Engine assembly and painting done
My 68 roadrunner restoration
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Looking great! Keep it going
Yeah I know they should have been painted on the engine but I hate the rusty look after it burns off so I blasted the manifolds and put two coats of Eastwood exhaust manifold coating on. It’s supposed to be good to 1400*. If they still turn rusty oh well I tried anyway. No reproductions here. These are original to the car.
So is it an inland shifter car?
Yep.
Opinions vary, but my opinion is that turquoise is just so much sexier than Hemi orange on an engine. And those manifolds really set it off. Gives me a chubby. Hoping that manifold coating is as good as people say and it lasts.
Scott Smith does gorgeous work on carbs. That thing is a piece of art
Belvedere408
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What manifold paint did you try? That engine looks great I agree about the blue engines. Especially like the blue with the grey.
It’s the Eastwood 1400* manifold coating. If it doesn’t work they will end up rusty anyway. At least I tried.
Belvedere408
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I tried the por 15 manifold paint and it's held up ok over the years. But the car also sits outside year around.
Alternator, brackets, and idler put on engine. That was sort of a tough thing to figure out how all of it went.
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What's with the heater hose bracket out on the alternator bolt? .. or is that for A/C lines?
Transmission rebuilt, cleaned, painted, and ready to bolt up to the engine. VHT in Cast Iron is such a nice natural looking paint.
Must be high quality bungee strap!
JJ383RR
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Just caught this thread, 4 speed a/c car, SWEET. Nice work ..
Two of them in fact on the rear and a belt off the lawn mower on the front!
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