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Holy poo poo, that's absolutely awesome looking. I too would leave it absolutely the same cosmetically, save for (obviously) making the interior nice, and certainly clean up the engine bay. It's just too cool to change.
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Paint going back onto things is truly the best part of a project. Everything all clean and new and fresh again 
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May 20, 2009 02:50
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I've used some super cool coated brake line. It hasn't rusted yet in Ohio salt winters, so it's at least slightly better than your average line.
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Jul 20, 2009 03:13
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Many things about this project make me happy. Not the least of which is the utter glory that is POR-15 coating what was once a true mess. Something about a brutally good rust protectant coating every possible surface makes me very happy. Damned good job 
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MrSaturn posted:I don't think I can possibly relate how much you want to use a Pertronix setup on your truck. It will make all the differenct. My corvair runs buttery smooth now that i've got the Pertronix installed. LobsterboyX has it on all of his 'mobiles, too. IOwnCalculus posted:Or, if the distributor is mechanically compatible, you can grab the HEI distributor for a '75-up truck and drop it in. I put a pertronix module in my Beetle and I absolutely love it. Just remember to keep a set of points with you (in the rare case that it fails, it'll just be plain dead), and don't leave the ignition on without starting it. If you need to troubleshoot wiring or something, just pull the coil wire. The coil likes to fry the pertronix, supposedly. Hypnolobster fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Aug 14, 2009 |
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PainterofCrap posted:Maaco does a decent job if you prep the rig for them. Yeah, but at that point you've done every bit of the work, and you might as well do the easy part as well.
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Mooecow posted:I should have asked before I went over there, but, are these blaster guns any good? There are a few areas I won't be able to get at with a paint disc, so I need some way to derust those areas. That will work, but expect to have at least some headaches getting it to feed properly. Also, do yourself a favor and buy good media.
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Yep. Getting it resurfaced is pretty much a no brainer.
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Dec 9, 2009 05:40
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Definitely good news, it would appear. Head to a machine shop and some good elbow grease on the block, and you should have a perfectly healthy engine, judging by pictures on the internet.
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Dec 31, 2009 05:32
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Well holy crap, that looks downright astonishing. drat fine job
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Feb 1, 2010 03:33
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Prongs perhaps for an external regulator?
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Feb 11, 2010 05:15
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Mooecow posted:Seeing as the truck didn't come with a tach, I want to add one at least when I am setting the idle and learning when to shift. I just want a small gauge that is somewhat accurate. Is this good enough or would I just be wasting my money? Since it won't be permanent, I am having time rationalizing spending a lot of money on it. That's perfect. Those little sunpro's are awesome and last forever.
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In all honesty, it'd almost certainly work, but it'd really be better if you could return the rims and pick up a new set in a different offset. e: if doing that isn't easy, then gently caress it and just use spacers.
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I know it's getting common at this point in the thread, but I just went back and looked at the first page for the first time since you started this thread, and the length you've come in a year and a half is completely loving staggering. e: 
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Sep 2, 2010 02:28
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Holy poo poo, that's fantastic work.
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Wedesdo posted:Given how  People generally don't bother with this in AI. There's really not much you can do with it. The thread already features the family company.
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people are around here, you may want to censor your dad's license plate.
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:Is it better to use straight weight oil in older engines? Not really, but straight weight oils still have the higher quantities of ZDP, which can (supposedly) be beneficial to old engines. Don't know if that's why mooecow did it though 
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It looks very russian.
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POR-15 is just an entirely different animal than epoxy primer, but they'll both accomplish the same thing. POR works beautifully on perfectly prepped metal and it will last a very, very long time. The ridiculous prep system is absolutely necessary, though. It's honestly about the same level of pain in the rear end as spraying epoxy, though. Slathering POR over rust is when you get into short-term repairs, and that's never a good idea anyway.
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