Faulkner gets a Redo



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I just slime some on the threads. No need to over do it but enough to ensure a good seal in the threads. My hands are itching, its been MONTHS since I have gotten to work on a car :| but at least I can live vicariously through you and Faulkner :D
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Thanks Will. I ordered that goop from Amazon - four bucks cheaper, free shipping!
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Dan, got the two stainless pieces.
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Yay! Do your magic, Doc!
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John Fowlie to the rescue. Yet again!

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...and a driver's side outside door handle (mine has a small ding) is on its way! Thanks for everything you do, John!
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You're more than welcome, Dan!!

You did wonders on polishing the grill. Looks great!
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big m wrote: Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:06 pm You did wonders on polishing the grill. Looks great!
Looks great from 10 feet, doesn't it! I haven't touched it yet, John - it's a testimony to the condition of the part you sold me at such a reasonable price. Still needs cleaning, though!
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I'd hoped to get a lot done today, but it was all I could do to finish the radiator core, and the bolt-on half of the battery shelf. Where I couldn't use the "Poor Man's Bead Blaster", I used a drill with a wire brush. I'm happy with the results, though!!
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Just getting started
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Flip side
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After cleanup, ospho, and banging out a dent
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Oh yeah - a good dose of frame rustproofing on the innards
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Lookin' good
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I applied 3M seam sealer to the pinholes in the battery tray support - you can see it here
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Rust-proofed corrosion should be hidden by the battery tray
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Looks great Dan! like the old saying restoration saying go's " Paint it black and put it back". Nothing like a fresh coat of chassis black to keep the motivation high. Your battery shelf looks to be in great shape. I have had good luck in the past using POR 15 on the base metal with chassis black top coat on my battery trays, It gives it one extra layer of protection to the corrosion from the battery. Just don't get POR 15 on your skin or you will be wearing it for a month :lol:
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I end up wearing everything that's liquid, Will. Some solids, too :shock: :roll:

I haven't tried POR 15, but I've used gallons of Eastwood rust encapsulator. I wipe it down with Ospho (Dick swears by it), use a Yuengling Timer*, wipe it off and encapsulate. For the engine compartment, I've been using Rustoleum gloss black.


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Not much happnin' in the Faulkner garage these days - I've been suffering with a lingering cold for two weeks, and don't feel much like doing anything. But, I did get to do some "poor man's bead blasting" and painting this weekend. Maybe next weekend, I can start to slap some of Faulkner's engine compartment back together.

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Looks good Dan keep picking away at it. Some days I felt I did not do that much but it all adds up little by little. The valve covers look sharp !!! Mark
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Dick Koch wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:04 pm Dan, got the two stainless pieces.
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And I got 'em back! Just like NOS!!

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WOW! Those came out beautiful!! :o :shock:
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The dog days of summer. It was close to 100F (38C, for our Dutch friends) in the garage today, slogging along with the Poor Man's Bead Blaster. Some more progress - like eating an elephant, as Dick would say.

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forgot to take a photo of the finished product - perhaps tomorrow
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the bumper brackets were kicking under foot, time to clean them up and get them ready, even though they won't be bolted on until Faulkner comes back from the paint shop
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