i have an engine deal worked out for my charger that will come together the first of the year.
i'm with you, rick. i know the engine compartment on my car already looks bad, and to top it off, i covered it with the texaco equivalent of z-bart ! i'm NOT looking forward to cleaning that mess up !

to the OP, if you decide to re-do your engine, at that time, do what you will want to do to the engine compartment [cleaning, restoration, whatever], or just leave everything together as has been mentioned.