Category: How To

  • Burning Some Time

    Starting my holiday weekend a bit early. Finished cleaning the OEM alternator stand. It was dirty, a bit pitted, but it’s the OEM part and I want to keep it, so I cleaned it the best I could. Some paint thinner, steel wool and and wire brush did the trick. Also joined it back with…

  • Cleaning and Painting

    It was so uncommonly warm this evening (65 degrees), that I spent some time cleaning up and painting the oil filler. Also began cleaning the heads, but quickly realized that the environmental cleaner I was using just wasn’t doing a very good job. I’ll have to get some good ole industrial degreaser to finish it…

  • More Goodies

    Got some more goodies from various vendors today. New fuel pump, fuel pump stand, fuel pump rod, oil sending unit, oil change gasket kit, etc…love getting the small stuff, love it more when it all comes together.

  • Flywheel Pulley

    Not much going on today, pulled the car badges and cleaned them up a bit, also stripped the flywheel pulley, sanded, and sanded, and sanded, then cleaned, prepped and painted. Really wanted to keep the OEM pulley and stay away from the aftermarket stuff. I believe it turned out great. Also put in a order…

  • Little Progress

    Little progress today. The gas cap area has been bugging me from the time I bought the car, it was just no nasty, ugly and needed some attention. So I sanded it, primed it, now it’s not so ugly. I also pulled the other head and jugs on the motor. The head and jugs look…