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Yeah, probably be glad that you did in the long run. Give you a chance to detail everything and clean it up nice. No offence to the other post comments, but a 4x4 on the fenders sounded like a train wreck in the making to me...

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Yeah I'm sure pulling the motor will be worth it, everything will look nice and pretty after. That method with putting weight on the fenders did indeed sound like a train wreck, I don't even think evel knievel would try a stunt like that, Well you never know...

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Lotta work ahead...better get to work buddy! lol! Looking good! Man....while that 6 banger is out I'd be replacing gaskets and giving it a chevy 6 blue paint job. Maybe even order me a set of fenton headers and offy dual intake. :metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Yep I plan to get it out sometime this week, I don't know about Fenton and offy (I'm a bit too cheap) but it'll definitely get a clean up and some nice blue paint :chevy: , Tj I know you have removed at least one straight six, do you mind giving me some tips on say where to attach the chain to the block when lifting it out. Thanks

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I pulled the engine and tranny as one piece so it might make things a bit different. I cradled the back with a chain and then bolted a chain on the side of the motor where the A/C brackets would go. The 235's don't have those holes there that I am aware of. Another thing I did was wrap chains around the motor mounts. Hey....62 Barnfind would know lots about pulling 235's!

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Thanks for the advice Tj, I talked to John on the phone today for a while and he gave me some tips. First I removed everything that was needed such as driveshaft, shifter, hydraulic clutch lines etc. Then I built some L brackets that attach to the head bolts.

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And she's out!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Tomorrow I'll start cleaning all of the dirt and grease off and getting it prepped for paint. I'm thinking the original alpine green

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Cool! Glad John was able to help. :metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Original is a great colour.

I would vote for it, but of course it is your truck, so your choice.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Yeah that's why this forum is so great buddy! :chevy:

I definitely do want to go with the original colour but that's only if I can find it in high heat

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Nice!

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Glad you got it out! The green is going to make that engine stand out. Get ready for a bunch so scraping and cleaning. It's all in the prep work!

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks bill
Thanks John, yep the alpine green will look good I just need to find it in high heat

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Decided to try some buffing on the original paint on the firewall. Here is before

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And here is after, I need to get a better buffing wheel for my drill or Dremel so I can finish the rest of the firewall

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

That looks pretty nice. When I built my hotrod 39 Chevy Truck, I buffed out the firewall one evening and it came out great! Had to many holes in the firewall that I didn't need, and ended up welding them all shut, which ruined the paint. I ended up painting it. You keeping the paint, or using new? I enjoy watching this.

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Thanks man, I think I'm going to preserve the paint on the firewall since it has the original chalk markings on it and the paint isn't bad. The rest of the truck However will be repainted the same colour as the firewall

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

You did good on that firewall! :metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thanks bill, it sure does look good. It'll look even better when it matches the rest of the truck when it gets painted :chevy:

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Been spending the past two days cleaning and painting the engine. First I sraped just over 3 lbs of dirt and grease of the engine then I wire-wheeled it and then gave it a wash. The original colour for the 261 is actually almost the same as John Deere green so I used some tractor and implement paint, it's real tough stuff, oil and gas proof and high temp resistant.

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Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

I like that green

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

nice job on the engine . now it will look great when you put it back in .

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Sweet! Engine looks awesome man :metal:

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Thanks bill, so do I!
Thanks Jim, yep it definitely will look much better than the old pile of dirt and grease it used to be.

Thanks Anthony, I'm planning putting quite a few coats on so if something spills on it I can just wipe it right off. Once the painting is done I'm going to do some pin striping and decals on it

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:four:

I like it a lot.

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Thanks rian, so do I. I'm painting some parts dark blue so it should go well with the green

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Have been working on engine paint and got lots more coats of green on. The cast iron is glossy smooth and if I get any grease on it I should be able to just wipe it off. I can see my reflection in some parts:chevy:

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I detailed the "captains bars" and the ID number so they are easily visible. This is to prove all the old guys wrong at the carshows that say "it's probably not a 261 and if it is it's not original to your truck". Now I'll be able to prove them wrong :lol:

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And added some more blue in there on the side cover

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I also used the blue for some stripes on the valve cover.

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Very cool engine colors. Did you prime it first or just shoot it with implement paint?

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Nice job on the engine

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Thanks Ben, I made sure it was super clean and shot it with the implement paint. I've probably done about 10 coats by now.

Thanks Craig

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Looks great buddy! Reminds me of painting my engines. Always the funnest part imop. :metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Thank tj. yep painting the engine sure is fun, makes everything look so pretty:chevy:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Drove 4hrs down to Vancouver today to pick up my 60 gmc hood I bought a few months back. It's actually really straight other than one good sized ding and there's also one small rust spot. I'll get back home on the weekend and then I'll start to do some metalwork on it and probably sell the old hood:metal:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

Came home earlier than expected due to bad weather. The hood is now home, I've been waiting for months and I finally have it here:chevy::four::hot:

Re: A 15 year old's project. Rusty 62 stepside
 

lookin good . Got the hood finally .That is going to change the look for sure.