orbit Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Rob I am doing it on my back with a putty knife and a heat gun. It will all be worth it in the end. I will post some pictures this week on my post in the SS454 section. Joe 1
71MonteCarloMD Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Darren, looks great and what's that part that you painted gold? Rick
John S Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 It looks good did you spray or brush POR-15 on? John S
LostnFound Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Darren, looks great and what's that part that you painted gold? Rick That's a fan clutch Rick.
LS5 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Posted November 17, 2015 Both of those parts (Clutch Fan) (Steering Rag Joint) were painted by brush. Dries with no paint brush marks so real nice. Same way Rob I will be flat on my back with a scrapper and heat gun and facesheild as I hjate chewing on rust flakes... hahaha Darren.
LS5 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Posted January 2, 2016 well while waiting for parts to come in and with the christmas slow down on delivery times I jumped to restoring the OEM parts and then looking to see if the other parts were OEM as well and sure enough its all Date Coded and OE. I will keep the OEM stuff and just restore them as some parts I have already done. seems as if everything is numbers matching and dated correct still. I had no doubt as Ken seemed to be such a straight shooter. Darren. 1
7tonemonte Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 Darren, as always, a thing of beauty. Gorgeous
Sam (Bones) Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 I will not ever restore a car to that level, I would never drive it beautiful work!!!!
Leghome Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 I probably know someone who built that starter as I worked in the building next to the one that built the starters.
LS5 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Posted December 13, 2016 Wow, Time has flown by, but not all fun as some of you know that are not only on the site that see me. First Donny its all painted by brush... Now it's been 11 months... I ran into more kidney issues yet again and along the way to figuring out where my pain was coming from an why and also why I was having heavy scaring in my lungs and calcified Granuloma show up.... long and short. To go with my Chronic Kidney Disease I also have Pancreatitis which I am told goes hand in hand with Kidney disease and Dr's not surprised it showed up along with Chronic Granulomas Disease. without going into the Oxford dictionary for a full explanation I have been dealing with lots of pain and high BP on top of a botch Laproscopic surgery that has left me with non repairible Nerve damage in my stomach so no lifting so they say and trust me I have tried and suffered. Anyhow in my good days that I got here and there out of 11 months here is an update for you guys. The whole complete rolling chassis is now all back together and every single piece or nut and bolt was replaced and oem parts rebuilt and nos added. I even managed to find an original Firestone matching Spare tire never used .... Darren
beater72 Posted December 13, 2016 Posted December 13, 2016 Looks Great!!! Cant wait to see it in person!
overdrive Posted December 13, 2016 Posted December 13, 2016 Very nice, Darren. It's looking great! Dan
Rock Posted December 13, 2016 Posted December 13, 2016 I couldn't do that being healthy. Great job and thanks for sharing. I had a hard time getting my wiper motor back on. 1 grommet was just a hair off not allowing me to start the 3rd bolt.
MC-71 Posted December 14, 2016 Posted December 14, 2016 Excellent work Darren. Sorry to hear about your medical problems. Hoping everything works out for you. Carl
72-CLASSIC_RIDE Posted December 14, 2016 Posted December 14, 2016 Truly a Labor of Love Darren. Wished I had your patience, not to mention your knowledge concerning these cars. You take care of yourself Darren and hope we can meet once again at a FGMCC Western Meet. Doug
LostnFound Posted December 14, 2016 Posted December 14, 2016 A work of art Darren....a work of art! You certainly know what you are doing. I hope your health issues subside and that your good days out number the painful days. We love the photos so please post as you progress.
MCfan Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 Your work and attention to detail is incredible, Darren! Gotta believe you would enjoy it even more if your health was better ... hope you see some improvement soon. Are the heat shield and thermal insulation gasket on top of your intake manifold stock items? I don't believe my stock '70 SS has either.
LS5 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Posted December 18, 2016 Hi Dennis, It wasn't stock on my SS but you could get them Dealer Installed. I had one on my 1970 chevelle ss the Gobi Beige one, it was factory installed on the 454 and really helped keeping the heat from the intake from warming up in the stainless fuel line thus making it runs smother in the heat. The last Western Meet I went to in Penticton BC it was 104 degree's for 2 days and I had one I put on my 402 4spd monte and it ran very well with no hesitations and smooth driving. This one I installed was an NOS one with the GM blue and white envelope and Dealership stamp on it. The GM part number can be seen opposite the firing order. Darren
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