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Lots of progress on the engine compartment detail...





Here are some shiny new bits from the weekend...










Why must every heater core I pull out look like this? ...never fails.

The degreasing has begun. Ugh. Firewall paint is ordered. I have a few parts I need to get before I can reassemble.




I got the heads back today...all ready for install!




Finished bits...

as always Adam, looking good!

any tips on getting that horrid 1-3/4" nut off the inside cowl to remove the brake master cylinder? i obviously dont have "Wrench 6618"...

also, what kind of paint do you use for the brake fluid reservior?

I use a long screw driver and a hammer to get the nut off. It is not easy but it works.

when i first looked under the dash at the master cylinder rod i was amazed at the idiocy of such a large nut in such a stupid place.

hammer & screwdriver it is...

I spun the whole unit off from the outside, but I had to wedge a pair of channel locks up in there to hold the nut while I spun it. I remember trying to get it off of my Limited, and I actually ended up cutting the nut off very carefully with my die grinder...the thing would not spin. I had to beat it out of the hole, even after the nut was off.

The actual cast part of the MC is just the Duplicolor cast iron color paint. The power booster was stripped and then painted with Rustoleum "Chrome" paint. I then misted it with the same type of "Brass" paint. Makes it look pretty close to the original gold cad plating. The chrome paint actually has a nice reflective quality that I haven't seen in most chrome paints in the past.

ugh, i hope mine isnt as bad as your Limited was... but the amount of work it took just to get that stupid clevis pin out might be foreshadowing!

nevertheless, your paint job looks great!

Thanks! It took me about 15 minutes to get the pin out. Much longer than anticipated!

Upon my attempt to remove the power steering pump pulley from the shaft, I ended up breaking the c-clip inside the pump and pulling the entire shaft out. Ooops. It looks like I might be able to save the pump, as long as I can find a C-clip that will hold the shaft in. When I initially pulled the pump apart, it just fell into pieces, and I was unsure of how to reassemble it. I think I have it now.




Generator, steering pump bracket, fan, and trans cooling line ends are done.




Oh yeah, after I scratched my head about the pump shaft for a bit, I resumed cleanup on the pulley.

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The underside of the hood is finished...hinges are cleaned up. I did not install the latch yet, because of its incredible ability to become a spear to the back of my head when working in the engine compartment. That will be installed nearly last in this process.

very nice... from where did you buy the hood liner?

I got it from CARS.

Firewall is painted. Ground strap is reinstalled. Steering box is installed...hopefully I figured out how to reconnect that copper band in there right. I have a feeling I'll be installing a jumper wire in there after I get everything else put together.

Time to start working on the black painted areas. This week will be pretty much a wash for car work, though. It will have to wait until the weekend...unless I get lucky at work. Yeah right..

Inner fenders and core support are painted black. It's nice to see some uniform color on this thing, finally!

I also installed the heater core and buttoned the interior up at the kick panel. Fuel pump is installed.

Tomorrow, I hope to be able to get the engine back together so I can paint and continue reassembly.