11 June 2016 - headers

Finished cleanup and painting of the headers.  I used BBQ High temp paint rustoleum.  Don't know how well that will work but it was worth trying.

9 June 2016 - parts cleanup - headers

I have been cleaning up the headers the last few days.  Since I don't have access to a media blast cabinet, it is a PITA.  So hopefully I get then clean enough and painted properly.

The oil pan and water pump arrived today.

Painted both headers, need to repaint another coat but I will wait until tomorrow.

8 June 2016 - Parts ordered - Oil pan $ water pump

Ordered an oil pan and mechanical water pump today.  Hopefully it will be here by Monday of next week.

6 June 2016 - Machine shop

I contacted the machine shop today and the machinist let me know that the cylinder heads were ok and can be used for the rebuild.  He said he will be working on the heads this week and might have them ready by next week.

I stopped by the machine shop today and dropped off the block, crank,crank caps, pistons/rods to have them checked.  The machinist checked the block and found that the block and pistons are at a standard bore.

5 June 2016 - hardware cleanup - headers

I picked up a rust remover called Krudd Kutter to see how well that would remove rust from the headers.  I have been working on one exhaust header so far to see how this will work.

That stuff works pretty good.  But to do a thorough job I need to get a larger quantity and put the header in the fluid rather than wipe it on and off. 

3 June 2016 - cleanup of various hardware - headers

Although the headers are about 12 years old, they are in very good shape.  The paint has faded long ago but the tubing is intact just rust covered.  I have spent the last couple of days cleaning up the headers so that I can then get a primer coat on them and then a final coat.

31 May 2016 - cylinder heads - machine shop

I dropped off the cylinder heads at the machine shop to get them checked.  The machinist said he would pressure check the heads to determine their status.  Hopefully he has good news...