower liner you put down under your shower it holds up to oil and stuff my motor stays clean

AKA- Shower pan:flipoff2:

AKA- Shower pan:flipoff2:

ass:flipoff2::flipoff2:

Im using rubber floor mat stuff, with a diamond plate design. FREE from work.:D No pics yet, but I'll get some. Pop-riveted and/or screwed underneath and in the wheel wells.

As far as sheet rubber stuff goes, we use pond liner around here...

Still waiting for more pics though..

Any Pics???

Any Pics???

X2. Post 'em up. Sounds like a great idea.

Any Pics???

X2. Post 'em up. Sounds like a great idea.

I'm on mids this week, but I'll probably hit the shop this weekend and take some pics.

As far as sheet rubber stuff goes, we use pond liner around here...


pond liner is what i use too

my secret is the rubber shower liner you put down under your shower it holds up to oil and stuff my motor stays clean

WE ALSO USE SHOWER PAN LINER , SHEET METAL & THEY SELL BUCKETS AT WALMART IN THE HOUSE HOLD SECTION WITH ROPE HANDLES ON THEM ........... YOU CUT THE TOPS OFF OF THE BUCKET TO FIT OVER YOUR CARB & BREATHER KEEPS WATER OUT GREAT !!!
( CUT TO FIT )

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm112/TRAINHORN69/PAINTPUP023.jpg

Aluminum roof flashing from the local lumber yard and rivets, 2' wide and as long as you want:D

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/IDIeselman1/tr.jpg?t=1231468266

so do you guys run anything on the bottom of the motor or just the sides? I play in the mud a time or two a year and would like to make it cleaner in the engine bay.

also what are all you guys runnin as far as intakes? do you run anything special on the air cleaner to help with any water that splashes up?

this is what i run to keep the water from splashing on my air filter.
http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr156/oregonmudder/other%20stuff/gotmud1.jpg

sheet metal, shower liner, and zip in screws and pop rivits if you want to be fancy

Sheet metal is the way to go. The budget way is to use a tractor tire tube and sheet metal screws with washers, also shower pan can be bought at lowes or home depot and it holds up good to heat and chemicals, it comes 4ft by however long and is easier to use than the inner tube because it's flat. I will post pics of my engine once the truck is done.Once a tire catches on fire its extremely difficult to put out I would say just on the basis of allowing people to put a fire out while trying to get you out of the vehicle you would avoid the tire technique

Pfttt, I only use the finest coke 12 pack cardboard ziptied to the inner fender. Lasted 2 days out at Okeechobee Mudfest and kept the Rad from clogging.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/grandeyota/FENDER.jpg

i used a rubber bed mat under my toy mud truck and cut to fit from the bottom of the rad all the way back to thebellhousing and up the the inner fenders and riveted/bolted it in place....

have also had good luck with lighter weight conveyor belt material.

also have made some spash guard to mount onthe grill out of the same conveyor belt to keep mud and water from going directly through into the rad and theres still enough room for air to get by the outside to cool the engine...

another thing that helps is to get some expanding foam in a can and fill any and all gaps in the core support, inner fenders, betweenthe mat and frame so nothing can get in there...

Also if the pit is extrememly wet it helps to duct tape the hood to fender gaps as well as the hood to grille gap to keep the water out....

one more thing, distrubutor boots and dielectric grease are your friend as well as wd40...

lastly if you want a cheap way to keep your open element airfilter dry, go get a cheap yellow palstic oilchange pan and a long aircleaner and cut to fit the pan upside down over the airfilter, it wont hurt performance and will keep the filter clean and dry much longer

my .02

-j-rOd

hey moveaside he means an inner tube not a tire. a tire would be to stiff and heavy the inner tube is light and in the event of a fire it would burn really quick

lastly if you want a cheap way to keep your open element airfilter dry, go get a cheap yellow palstic oilchange pan and a long aircleaner and cut to fit the pan upside down over the airfilter, it wont hurt performance and will keep the filter clean and dry much longer

my .02

-j-rOd

I "upgraded" to a metal pan on my current ride :laughing:

Got some pics.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/700998/fullsize/picture-025.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/700999/fullsize/picture-026.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/701000/fullsize/picture-027.jpg

Thanks for the pics.

Fix your steering.

Thanks for the pics.

Fix your steering.

I'll get some of the 78 next time I go to the shop.

Yeah, parts are on order for the steering.:( Just slapped this set together for a mud run. Actually works well, but could be much better.

so do you guys run anything on the bottom of the motor or just the sides? I play in the mud a time or two a year and would like to make it cleaner in the engine bay.

also what are all you guys runnin as far as intakes? do you run anything special on the air cleaner to help with any water that splashes up?

The protection will go back on the bottom after the install, Here's what I cobbled up from an old 7.3 IDI air cleaner and some 4" drain tube.

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo233/IDIeselman1/tr001.jpg?t=1231536820 I also do alot of trail riding where we come across deep water......no troubles yet.

Some of the 78 Bronco.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/701191/fullsize/picture-001.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/701192/fullsize/picture-002.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/701195/fullsize/picture-005.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/701193/fullsize/picture-003.jpg

that looks really good

where'd you get the diamond pattern rubber matting?

I'm an operator at nuclear plant and we use it to protect the floors when staging new pumps, motors etc. I was able to "obtain" four rolls of it for personal use.:D Search on Google for "diamond plate rubber mats" There are a bunch of suppliers out there. It ain't cheap though.

that looks really good

where'd you get the diamond pattern rubber matting?

Here ya go. http://www.newpig.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product8_10651_10151_127754_-1_118211_106091_106766_

I use rubber roof membrane and zip screws all around wheel wells, also a nice shield around stock 84chevy air intake, made of aluminum.

Here is my shrouding for the air cleaner on my old truck. Had a hood scoop on there to stop any water and flying debris there. My sides were sealed, but not the bottom. So as you can see if you don't do it all and play in the goo, it gets every where.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj21/jenx21/SANY0170.jpg

later
jenks

One thing i've found with mudproofing an engine bay is first the heat, i had my truck sealed up perfect (rad was still in stock location and was the only opening other than at the back of the motor), and whenever i was in the pitts for anything over a minute plus at redline the truck would overheat, i then did a couple different things to free up soe air space, and it helped the overheating, but it was just a bugger to clean so i moved the rad to the back and left everything wide open:

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/668674/fullsize/img_0940.jpg

And the other thing i've found with mud proofing and engine bay, is that if it ain't perfect and it gets dirty, its a bugger to wash, usually taking me 3 times longer to wash everything, its one of those things that half assin it makes life stupid hard.

I use rubber roof membrane and zip screws all around wheel wells, also a nice shield around stock 84chevy air intake, made of aluminum.

X2 on the rubber roof. Works like a charm!

Ran my intake inside to a k&n filter behind the glovebox.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n56/teamcrankitup/IMG_2721.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n56/teamcrankitup/IMG_2623.jpg