Re: Grampa's 60
A miracle happened...I got the engine back, completed, from the machine shop!
I think the main miracle was the fact that I had to order half a dozen parts for it (main bearings, rod bearings, timing chain, etc.) and ALL of them came in as the CORRECT part!
I went ahead and had him do the assembly as I would probably have had to wait a year or 2 for my brother to come back and help me with that. Worth every penny of the $500!
All the major parts went through the 'bath' but none of the hardware did. I never found a bolt kit for it and the machinist said to just stay with the original stuff, they aren't modern 'torque' bolts. Unfortunately I didn't think about the possibility he wouldn't run those through the chemicals, so just sent em bagged and tagged 'as is'. Oh well, I had a few hours in prep but I was able to get it pretty decently prepped, and then shot the Ford red on it. Definitely 'close' to the original, but could use a little more orange in it.
I have to say, this was the best rattle can paint job I've ever done...I guess I have gained 'some' skills over the years.
Anyway, I will probably get a couple accessories cleaned and painted but then I'm leaving town for 5-6 months, so won't get to put it in the frame till Fall some time.
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