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| nwgeo | Oct 29 2014, 12:39 PM Post #91 |
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What paint for the engine did you use? Thanks |
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| Mythstae | Oct 29 2014, 11:03 PM Post #92 |
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That's beautiful And I'm sorry for your loss.
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| freegeo | Oct 30 2014, 12:28 AM Post #93 |
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I used Krylon Dual superbond for the black. It is paint and primer in a can. The engine is Rustoleum hammered silver in a spray can. If any of the bolts or metal pieces had rust on them I wire brushed it real good then put Rustoleum rust reformer on it before painting it. Edited by freegeo, Oct 30 2014, 08:57 AM.
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| freegeo | Oct 30 2014, 12:32 AM Post #94 |
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Thank you Mythstea |
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| freegeo | Oct 30 2014, 12:47 AM Post #95 |
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Got my new exhaust manifold. Not excited about it at all. Very poor craftsmanship, Not going on the car. Stay away from the ones made in china. Pull a part just got a nother metro in this week. Have to go see if it has a 3 cylinder with a good exhaust. Got a couple more things painted, Valve cover and water pump pulley. |
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| freegeo | Oct 30 2014, 01:03 AM Post #96 |
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![]() ![]() I know some of you don't use a timing belt cover or you have one cut down. Has anyone modified theirs so you don't have to take the belt pulley off the crank to get their cover off? Just need the cover for setting the timing. |
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| ZXTjato | Oct 30 2014, 01:27 PM Post #97 |
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bass heads
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I've got my time marks on the cover and every thing is cut off. Just 2 10mm bolts hold the pice that the time marks are on. I can slip the belt under the pice of cost after removing 1 bolt. "Edit" I can't get a picture up because I updated to the latest software for the iPhone and the app won't work now. But the pictures are probably in my build page some where
Edited by ZXTjato, Oct 30 2014, 01:29 PM.
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| freegeo | Nov 9 2014, 06:18 PM Post #98 |
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Been working on the trans to get it cleaned up so I can get this thing together. Had a broken bolt from the mount. Part of the bolt was still sticking out. Found a video that had a idea I had never heard of. Heat the area with a torch. Can be a hand help torch. ![]() Once the area around the bolt gets hot take a candle and stick it in the hole and on the broken bolt. The heat melts the wax and it runs into the threads around the bolt. ![]() Heat the area to were it gets hot again. Take a hammer and tap the end of the broken bolt. This wil help break the rust loose. Put a pair of small vise grips on the bolt and try to break it loose. You may have to do more than one cylce of heating and applying wax to get it to break loose. ![]() |
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| freegeo | Nov 11 2014, 01:28 PM Post #99 |
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Got my alternator all cleaned up. Went from this.![]() To this
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| Mythstae | Nov 11 2014, 03:10 PM Post #100 |
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Wow, that thing was caked! Nice job on the clean-up!
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| banginmetro64 | Nov 11 2014, 05:55 PM Post #101 |
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very clean engine and alternator... |
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| freegeo | Nov 12 2014, 11:38 AM Post #102 |
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Got the trans all cleaned and painted. ![]() Used some Eastwood rubberized rust encapsulator to spray on the frame horns while the engine is still out. Ordered some nternal frame coating also but it never arrived. Had to re order it from some place else. I want to get it done before I put the engine back in. ![]() Once I get the new trans output shaft seals this thing is going back in. Hope to have it running by thanksgiving. |
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| freegeo | Nov 12 2014, 11:43 AM Post #103 |
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Thanks Mythstea. Stiffchezze and a couple others gave me the insight on how to get it cleaned up and in better shape. This car was not treated very well before I got it. It was quite neglected. Just trying to give it some love that it deserves. |
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| freegeo | Nov 12 2014, 01:25 PM Post #104 |
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Took my alternator over to autozone to have it checked before it all goes back in. Everything passed on it so I shouldn't have any problems with the charging of the battery. |
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| freegeo | Dec 4 2014, 01:57 AM Post #105 |
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Finally had some time over thanksgiving to work on the car again. Got the flywheel, and trans all together and bolted to the engine. Dropped it in the car.![]() ![]() Got me a different radiator at Pull a Part over the weekend. Just have to get the distributor, wiring, exhaust, fuel filter, fuel lines and cooling stuff to see about firing this thing up for the first time. |
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