So, I finally joined after owning my ap2 for almost a year and stalking these forums for my needs, however I couldn't get the info I wanted (with very rigorous searching) so here I am .

Down to the good stuff:

I have a desire to remove as many unnecessary hoses/lines/clutter as possible (without actually shaving/tucking the bay). I know about the air pump and associated delete kit, the AC and proper accessory belt replacement, the cruise control and swapping the CC throttle cable with the actual throttle cable (its shorter) to eliminate the weird loop, and that's pretty much it.

Any help/links/guides that can help me strip away ANYTHING that isn't 100% needed to run the engine (emissions stuff, etc can take a hike) and hopefully get my bay looking more like the pic below would be greatly appreciated!

 

No one has done this? I know that's not true because I've seen threads of plenty of people doing full shave/tucks . Share the wealth!

 

Ok! Here is what I've found so far for those wishing to do the same thing:

Air pump removal gets rid of a good chunk, followed by deleting the coolant lines to the throttle body and the IAC. You can also cap off the pcv valve and some other assorted intake hoses, which will actually help your car run better if you vent directly to the atmosphere as I have with a crank case vent filter (illegal for emissions but my guess is 99% of the testers wouldn't even know what they're looking at to tell what this is). So far, been driving for a good 500 miles with no issues and love the way the bay looks.

I'll post up some pics probably tomorrow.

 

I'm trying to find instructions on how to do this. Did you use any guides or just 'figured it out'. Would love to see the before and afters.