finally... painted engine bay pics
10-26-2009, 01:41 AM
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finally... painted engine bay pics
ta da! I want to give Damian (LeadFoot944) a HUGE thanks for all his help. finally getting this project finished up. the engine will probly be back in by the end of the week and ill have more pics 
10-26-2009, 02:06 AM
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Awesome! Looks like you painted the hood-latch-thing. Did you mean to do that? I personally think they look great freshly zinc'd. 
Awesome work. Can't wait to see it finished.
Awesome work. Can't wait to see it finished.
10-26-2009, 03:20 AM
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it would suck to not be able to get the hood open to see that beautiful paint job!
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10-26-2009, 01:43 PM
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got the paint from an automotive paint supplier in milwaukee. its PPG
and yeah i used a torpedo heater to get it to about 95 degrees in the garage so the actual metal itself was nice and warm. i dont think it ever dropped below 60 degrees even an hour after we were done spraying the clear. so it dried nice and hard
and yeah i used a torpedo heater to get it to about 95 degrees in the garage so the actual metal itself was nice and warm. i dont think it ever dropped below 60 degrees even an hour after we were done spraying the clear. so it dried nice and hard
10-26-2009, 02:48 PM
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oh yeah and for the hood latch. i plan on drilling out the rivets and putting a nice new cad plated one in there. i totally forgot it was there when i primed everything so i just went with it and decided i would just deal with it later.
and yeah its pretty tricky getting the engine in without scratching the frame rails.... fingers crossed heh. the engine is just as pretty as the engine bay so i dont want scratches on anything!
and yeah its pretty tricky getting the engine in without scratching the frame rails.... fingers crossed heh. the engine is just as pretty as the engine bay so i dont want scratches on anything!
10-26-2009, 04:06 PM
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i have a manual rack, and yeah im going to be putting a new ignition system in the spot where the battery used to sit.
when its all done there should be NOTHING touching the fenders at all. they will be as bare as they are now
when its all done there should be NOTHING touching the fenders at all. they will be as bare as they are now
