Looks great! Dumb question, what is the best/safest way to clean the engine compartment? Mine is soooooooo dirty and just attempting to wipe places doesn't do anything at all.

 

The work was not done by me, but i sat around for parts of it and watched. Basically there was two cloths used, one slightly wet from being dabbed in lukewarm water and the other dry. The wet cloth was used to wipe down most of the components, (multiple wet cloths were used actually as they got dirty very quick) and the dry cloth was used to soak up any remains and dry off the parts. I would not recommend using any chemicals as you will get a strange smell from the engine bay once you run the engine and it achieves operating temperatures. Basically water and some good elbow grease will do the trick.