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lets see... we last left off with me starting to do some powder coating. It's been at least a month or two since my last confession here. lots more powder coating... some assembly some repairs CERAKOTE! Christmas was epic! Bought some new parts Built transmissionQuaife Limited slip front differentialEvo 3 first geardual syncro4 spider center … Continue reading Whoa boy, its been a while
Initial tests have went well and now i've actually got some coated items bolted up to the motor
I've always wanted to be able to do this myself and with the DSM I had the option of either paying to have it all done ( once and correct ) or do it myself and learn along the way ( with many mistakes to be made )... in true me fashion I decided to … Continue reading Ventures into powder coating
Since I've been back I've managed to finish up the wiring harness on the engine side, swap out some cams, weld up some water pipes and remove some jb weld that was sealing up a leak, polished a compressor housing and built a mounting tab to bolt to the motor for the power transistor, BCS … Continue reading Been MIA, took a vacation a couple weeks ago. Here are some updates
Since the last post I've managed to finish painting up the bay and the sub frame pieces so lets get that out of the way. Since that got done I started working on the wiring harness. I've got a few goals of this harness and most of which should be fairly simple1: minimal2: hidden as … Continue reading It’s been a little while and I just forgot to post
Today I stripped down the sub frames to steel to get rid of what little bit of rust existed. I then wiped it all down and primed it. Due to the limitations of my air compressor I discovered that I could toss a splash of reducer in the mix to help with the flowout. Wish … Continue reading More and more things to paint.
It's been a while since I posted. been busy. order of the build is taking a bit of a turn due to some life events but it's still going! Over the past couple of weeks I decided that since I blow (holes) at using the tig to try and fill holes in this engine bay … Continue reading Engine bay shaving… the rest
Things are getting a little less exciting than removing a motor but it's still progress toward the end result. today and yesterday I started pulling anything that was protruding from the cabin into the engine bay. Items such as the throttle cable, wiring harness for headlights an ac relays. None of this junk is going … Continue reading Engine bay teardown Pt 4
forgot to post this yesterday. I finally got the engine out of the bay. Time to start on cleaning/welding/body work soon!
I tried sanding some areas with 240 grit by hand to see how that would go... it didnt go, at all. tried the wire wheel on a grinder and while this got me some where I looked like a pin cushion made of steel wires. Trusty DA to the rescue 80 grit and this is … Continue reading I got a little bored to day and pulled out the DA
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