The forgotten Beige 69 510 build - NWD edition

[Laecaon]

Those are certainly pretty.

Any shots of your gauges?

[DRIVEN]

Like jewelry.

[wayno]

They are so pretty.
And you will be able to tune them in about 10 minutes, I like that they do them right, but you pay for that.

[510freak]

Ooooooooooooooooo Shiny

[draker]

Those are certainly pretty.

Any shots of your gauges?

I haven't quite got to the gauges yet. Still on the list though. I need to get the 510 back on the road then the Tacoma needs a bit of love.. then gauges.

[draker]

Getting pretty good at this:




I am also the king of scope creep when it comes to projects. I figured I'd take a peak at the bearings after 1000+ miles... "while was in there"...

[draker]

Next up.. clean it. Make it more pretty.. seal it up and install it with new carbs and other goodies. Then hope to baby jesus I can get that chain noise to stop.

[izzo]

wow man, i missed it. why is it out again?

[draker]

Timing chain making noise, nothing found when pulling the front cover. Pulled properly reseal the oil pan, inspect bearings, clean, make prettier, do exhaust work.. etc..

[izzo]

Gotcha! Guess a good way to learn what was done right eh

[draker]

[izzo]

daaaaaaamn so clean

[draker]

[draker]

Really wish I has a zinc plating setup... got lots of stuff that would look better in yellow zinc...

I guess when I get a setup, I'll blast these back down and plate them.

[draker]

Also not a fan of painted aluminum... but I just couldn't get it clean enough.

[DRIVEN]

The right sheen looks good to me. Tough to find though. Usually either ends up looking too dull or like bumper chrome paint. Your looks great.

[draker]

It looks a little dull to me. I'm wondering if I should clear coat it.. I'm just not sure if oil will stain it in the current finish. It seems a bit porous.

[DRIVEN]

Clear might not hurt. Maybe it's the camera flash that makes it looks right.

[K_trip]

Also not a fan of painted aluminum... but I just couldn't get it clean enough.

It looks good to me!

[izzo]

nah it looks good to me too. i like painting those pieces grey also. Motor will really pop once you're done. I have some ideas floating around in my head about my car, hopefully soon car(s). we shall see!