Cleaned out my garage to make room for another car

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Done with upper control arms

I told you about that steel work bench and big vise...5 hits with the hammer on the socket...both sides....each one done now...

 

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Okay the day ain't over but it's back in White

4:10 PM taping was done...I am going to do better on the plastic when I shoot the real paint it flies all over...the epoxy primer hits the floor and it is dry..

All back in white now...3 and a half cans...I had five on hand...70 bucks worth of epoxy primer and a lot of work before it...That spray max stuff is the bomb..

 

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Okay finally done for the day...I have to hit it hard on the weekends

About 9:00 I got back home from work..I applied some Chassis primer to some suspension parts...

back to work at 10:30 to apply the first coat of Chassis black....back home at 11:20..I am enjoying a drink right now....:icon_pidu:...hammer on it again tomorrow...

 

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2nd coat is the charm..

I went back to work this morning and sprayed a second coat on all of suspension parts I had there...second coat makes the differance..

When I got back home I worked on several other parts...I used Big Orange to remove all of the grease from the bell housing and other parts...I them used my die grinder and Scotch pads to clean up several pieces before I primed them..here's all of the parts that are painted or primed and ready for paint..

 

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I was on bedroom paint duty today

I had to start painting a bedroom for my eldest daughter..I got it taped off and all trimed in...will be working on for the next two evenings...got one simple thing done...clutch fork in with throw-out bearing...and new boot that I bought off of ebay..it looks good...I had to paint the clutch fork it had rust on it on the backside..I will come home for lunch tomorrow to paint a few items..

 

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I came home for lunch and at least painted two things

Before the weather changes again I came home at lunch and painted two items...color and then clear...500 degree engine paint..

 

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Flywheel is on the way

I ordered this today....


Centerforce Steel Flywheels
Flywheel, Steel, 130-Tooth, 29.3 lb., Internal Engine Balance, Big/ Small Block 6 Bolt crankshafts
$309.95
CTF700400

 

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I got off bedroom painting duty today..and got two items out of the rust bucket

They are going to work with me tomorrow..after I get off work they will be primed..

 

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I am back at it..I have to work half days this weekend but paint is planned for Sunday afternoon

A $160.00 bucks of paint, reducer and hardener....

Then I shot two thin coats of primer on the spindle assemblies...

Then I cleaned up and sanded my torsion bars and painted then ends with epoxy paint...then I bolted on the end bushings and put them in my truck for priming tomorrow..

Finally I sanded down the primer in the engine compartment with 600 dry..I knocked out all of the dirt and made it slick as a new born's butt...

 

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Had to work today but got some done and paint is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon

Man oh man what a long day...to bed at 1:30...up at 6:00 from a mating walrus snoring noise...went to work..got one coat of the color on the spindles and two light coats of primer on the torsion bars...picked up the bad boy out of storage...cleaned up the 440 car and scared myself a couple of times...first night of the Saturday night meet and then back home to do some work..

After I got home from the meet I wiped down the engine compartment with a wet rag to remove the sanding dust...blew the entire garage out with compressed air...taped the plastic all around the side and rear of the car and washed down the garage...

I almost forgot I got my brake lines back today..I only un-bent the front passenger one and they looked correct...more to come on them in the next few days...

 

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Back is gloss white..bad shots with crappy...phone camera

Before I left work I shot second coat of black on the spindles and first coat on the torsion bars...

Wet the floor down and the first round of mixed paint was a 5 part quanity...

Then it is done...not very good pics but you get the idea...it's gloss white again...hour and a half of painting...one dust coat on all panels..one medium coat and one heavy coat...had to mix up a 6 part quanity to finish it off..

I had some mixed up paint left over so I painted to hood springs and one of the hinges...

 

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Couldn't stand all that brite white...so

This is the old and one reason to do this..

this is the new look so far..I couldn't wait to put something in there...

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Erands and such today....

