Does anyone know any good powder coaters or bead blasters in southern CA?
So I finally have the truck completely stripped down and ready to go to the blaster. When I bought the truck the rear end was not the original....
Thanks for the input everyone....some more questions and pics So I took a straight edge and measured. On the drivers side and passenger side it...
Hello all - It has been some time since I have been to the forum and worked on my truck. Side tracked with honey-do's of adding an office on for...
Evan...... Now that is a good lookin truck!!!! Feel free to post more pics at any time....
Dzt - I will send you a PM. For everyone else, any thoughts on using the intake manifold even though it has been glass bead blasted???? Is...
Stock Intake I am actually just using the stock intake. As best I can tell it is the original one. I have attached a pic of it.
Nate and Lakeroadster - Thanks for the replies....but.... I think the breather tube would be easy enough to come by however when I was reading...
So I was reading through the post about the PCV valve and I saw where Nate mentioned not bead blasting the breather tube....information which...
Nate or anyone who knows the answer - I have primed the harmonic balancer after bead blasting it. I used a high temp primer assuming that it...
Question for you Big Tim I am willing to go back and visit trying to get the pins out. You recommend soaking them in a penetrating solution....
So I was thinking.... I blasted the bolt and there were remnants of a gasket which would have appeared to be a fiber gasket but because it was so...
Robert - The best way to remove the old pins is to place the hinges in a bucket (or some other storage container), store the bucket in your...
Neoprene Rubber Washer or Fiber Washer on top So I was able to make it to Napa today and just as Flashlight said the big O-ring came with the...
Well I know you guys like pictures.... So here are the pics of the actual filter and all of the parts that I have for it. A couple of questions:...
So does that mean.... I need to go to an orange body with a blue cap or a blue body with an orange cap to be accurate to what would have been put...
Nate - Thanks for the advice. I will make sure I protect the part where it connects to the crank. How would I know if it is bad? It seems like...
Thanks Ken - The engine looks amazing and the filter canister too. Any idea where to find those right colors for the filter canister? If you...
If you send me a PM with your email I can send you PDF's of the wiring diagrams.
Thanks for the input I will just bead blast it, then repaint it without tapping the crankshaft and it should look as good as new.
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