Restoring Rusty

[Chrispbrown36]

The problem I have is I will start on one thing and then while unbolting this or that I think well I might as well do this while I am here.....prioritizing......I fail at.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Chrispbrown36

The problem I have is I will start on one thing and then while unbolting this or that I think well I might as well do this while I am here.....prioritizing......I fail at.

See I don't have a problem with doing something again because I tell myself ok, so you replaced the intake manifold gasket once, whooptie do, you bolted it back up refering to the book cause you don't even know the torque sequence. Yes you also replaced the lifters cause you said well I already have the intake off anyways.

On the other hand I replace the intake gasket one month and put it all back together. Then six months later I go back in and now replace the lifters. Now I removed and put the intake back on twice. I pretend I am a mechanic and now I worked on two trucks that came in one for intake manifold gasket leak the other for a stuck lifter. So now I got twice the experience. I had to drop the dizzy in twice and the first time I missed it by a tooth the second time I got it right. The second time I knew how the throttle linkage went back on without refering to old pictures, and now I know the bolt sequence by heart.

It is a bit of a silly game I play with my mind, but you have to figure out a way to prioritize to trick yourself if you have to.

[Chaplain]

What's your mixture ratio on the muriatic acid bath?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Chaplain

What's your mixture ratio on the muriatic acid bath?

first be very careful wear a respirator and eye protection and heavy rubber gloves

I use 100% if it will cover the entire piece, otherwise for bigger pieces I just use a garden hose and keep poring water in the container until the entire piece is submerged, it is not an exact science

I put a lid on what ever plastic container I am using, and I do it outside not indoors

at 100% I dip for a couple hours, when I add water it can be in there over night or for a couple days, take the metal out from time to time to check on it to see if it is done if all the rust is gone, maybe hose it off check it and put it back in

[greg64]

Greg, I like the results you're getting with the acid bath, but my question is what do you do to dispose of the leftover acid/water mix? That's the part about chemical treatments that I don't like. Great looking hinges!

[Chaplain]

Don't stop now.

[Gregski]

as if you need telling, the only thing worse than that Self Etching primer from Harbor Freight is their "Filler" primer and I use that term loosely, it covers horribly, well unless you are into painting tigers or zebras, or tigers chasing zebras, well you get the idea - stay away from it if possible

so I bondoed the rust holes (not proud of that) sanded it down and shot it with build / filler primer in hopes of block sanding the hood to get it ready for paint this weekend

[Gregski]

what else is going on in Camp Rusty?

well I fingered out why my truck ran real bad under acceleration although it idled perfectly after this most recent intake manifold gasket replacement, I swapped the #5 and #7 plug wires, thank you very much, so now it runs good

I still have that pesky rear wheel locking up on me although I replaced both rear wheel cylinders, so this weekend I think I am putting on new shoes and either turning the drums or putting on new ones

then I think I need to replace the square bearings in my power steering pump, and clean that area of the engine bay a little bit (ok a lot) so I can see what if anything leaks from there

and just went in the garage and checked on the oil leak from todays test drives and yup there's one, the size of my hand, nice, awesome, progress = zero

so The Greg is in a bit of a funk, nothing a glass of white wine can't cure, [ahem] I mean a cold one, a beer people, a beer

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by Gregski

what else is going on in Camp Rusty?

well I fingered out why my truck ran real bad under acceleration although it idled perfectly after this most recent intake manifold gasket replacement, I swapped the #5 and #7 plug wires, thank you very much, so now it runs good

I still have that pesky rear wheel locking up on me although I replaced both rear wheel cylinders, so this weekend I think I am putting on new shoes and either turning the drums or putting on new ones

then I think I need to replace the square bearings in my power steering pump, and clean that area of the engine bay a little bit (ok a lot) so I can see what if anything leaks from there

and just went in the garage and checked on the oil leak from todays test drives and yup there's one, the size of my hand, nice, awesome, progress = zero

so The Greg is in a bit of a funk, nothing a glass of white wine can't cure, [ahem] I mean a cold one, a beer people, a beer

Fingering your truck is bad and why it probably gives you headaches. If you figured it out then it probably wouldn't be so mean to you.