I got all the tape off and did not like the tape line on the back near the windshield...I had a little overspray on the windshield but I cleaned it off with some lacquer thinner..don't know how that leaked through...so I started to add some stuff back into the engine compartment today...I also fired up the soda blaster and cleaned off the wiper motor...picked up the torsion bars and spindles today...worked on the front brakes line and still have more to do after I get the brackets cleaned up..pics for now..

Two stainless steel #8 screws hold that fender tag in place now

 

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Picked up my front brake hardware today

One pic and a list of part numbers for others...

I got some front brake hardware at O'Reilly's today two hoses...two banjo bolts..caliper hardware kit and brake line hold down clips...

BH88972 brake hose
BH88971 brake hose
13938 banjo bolts
H5516 hardware kit
H5417-2 hold down clips

Next payday is the front rotors and calipers...bearings and grease seal..

 

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Plasti Dip

Here's some other cool stuff I have used before and did use it again on this wire loom holder...

Plasti Dip black of course...I did another bracket for the speedo cable and will install it tomorrow...

 

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This is what I really got done today....

This is what I really got done today....

These dust shields were about the only things that were not rusty and are not getting painted...I bolted them up today...

I ran a batch of screws and brackets in the bb tumbler last night..left is clean and nice looking left is rough and ready to tumble....

The clean brackets allowed me to get the front brake lines installed..I have the one clip for the front radiator support in the rust bucket right now but the rest is done...I went back to the pic of the old brake lines and they are correct...a little bending is required to keep them off the paint..

I stripped the paint off of the access plate and the wiper motor and them painted them with epoxy primer..they are going the same gloss black as the chassis..

Tomorrow is brake booster and master cylinder install...then right back to the chassis parts...I need to finish them and have some ready for paint this weekend..... :munky2:​

 

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Got my call from Napa today...my cop box showed up I had to remove the return fitting assembly and I did check the high pressure side and such...all is well..it came with two new "O" rings to install with the return fitting assembly

 

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Not as much as I wanted to get done

Well the first thing I did today was struggle underneath the dash to get the brake booster in there...the top left nut is a B....you better press the clutch pedal all the way to the floor and tape it to the end of the socket..otherwise forget it...but it's in there..

A little bending on the lines to the master cylinder was needed...I then had my fun with the rear brake line but it is in there to...it turned out perfect..I hope Inline tube kept the bends and measurements off my lines..I am going to call them soon..I checked their website and there are no changes yet...

That little rust free and painted clip finishes off the front passenger brake line..

Cleaned the tranny first with Big Orange and then lacquer thinner...I can see some numbers now..the steel plate will get rust convertor and some paint....

Last for tonight was the center link cleaned up and epoxy primer....

 

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Okay the pictures suck today but here goes

I painted the tranny with that Eastwood rust convertor...

I broke out the soda blaster and went after the front part of the fuel line...got it nice and clean and then installed it back into the engine compartment...

I also did the plastic threaded plug nuts for the grill and overflow bottle...they had that nasty black undercoating spray on them..

I got some packages today...that flywheel I ordered and the new orange ECU box and ballast resistors...the resistors checked out with the ohmeter...and one of the new ones are mounted for good now..

the flywheel...

And I mechanically cleaned the k-frame as much as I could then hit it with the rust convertor....I have lots ready for paint and need to hit it this weekend...

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Getting closer.....

Wow what a day....taped up the front of the car...looked at some of my old pics to see how the factory did the blackout effect and then hit it with some VHT Satin epoxy...

I got some parts from Metrol supersoft...some like em and some don't like them...I took off one of my Dart's hood side bumpers and compared it to the Aspen's last weekend...looked real close so I ordered them...I also got some license plate bumpers and some door bumpers...

My lower control arms came next...I was able to drive in the bushings with hammer and socket...I drove to work and used the press to drive in the ball joints then hit them with some epoxy primer...

Continued....