D25_Owner Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) I made some progress on the 237 today. I need to find/read the thread about clocking the oil pump & distributor. I should have the engine finished tomorrow, then I'll start cleaning & painting the engine compartment and underside of the car. After that I am going to do the body & paint. Edited December 18, 2009 by D25_Owner Quote
Niel Hoback Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Aye, 'tis a beautiful thing. A shame to hide it under a hood. Quote
RobertKB Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Looks great. I am curious and have mentioned this on another thread about where the manifold gaskets sit. Did you paint behind them? I have my manifolds off and have cleaned that area and want to repaint that part of the engine but not sure if I will paint after the manifolds are on or paint the whole area before. Quote
55 Fargo Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Robert, don't think it would hurt to spray around the ports, but laying it on thick in this area may be a concern. I would keep the paint film build very light on the polished sections that will bolt to the intake/exhaust, and paint heavier in all ajacent surfaces. Make any sense? Quote
D25_Owner Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Robert, I lightly painted the machined area, kind of like Rockwood suggested. I covered the studs and stuffed the ports. I put a very light coat of of oil around the outside of the ports, then sprayed just enough paint (high temp) to cover the machined area that would be visible after the manifolds were in place. After the paint dried, I cleaned around the outside of ports with a little paint thinner on a rag. Quick and easy...looks good and I don't expect I'll have a sealing problem. Edited December 18, 2009 by D25_Owner Quote
RobertKB Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the information. It sure does look good. Quote
pflaming Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Picture #2 with the shiny cylinders and pistons make me envious. Mine have the original patina brown. What a beauty. When you get it running, take a video with sound on, put in on U Tube and share. Lots of fun. See "its running" thread. Quote
Frank Elder Posted December 18, 2009 Report Posted December 18, 2009 Here is a short video of re-inacters http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=38525005 Quote
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