[Chaplain]

Ok

[crashz]

For some reason I read that as "a can of wine". It's a Tuesday after all.

Actually I like that idea. For us dignified hooligans that want to join in with our friends, swilling booze, but have a refined palette!

[rusty76]

You might want to check and make sure your brake lines in back are good. I had a bad brake hose up front once and it would lock up the front caliper. Thought it was the caliper but it was the hose. Live and learn. Well if you're in a funk take the day off and enjoy a cup of joe. It'll all clear out.

[Gregski]

figured I would show off my hood hinge exercisers aka the Pro Mark 3000 Plus while I build up the primer coats to sand down on the hood (in the background)

now I'll admit it I'm not strong enuff to manipulate those darn hinges by hand so I had to turn to Physics, anyway I lubed them up with some White Lightning Grease so I wanted to open and close them a few times to work that in

[Gregski]

for the life of me couldn't get the 4 amp fuse out of the black wire that runs from the bulk head connector box to the starter without breaking it in half and having both ends end up stuck in the black rubber fuse holder

add to that the fact that my Parts Houses carry (and I kid you not) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, etc. fuses and not a 4 amp one, and I decided to punt on the mini glass tube style and replace it with a manly PINK flat blade one

did the same for the black and white AMETER wire

spliced those in with some wire crimpers and those blue chinese hancuff looking connectors

[Chaplain]

Basic physics principle: w=fd
work=force x distance

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Chaplain

Basic physics principle: w=fd
work=force x distance

good to know, lol

[Gregski]

decided the fusible link has seen better days so snipped that out, need to go back to O'Reillys armed with a part number this time to get a replacement, I recon this 16 gauge one will do the trick


Dorman Conduct-Tite! - Fusible Link Wire
Part # 85621

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0220&ppt=C0172

[Gregski]

Learning the hardway that build primer is for filling tiny little scratches and not pitted metal from years of rust - for that you need to shmear the surface with bondo I recond, a job I refuse to do so primer + paint will have to do, hope to shoot the paint tomorrow

painting this heavy huge hood is proving to be a bear as I do the tango with it in and out in and out of the garage so I don't pass out from the fumes and or get sanded dust all over my pristine garage, LOL

[pontgta]

Originally Posted by Gregski

Learning the hardway that build primer is for filling tiny little scratches and not pitted metal from years of rust - for that you need to shmear the surface with bondo I recond, a job I refuse to do so primer + paint will have to do, hope to shoot the paint tomorrow

painting this heavy huge hood is proving to be a bear as I do the tango with it in and out in and out of the garage so I don't pass out from the fumes and or get sanded dust all over my pristine garage, LOL

This is what i use for scratches and fill minor chips....not for filling in dents




Great work....always wondering when greg is going to give us another update...lol

[greg64]

Glad to hear you're still banging away, Greg.

[Gregski]

got more goodies from LMC truck this time it was the braces to get rid of the kink in the hood, cost about $20 bucks, friends said make your own, I figured what the heck I'll try these

so I primered them then painted them black

last pick shows me installing them on the hood off the truck

have not mounted the hood back on yet so I can't tell you if they work or not, will do so in a later post

[Gregski]

block sanded the hood of the car a bit in preparation for paint and figured this is as good as it is going to get

picked up 8 cans of paint for $130 bones, six perfect match glossy finish, and two with some flat clear mixed in since the truck is 40 years old and no longer glossy to use as clear coat

daughter is out of town, so the swing set is mine

[bnoon]

I've been meaning to get some of those hood reinforcements. Mine's not bad at all, but there is a slight bow to it. Hinges can be a bear for sure unless they're looooobed.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by bnoon

I've been meaning to get some of those hood reinforcements. Mine's not bad at all, but there is a slight bow to it. Hinges can be a bear for sure unless they're looooobed.

ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

[Gregski]

ok so lets run through the hood painting or I should say stripping (jk) process

here it is wiped down with Denatured Alcohol ready for the first coat