tfeverfred
Well-Known Member
yep! Got her looking like a darn HOT ROD now!:dance: All I have is the before shot of the motor tonight. Sorry guys.
I was so busy and the heat index was 106 today! Trust me, I had other things on my mind beside picking up that camera. So, here is before.
Not much to look at, but she ran like a top and I got what I think is a good price. Upon further inspection, it turned out that it had been recently rebuilt! I called my junkyard guy and thanked him for looking out for me.
So, I spent about 4 hours today getting the block ready for paint. I left the tranny case in it's raw state for effect and it gives the power train an old school look. If I was building a show ride, I would have painted the tranny as well, but I'm not, so I didn't. It came out very well. I painted the engine Ford red. I didn't know Ford had used red on their engines. Has this been going on for a while? It's been a long time since I peeped under the hood of a newer car. I used Duracolor engine enamel with the ceramic formula. It's rated at 500 degrees and looks VERY good. Again, if I had been doing a show ride, I would have used real paint, but..... well, you know the rest.
Once the engine and tranny were bolted together, they literally fell into place! Cudos to the boys and girls at Total! I did the work at a shop of a guy who is across the street from where I work. He is a mechanic and had everything I need, lift, air tools, etc.
One of his customers came in for some work and ended up having a thousand questions, which I was more than happy to answer. It still amazes me how many people know nothig about hot rods. One lady was amazed that I was going to drive it on the street! She thought I was building a race car.:lol: It made me realize that we are a minority in the car world and I'm ever so glad to be a member.
Afterwards, I pushed her back to my work and started to install all the shiney stuff I have been scrounging over the last few months. I'm sure you'll spot what is missing, but it's on the way and will be installed soon.
Again, sorry for not having pics up yet,but it began to storm out of nowhere and I had gotten tired and still have a few things to put on the engine. I'll have pics up tomorrw afternoon.
I was so busy and the heat index was 106 today! Trust me, I had other things on my mind beside picking up that camera. So, here is before.
Not much to look at, but she ran like a top and I got what I think is a good price. Upon further inspection, it turned out that it had been recently rebuilt! I called my junkyard guy and thanked him for looking out for me.
So, I spent about 4 hours today getting the block ready for paint. I left the tranny case in it's raw state for effect and it gives the power train an old school look. If I was building a show ride, I would have painted the tranny as well, but I'm not, so I didn't. It came out very well. I painted the engine Ford red.
I didn't know Ford had used red on their engines. Has this been going on for a while? It's been a long time since I peeped under the hood of a newer car. I used Duracolor engine enamel with the ceramic formula. It's rated at 500 degrees and looks VERY good. Again, if I had been doing a show ride, I would have used real paint, but..... well, you know the rest.Once the engine and tranny were bolted together, they literally fell into place! Cudos to the boys and girls at Total! I did the work at a shop of a guy who is across the street from where I work. He is a mechanic and had everything I need, lift, air tools, etc.
One of his customers came in for some work and ended up having a thousand questions, which I was more than happy to answer. It still amazes me how many people know nothig about hot rods. One lady was amazed that I was going to drive it on the street! She thought I was building a race car.:lol: It made me realize that we are a minority in the car world and I'm ever so glad to be a member.Afterwards, I pushed her back to my work and started to install all the shiney stuff I have been scrounging over the last few months. I'm sure you'll spot what is missing, but it's on the way and will be installed soon.
Again, sorry for not having pics up yet,
but it began to storm out of nowhere and I had gotten tired and still have a few things to put on the engine. I'll have pics up tomorrw afternoon.
