One thing always bothered me with the engine bay from the first time I saw it, the coolant reservoir, which is also a strut brace, looked terrible. I think that thing is actually galvanized so it was in fine condition, but it really let down the looks of the engine bay. While I had both from wheels off the ground, I decided to remove it, take a wire brush to it, and finally paint it with more battle ship gray rustoleum.

It looks worlds better. The inside of it is still pretty dirty but at least it looks better.

I also decided to paint the rusty area by the clutch and brake fluid reservoirs. That area too looks 100 times better than it did before.

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Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg area under the reservoirs was rusty but solid, nothing a wire brush cant fix	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg
Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg random zip stripped relay, wonder what it does	Smll Med Lrg looking better already
Smll Med Lrg ew	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg looking hot
Smll Med Lrg MUCH better. Should last a long time with a fresh coat of paint	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg yeah, not a good patch but good enough to drive to a shop