Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

I used a 1-2-3 punch combination on the motor mounts of Primer, Paint, and Clear.

Convinced myself to always use primer when I take something down to bare metal, and not to cut any corners.

Decided to clear these for extra durability.

now I normally don't like to cross polinate my paint brands/products, but the can of Dupli-Color primer went bonkers on me the last time I used it, it wouldn't stop spraying, it even kept spraying after I tossed it in the trash, LOL

plus this KRYLON Rust Tough primer is great, covers so well

didn't these parts turn out AMAZING!!!

[Gregski]

so glad I decided to remove these support brackets, check out what was hiding behind there

[Gregski]

alright lets clean these rascals up

.... there that's better

[Gregski]

and three and a half hours later the engine cavity be done, wire wheeled, washed, cleaned, and prepped for POR15, now we wait for payday (cause we be broke), than buy sum POR15 and slap it on there hopefully this weekend

[LT7A]

Good job man, this looks great! I like how you establish limits so the project doesn't run away with you. And your wallet. Awhile back you were talking about the freeze plugs you were skipping and said "I plan on regretting that later". Made me laugh. That's part of setting limits so the project moves ahead. And it is! I was surprised how many pages there were to read since I last checked in. Keep it up!

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Good job man, this looks great! I like how you establish limits so the project doesn't run away with you. And your wallet...

Hi, glad you revisited, and yes defining your scope is very important, and it's not easy, I don't like jobs such as this one, as I find myself spinning way too many plates at the same time, top end rebuild, paint the frame, paint the core support, rebuild HURST shifter, overdrive transmission swap, exhaust upgrade, rewire electrical, my goodness, I will be so glad when its all over.

I am at my best when I am focused, like when all I have to do is swap the rear window for a slider, there that will be it for that project then I will drink some beer.

After that I plan on doing the door hinges, again that will be it for that project, one and done (ok bad example cause there are actually two doors, so two and through, ha ha)

you get the idea, divide and conquer

[blazer2007]

be careful when you shake the spray bombs and drink beer at the same time,I,ve shook the beer and not the paint.LOL

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by blazer2007

be careful when you shake the spray bombs and drink beer at the same time,I,ve shook the beer and not the paint.LOL

oh wow man, sounds like an occupational hazard, hope the beer was ok, ha ha

[68post]

"Alcohol abuse" ..we're all guilty at some point. (finally find that full one the next day just sitting where you forgot it ??)

[Gregski]

I didn't want to get paint on the brake lines nor the fuel line, so I used an old school trick, if you use aluminum foil to wrap those parts its much easier to remove it than blue tape, so here we go

[Gregski]

a pint of POR15 semi gloss ran me $30 bucks and half a pint would have been more than enough, the nice thing about paint that you get to brush on is that it really goes a long way

even started to tape off some nuts and bolts until I realized they will be hidden by the cross member support brackets, LOL

[Gregski]

I think these pics are after only the 1st coat, things looked even more awesome after the second one

[Gregski]

the crossmember support brackets got some POR15 love too

[rusty76]

Looking good. Keep it up.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Looking good. Keep it up.

thanks

[Gregski]

since I had more than half a can left over of the POR15 I decided to do my best to store it, as always the lid was warped so it would not snap back on properly, so I put it on the best I could and tapped the can shut, then I put it in an air tight zip loc bag, we'll see if it will dry up or not in a few weeks / months

[Gregski]

and here's some pics with the aluminum foil off, as well as the blue tape, to be honest with you the aluminum foil did stick to the frame in two tiny places where I had to wedge it between the brake line and the frame and where I did not pull the brake line far enough from the frame, but I just removed it with a razor blade

also the blue tape did not come off as easily as I would have hoped, POR15 is more like glue than paint, maybe next time I need to remove the blue tape while it is wet instead of waiting on it to dry completely, I may use a razor to remove the blue tape residue, its barely visible around the base of each bolt head, but The Greg knows its there, ha ha

so I would consider this frame ER - Engine Ready!!!

[Gregski]

so my Mopar buddy Seth swung by the other day and pointed out that my air cleaner base had like a 2" drop in it, something I totally overlooked, and suggested I try a flatter base plate

one trip to a hot rod shop and $15 bucks later, we had ourselves a solution

I appreciate all your suggestions, they were all correct, but at this time The Greg must go this cheapest route as this project(s) is really costing me lots, as I'm sure you understand, plus who's to say I can't try your suggestions, the Crossfire distributor cap (love that thing), a 1 inch carb spacer, or even a smaller H.E.I. model all together, but for now this will do, I will have to paint it black of course, but hey, whats more fun than having to strip and paint brand new shinny parts [/sarcasm]

[Gregski]

check out all the clearance now, hewk you could drive a Prius through there, ha ha

and what's that below the air cleaner, why it's a shinny almost still new Holley carburetor, who knew that was under there? ha ha

The Greg is happy(er) since now my hold down shaft is too short, hee hee, hey that's how the game is played right, fix one thing, find out another one needs a fixin' (no I'm not posting a pic of my short shaft)

again thank you all for trying to help with this one

[rusty76]

The engine bay looks great. Wonderful job.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by rusty76

The engine bay looks great. Wonderful job.

thanks, hey what are you doing up so early, oh wait different time zone, I'm the one up at 6 am

[rusty76]

Originally Posted by Gregski

thanks, hey what are you doing up so early, oh wait different time zone, I'm the one up at 6 am

Ha. Funny but these time zones can be a bear. I have a friend who lives overseas and he's 12hrs ahead. Try calling him at a decent hour. Lol

[Gregski]

also I think I have the passenger side plug wire runs figured out using some of the stock Vortec wire loom clips all be it in a slightly unconventional way, but hey isn't this what Hot Rodding is all about, and does it get any more quintessential than routing your own wires? - don't answer that, jk

I went out and bought an individual 26E Duralast plug wire (which matches those that came in my set) and replaced one of the longer 32 inch ones to take some slack out of it

[Gregski]

alright Greg, so...

1. Top End rebuilt (engine painted) - check!

2. Frame & Crossmember (painted) - check!

lets put that engine back in, what are you waiting for?

wait what? what's next? you gotta be kidding us Smallz

[Gregski]

Why yank that mint core support?

To quote Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds (yes I'm dating myself), "Here's why"