Jake is always wanting to earn money. I told him I would pay him to remove the spirolox from my old pistons because I HATE to mess with them. I paid him $2 for each one he took out. He knocked it out in record time.
32! These pistons use double spirolox, so 2 per piston needed to be removed.
Ordered bearings yesterday and the motor plate should be here today. It's going to be warm, so I might drag it out at lunch today and shoot some paint on the block.
I'm going with gray this time instead of blue. The only reason I painted the last one blue was because that is what I happened to have on the shelf when it came time to paint the block.
The old motor really didn't leak...... the transmission is a different story though. lol
The motor plate came in yesterday and it is a fantastic looking piece. I am super impressed with the quality! Looks to be laser cut as everything, even the bolt holes, are smooth, clean cuts.
It's fairly hefty seeing that it is made from 3/16" steel, but the motor mounts I was using are no lightweights either.
Whoo hoo we have rod and main bearings! I considered reusing the old ones, but just could not bring myself to do it. If I have time at lunch, I might get the block ready to paint today and then paint it tomorrow.
Out with the old. This engine fix project is becoming more of a 83GT version 2.0 it seems. Relocated battery, motor plate, and there will be some engine upgrades this time around including a possible 150 shot of nitrous for those special occasions. Probably the most visible change will be a hood swap. The same friend I bought the kmember and roll bar from had a cowl hood he was willing to sell. We worked a deal yesterday so the Mopar scoop'd steel hood will be going away. It was fun, but this one will be more conventional looking, lighter and I think it will net me a little more hood clearance for the eventual nitrous plate. The air filter lid currently just barely touches the Mopar scoop. This pic is the hood on his 9 second 408w powered 85.
a) Paint flat black accent in the center and grille with same paint
b) paint using a good red primer
c) take a picture to home depot, use computer match-er-ator to get close match, tint some white rustoleum, and roll it on
c) put car in back yard and let Amarillo sun do it's thing.
option b:
Krylon.
is the primer on yours white? That'll make things easier. Spray the hood randomly with a thinner filled bug and weed killer sprayer before you paint it. Don't wipe it down, spray while it's still wet. Pffft.
Used to be the easiest way to spot a teenager in town - black mustang, white hood. Maybe it's the fountain of youth and you should leave it white?
Last edited by Beagle; December 15, 2014, 07:09 AM.
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