Got this son of a gun all done today. I worked outside until the sun went down, then my digits got too cold. BTW, it's too cold to paint.






EDIT.... almost forgot. I finally used my new Vevor welding table today. It's really handy to have things up higher when welding.

 

Yeah, it was upside down...finished product:





And just so you guys know how cold it was, I took the lug nuts off last night and scrubbed them up a little:

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Frozen solid and flash rust

 

​​​​​​Use acetone to reconstitute the wheel and follow up with a graining pad...SEM makes them.

SEM 70022 Interior Graining Pad https://a.co/d/7NqWcWt


Good video
https://youtu.be/Euxr6A5FQbo

 

So I'm gonna be taking that header off for welding...since the egr flange was inferior, I presume the header bolts aren't much better....

anyone have a link to a good reasonably priced set of header bolts/studs that they know to be reliable?

 

It's all back together. I followed Ford Tech Makuloko's video, wrote down all the steps, then had at it. The only thing I'd change from his instructions is waiting on reinstalling the throttle/cruise cable bracket until after the alternator and upper rad hose are back in place Otherwise, step by step by step (33 of them for reassembly).





I won't start it until tomorrow when I can put the cooling system flush in and run/drive it for awhile right away. Besides, Duncan says it's time to quit for the night.

 

I snagged one of those tables also.
I am thinking of welding up a frame with some casters to raise it up just a little more.
It has me hunching over just enough to bother my back.
Not sure if I am ready to sit and weld, I don't want to set my pants on fire. lol



Thinking of also making a rolling base for this drill press I picked up today.

 

Dang, @Phil48315 ! That Vette looks fabulous!

 

Yea it's a lot nicer than the orange 61 he had this past summer.

 

I don't know about "affordable," but ARP is the de facto standard for fasteners like that, otherwise, I'd probably source them at NAPA.

 

I'm jealous of that drill press, Phil! I have the little HF press is all.