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Yesterday Chris and I spent our time getting the firewall cleaned up. We removed undercoating and excess seam sealer along the firewall seam.
While he worked on prepping and masking, I focused on the master cylinder and booster. I got it cleaned and gave it a few coats of cast iron. .
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With the brake system painted, we moved on to the firewall
Chris prepped and and masked the upper portion, then I primed it with high build. It won't be perfectly smooth, but it will look so much better without the globs of seam sealer.
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First I'd like to say that it has been a pleasure reading this thread on Scarlett and it has helped me figure out how I want to proceed on my truck. I recently picked up a 86 and needless to say it has some issues that need addressed. Like you mentioned I have taken a baby step approach to getting things done as I have also been stressed out trying to get too much done at one time. Great job with everything you have done to it. I do have a question. I have attached some pics of a wire bundle that I can't figure out where it goes. The one on my truck has been cut and I'm not sure if it's needed. I see that at the beginning of your build you had it there and now you don't. Do you remember what this bundle was for?
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Any luck on that harness I indicated in the photo. I know it’s not the headlight harness because mine still work. The harness in question is below the firewall block.
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If memory serves me right that is a vacuum line for the Cruise control. It has its own separate switch on the brake pedal housing. It goes from the switch, through the firewall, and to the servo mounted on top of the intake. It should be right beside the carb on the passenger side. It is what disengages the cruise when you hit the brakes I think.
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Thanks for bringing us along all of the detailing. I enjoy every step.
Jealous of your show schedule there. LST sounds cool. We won't get back into shows til mid spring. It'd do me good to get out of the W WA doldrums (nice today tho) so I might try to do the mighty road trip down there some year for LST. Not sure I can get there without going over snowy passes and I'd need to drive my 2WD (1WD) to get there. Again though, thanks for showing us your process and progress. |
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Today Chris and I worked on multiple projects together. He focused on stripping seam sealer and undercoating from the last section of the firewall. It was a section that I had planned to leave alone, but he couldn't stand it. The extra time spent was well worth the end result.
With all of the undercoating removed, and the seam sealer reduced to a minimum, i sprayed several coats of filler primer to help reduce the bag of marbles look. This was wet sanded down and a coat of DP 90 epoxy was applied.
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While Chris worked on the firewall, I spent my time on the valve covers and breather. I filed and squared the ends on the covers then gave them several coats of filler primer.
After all the pieces were wet sanded smooth they got a cover coat of primer followed by several coats of color.
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Thank you sir. I had a vision on how I wanted it to look, and I was blessed to know a talented artist that could make it happen. Johhny C took my vision and enhanced it to come out better that I had imagined.
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She is looking AMAZING Ken, cant wait to see her at LonestarThrowdown! She is a beautiful platform to use promoting the new "mild tubz" !
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Thanks for the kind words and opportunity Mike. I truly feel that this design will be successful for your product line.
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That's a dual snorkel base from an 85 F body. Since Scarletts motor is a 305 HO I thought the breather was only fitting. It was once mounted on a Suburban so it will clear my set up just fine. No, I don't have any intentions of running the fresh air ducting.
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Through researchI was able to determine hat the motor is an 85 305 HO L69 with the factory mid rise aluminum intake. When I pulled the pan I saw that the cylinders had been honed, but no marking on the pistons to indicate an overbore. I know it has an aftermarket cam, but no idea what the specs are.
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All the work you and Chris have done looks great, but I gotta ask one thing. Why not paint the firewall the red like the rest of the inner fender and core support?
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I sprayed the firewall with the DP 90 as a sealer. Its the same process I used on the inner fenders and core support. I will scuff this down and spray it with red tonight. This will ensure that everything looks the same. Good call Chris!
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Bummed. I have parts and supplies ordered but nothing I needed to have a productive night has arrived. I spent a quiet night with my beautiful wife instead of working in the shop.
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I received several boxes from FedEx yesterday. Unfortunately I got home late so my progress was limited. One of the boxes was my filler panels for the core support and a bag of swag from @slosh_tubz. The core support is masked over so I didn't get a chance to test fit.
My titanium Cerakote came in too. I sprayed the back of the cover panels and let it dry. I decided it was not the look I was after and sprayed them with stainless steel silver instead. Still not exactly what I have in mind but it's time to move on. Edit* Ignore the crazy looking masking paper draped everywhere. Its actually a second layer to protect the painted surfaces. I trimmed it today.
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With that decision made, I sprayed the carb as well. I had previously cleaned and bagged it, so a quick blast with brake cleaner and few coats of stainless steel made it look fresh again. Ignore all the crazy bolts and lines. That's just there while I paint.
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