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  1. #26
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    Next up this disgustingly dirty guy.




    Just wow.
    Rust dissolver gel on the bolt as they have some heavy surface rust.








    4 hours later its squeaky clean.


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    Cleaning up the intake to 2k satin clear it.
    Used star bright marine aluminum cleaner and a brass brush first.






    It took 3 good soakings and going over it with the brass brush and turned out with a nice uniform bright aluminum.





    Painted with the 2k satin. Turned out just the right amount of shiny.
    The 2k paint will give it far superior durability to oil and gasoline.


    Last edited by osburn383; 05-30-2017 at 12:43 PM.

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    nice car, i like the steps your taking. nice work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by meeceboy78 View Post
    nice car, i like the steps your taking. nice work.
    Thanks. Hopefully it will be on the road in the next 2 weeks.



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    Time for some reassembly.





    Man it was a little tricky to get the pivot rod back in and then align the arm to the body.





    Ready to go.
    Waiting on some orings to finish the fuel distributor.



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    Welcome to the Legion - always like to see a new DIY'er!!

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    Serious confidence there, taking apart the fuel distributor! Awesome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OLD MAN View Post
    Welcome to the Legion - always like to see a new DIY'er!!
    Thanks for the welcome.
    Enjoying learning and rebuilding the cis system so far.

    Quote Originally Posted by Allenwilson33 View Post
    Serious confidence there, taking apart the fuel distributor! Awesome!
    Ha yeah was a little scary, but wasn't to bad. Did a ton of reading before hand.

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    Got all my orings in from McMasterCarr. Certified Viton material.
    I had originaly bought the salvox kit.
    Didn't like several of the oring size choices as they weren't as close to the originals as they should have been.





    Ready to go back together.

    Last edited by osburn383; 05-28-2017 at 12:56 AM.

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    Got the orings in place.
    Used a anaerobic gasket sealant. Spread it very thin onto the surface by hand.





    Diaphragm in place.






    Getting the center section in with the orings was tricky as its a rather tight fit.
    Got both halves together a tightened down.
    Just need to go paint it now.



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    Went and painted the alternator.
    Replaced the worn bushings with Eurometric Bushings.




    Small side went in easy.
    The large side i had to sand the face of the bushings down about a 1/8th to get the snap ring on.


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    Painted the fuel distributor. Then 2k satin cleared both of them.




    Ready to install.




    Some parts i was painting at the same time.



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    all that hard work will pay off, looks really good. wish you where in LOS ANGELES could use some help on mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Resurrectede21 View Post
    all that hard work will pay off, looks really good. wish you where in LOS ANGELES could use some help on mine.
    Thanks. Yeah hopefully it will be back running soon. Yeah definitely would but Alabama is just a bit far away lol.

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    Clean the valves carbon deposits.
    Made sure the valve were shut and sprayed brake cleaner in there.
    Then stuffed a rag in to let it soak.




    After.






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    You are doing amazing work on the cleaning, holy crap. The 2k satin... is that stuff prone to yellowing from heat? Have you used it before? That looks so great. I wish I did that instead of painting my valve cover.

    Grade A work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaredmac11 View Post
    You are doing amazing work on the cleaning, holy crap. The 2k satin... is that stuff prone to yellowing from heat? Have you used it before? That looks so great. I wish I did that instead of painting my valve cover.

    Grade A work.
    Thanks!

    The 2k paint is real automotive grade clear. Made by SprayMax.
    Has a catalyst you activate in the bottom of the can so it chemically hardens.
    It shouldn't yellow over time.
    The cans spray very nice fine mist.
    Would recommend this any day over the normal air dry stuff.
    They do cost about $18 a can though.
    Last edited by osburn383; 05-30-2017 at 09:59 AM.

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    Yeah I am using the 2K epoxy primer from SprayMax for my body work on the e21. The spray pattern is pretty damn close to being as good as an actual hvlp gun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bassboy3313 View Post
    Yeah I am using the 2K epoxy primer from SprayMax for my body work on the e21. The spray pattern is pretty damn close to being as good as an actual hvlp gun.
    Oh nice. Yeah i was pretty impressed all around with their products so far.
    I picked up a can of the 2k epoxy to do some spot painting in the engine bay where it had rusted around the battery.
    Just got to find enough spots to paint to get the best used out of the can.
    Also picked up some engine bay color in a spray can. Trying real hard not to repaint everything lol.

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    Where did you find the spray and the cleaner? Checked my local auto store and they didn't have either .

    I wish I saw this months back when I started my valve cover silver!!! It looks good but this looks so much better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaredmac11 View Post
    Where did you find the spray and the cleaner? Checked my local auto store and they didn't have either .

    I wish I saw this months back when I started my valve cover silver!!! It looks good but this looks so much better.
    The star bright aluminum cleaner i got off amazon. But its pricey here.
    https://www.amazon.com/Starbrite-87764-ALUMINUM-CLEAN-RESTOR/dp/B00EVIJPFI

    A marine store local would have a similar product or here has a better price.
    https://www.wholesalemarine.com/starbrite-ultimate-aluminum-cleaner-restorer


    Same goes for he spray max clear coat.
    Can get it on Amazon but its a bit pricey.
    I started buying it through repaintsupply as they have better prices.
    http://www.repaintsupply.com/aerosol...sol-p5991.html

    They also mix OE color code paint. Bought some for engine bay touch ups.

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    Quote Originally Posted by osburn383 View Post
    The star bright aluminum cleaner i got off amazon. But its pricey here.
    https://www.amazon.com/Starbrite-87764-ALUMINUM-CLEAN-RESTOR/dp/B00EVIJPFI

    A marine store local would have a similar product or here has a better price.
    https://www.wholesalemarine.com/starbrite-ultimate-aluminum-cleaner-restorer


    Same goes for he spray max clear coat.
    Can get it on Amazon but its a bit pricey.
    I started buying it through repaintsupply as they have better prices.
    http://www.repaintsupply.com/aerosol...sol-p5991.html

    They also mix OE color code paint. Bought some for engine bay touch ups.

    Damn, thanks so much. I have a paint sprayer I can get my hands on but it may be better to just buy some of the cans.

    Please detail your progress when you get to the engine bay! I'll be following your footsteps.

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    Got a few little things done.
    Bolted the throttle body back on.
    Used new stainless flanged nuts and stainless wave washers i picked up from McMasterCarr.






    Got a new water divider in as the original one was ruined from corrosion.
    Going to tap and plug the extra nipple with a 1/8th stainless pipe plug.



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    Little more progress.
    Tapped the water divider for the plug.
    Got to love the ease of tapping aluminum with a nice sharp tap.





    Reassembling the Distributor after painting a few rusty parts.
    Also took some 320 sandpaper and refinished the outside as it was looking a little rough.






    Sliding the pickup and plug back on wasn't to bad. These little guy was a bit troublesome.
    Felt like i was working on a watch.






    Ready to go.
    Copper crush washer to replace original washer that I snapped in half when i unscrewed it.
    New oring. Old was flat and brittle
    .

    Last edited by osburn383; 06-02-2017 at 12:34 AM.

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    Made some progress on putting some parts back on.




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