Been busy building a couple of workbenches in the back of the garage where I will be priming & painting. 3′ deep x 14″ wide… Also bought some light fixtures off of CraigsList I will be installing soon. Also will be adding piping to the air compressor. I also moved the blog from one hosting provider to another, so let me know if problems!
I had my trunk lid all ready to prime, but realized that having it right next to the air compressor might not be the wisest thing to do. After much reflection and discussion on the forums, I will be re-organizing the back of the garage behind the Camaro so I can do my priming there. That will give me 25+ feet of distance between me and the air compressor. Might even put a smaller fan in front of the air compressor to help keep the fumes away. This is where I would have been painting…
$43 later and I can open & close my hood on the S-10 again – had to replace the hood latch. Been trying to get the hood open and then I went to try it again and it opened. I left it open and located a replacement latch at AutoZone so I got my neighbor to pick it up for me. So back to the trunk lid tomorrow!
Spent the day sanding the trunk lid. The top flat side didn’t take very long, the inside took longer because of uneven surfaces…
Got the engine started – still need to fine-tune it and bring home.
Video of testing distributor:
Video of engine running:
Blasted the carb mounting plate – before
After
Also got. New bar stool for the workbench…
Got the gauges in the engine build stand dash…
About ready to try to fire it up! Maybe Sunday it will start!
Remounted the car on the rotisserie and adjusted for proper height… Needed to grease up some pieces so it wouldn’t bind again.
Need to clean under the car…
All painted and drying for a couple more days…
1st coat of Primer…
24 hours later the second coat. Tomorrow will be the paint.
Worked on the subframe today…
A full day and 4 wire wheels later a clean subframe…
Also cleaned with Eastwood Chassis Kleen – decided not to push it and begin priming today… Instead will spend more time tomorrow using some 80 grit on the angle grinder and hand cleaning the harder to reach parts… It is all about prep when painting!