Braden Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 pics pics, i dont get to work on my truck much so i have to mope over evryone elses, did i say i need some pics? :P Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well,I got a few things done this weekend. I got the gas tank out. It really looks solid,too. A good cleaning and a repaint and it will be as good as new. Even the hoses were good. I had to cut a few of them to get it out,but no biggie. I started wire brushing the inside of the bed and the cab floors too.Cab floor has no rust through I'm glad to say. :D I cleaned it as good as I could and sprayed it with a rust treatment.I know it won't stop it.but it will slow it down. RUST NEVER SLEEPS... I've been taking small parts to work and sandblasting them during lunch. Wish I had one at home.:( more later. check out my website http://www.fourthstreetdesign.com Quote Link to comment
SHADY280 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 get por15 and coat the whole floor, inside and out, you can paint over what you have there and it will never rust again. the stuff is tough as nail, brushes on, lays flat and stays glossy. best stuff ever. Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 You might have something there. A friend of mine told me the same thing. Not cheap is it? :eek: Quote Link to comment
paradoxx Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 darn! I might not be able to find Por15 here, Ive been reading their website and its a miracle for rust stop. Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 today I did something i've read about here,but never tried. wet sanding wheels. I was amazed at the difference! I used some 1800 grit I had just to see. before After OMG! :eek: Is there something I should put on them or will they stay like that for a while? Now I need new caps and lugs... Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Haven't posted in a while. I struggled with the lower intake bolts for a few days. I got the floors wire brushed and a quick coat of primer. Same with the bed floor. got the cylinder head off today. OMG!:eek: I know you guys are going to tell me to get an l20 or something bigger,but I want to keep this original. I'll find out when the machine shop sees this. It should clean up. The guy I bought it from said "it's an easy restoration" yeah right... Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Lookig good Pharouh. Did the PO say "it's an easy restoration" before he got your money?:lol: Keep at it. Check out the horse power raitings of that motor and an L20B. I double my hp by using a L20B instead of the stock J13. I will get the oil cap in the mail on Monday. Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Did the PO say "it's an easy restoration" before he got your money? Oh yeah...That's what he had on the Ebay ad. Lies! all lies!:lol: Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 The tactics people use to sell vehicles never ceases to amaze me! Truck is in good hands now. Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) Thanks Charlie! He was going to part it out if it didn't sell,and I thought it was too nice to scrap. I'm not sure what he was going to sell,because I've had to replace a lot of things. but it is fairly rust free,so that's good.And a factory tach.:D I spent a half hour with a drill and wire brush on the engine. Doesn't look bad after all. Cylinder walls are good,too. btw,does anyone know what color the engine blocks are painted? The brochure shows a cutaway engine and it's blue. Edited November 1, 2009 by pharouh Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 How does the cylinders look? Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Like this. I cleaned them up with wd-40. Kind of grungy,but it wiped off. Hadn't been run for a while. Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 i dont think wire brushing that stuff was a good idea unless you plan on getting the block decked and new pistons, those small scratches left by the wheel arent so good for helping the headgasket to seal, probably should get the blocked machined now Quote Link to comment
slam_dat_sun Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 That don't look to bad , man I need to do something to my truck :lol: Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I did this before on amother 620 I had. I didn't touch the walls. I just got rid of the crud left from the gasket and age.I didn't even spend much time on it. I did the pistons when they were on top,then wiped out the other walls ,moved the crank then did the other two. Then cleaned them all again. Looks great here. :lol: Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 today I did something i've read about here,but never tried. wet sanding wheels. I was amazed at the difference! I used some 1800 grit I had just to see. The after pic of your rim looks good. I did a few sets of my rims before this way. Started off with 320 grit followed by 400, 600 then 1000 before polishing with Mother's. I bet you can get them to really shine up nice if you do a few more grits of sandpaper. Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I'll try that. That was just a quickie to see what it would do. I'll work on it some more one of these days. Thanks Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I had a big day today. I got three of my friends to come over today and take the cab and bed off my 620. I've beed working on the floors of the cab ,turned out nice:D anyway,I rolled it outside today,and in just a few minutes it was naked!:eek: We put the cab and bed in my garage,so I can start work on the bottom of them. I'm going to use POR15 on them. There's even enough room in the garage to roll the chassis in there. Rust wise,everything looks pretty good. Just a few places here and there.Chassis is solid and covered in Mississippi mud :lol: i'm kind of overwhelmed right now,but I'm not on any time schedule or anything so there's no hurry-Just a lot to do. more posts later! Quote Link to comment
datsun dreamer Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 WOW:eek:!! Good job on the floor boards! You've been busy my friend! Cant wait to see this truck when its back together:)! Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Please do not scratch that Vette!!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Thanks charlie! I'll try not to :lol: Quote Link to comment
vindats1 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Was the wet sanding done by hand or using some type of pneumatic or electric sander? Think I will give it a go too. After I find my PL 410 under the broken glass...had a rear window sitting on cardboard on top of the car...think my cat got in there and had a little "oppsie"...I heard a strange noise from the canopy area one day...found it the next...glass is just everywhere...will have to get out the big wet vac. Fun.... Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Was the wet sanding done by hand or using some type of pneumatic or electric sander? Think I will give it a go too. After I find my PL 410 under the broken glass...had a rear window sitting on cardboard on top of the car...think my cat got in there and had a little "oppsie"...I heard a strange noise from the canopy area one day...found it the next...glass is just everywhere...will have to get out the big wet vac. Fun.... I hope you can find a replacement. The wet sanding was done by hand. It even works on grungy old whitewaalls. I use just a little Fantastic to help loosen the dirt. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Updates! I spent several hours (days?) cleaning up the cab and the bed floors. Pretty lucky there because most of it was just dirt and oil from the rear transmission seal. Something else to replace.. Found a couple more small mud dauber's nests. Wire brushed,sanded and wiped evrything with laquer thinner. today I brushed them with POR15 rust encapsulator. I ordered gray,but this looks really dark, Oh well. I didn't paint the wheel wells because they really didn't need it,so I'll spray them black. Before After Now I can work on the frame and start cleaning it up. I'm doing it like Rubberman did his kc,a little at a time. hope mine turns out that good. more later:D Quote Link to comment
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