Watched a couple episodes of American Picker tonight and got motivated to do a little prep and paint. Finished prepping and painting the left and right deflector tins, then followed up with the alternator shroud. Paint on the shroud looks glossy, but it was still wet. I’m painting everything semi-gloss Rustoleum x2 for engines. I’ll…

Started prepping the left and right deflector tins, getting them ready for paint. Also installed the new oil strainer and oil strainer cover. Still waiting for my ring compressor to arrive in the mail so I get the jugs and heads back on. Was hoping it’d be here today, but no such luck. Hopefully it’ll…

Got some goodies in the mail today. Unbelievably got the distributor that I just ordered Friday night from Chircoestore.com. Ordered it late Friday night and it made it from Arizona to Kentucky over the weekend. I’ve been really pleased with everything that I’ve ordered from Joe and his crew. Also got the distributor clamp, oil…

Got a lot done after work today. Finished the oil strainer cover, have a new oil strainer ordered, hopefully it’ll be here tomorrow. Also got one of the heads about 80% clean, still have some fine tuning to do, but it’s almost finished and ready to install. Got the tins that go under the jugs…

Received the new oil cooler from Chircoestore.com. I also ordered a new 009 distributor that should be here next week. They have some really good holiday specials going on, so even though my current oil cooler is fine, I couldn’t resist replacing it since I’ve gotten broken down this far. After work tonight, I plan…