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[Ni10]

you make it look to easy. Want to do my projects next ?

[Indy510]

LOL ... it helps to have 6 years of progress, condensed into a 6 page build thread ...

like this quick manifold cleaning:

[Indy510]

Started with a cut-off wheel, to remove any unnecessary tabs and mounts:

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Smoothed out all the casting marks with a grinding pad ... then 80 grit sandpaper:

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I wiped on Mother's aluminum polish ... and then used 120 - 220 - 320 - 400 grit wet sand sandpaper, into the wet polish:



then finished off with 0000 super fine steel wool and polish:

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The transmission x-member is temporary:

[Indy510]

I hate this stuff ...

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[DRIVEN]

Looks like a buncha work to me.

[HRH]

That's what I need to do to my wagon. Looks nice. Mine has minimal rust but it is starting from the bottom like most of the maximas. I filled the bumper and rear panel with pb blaster a while ago to slow some surface rust down. I need to get it on a lift and strip and paint the undercarriage like that.

[noflers]

Yep, I need some under carriage paint/rubberized coating. Looking at it, it's like a house that's been smoked in for 30 years, yellow and brown splotches :O=

[Indy510]

I don't think I will EVER do that again on any car ... removing all the undercoating was way too much work. Maybe with a lift or dry ice, but never with a grinding pad. The melted tar starts to smoke and it gets everywhere. Next time I would just grind down any obvious rust and paint those spots.

[Indy510]

Installed the new clear front X-member and oil pan:

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I painted the oil pan and finished undercoating under the frame rails:

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Cleaned up the T/C rod mounts:

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Finally back on the road: