I found a nice Edelbrock intake at the junkyard and I want to put it on my 318 but its kinda dirty. I have tried my parts washer and that got the grease off, then I tried my pressure washer and that got me wet, then I tried my sand blaster using #23 walnut shells and the intake laughed at that. What would be best to bring back the clean aluminum color? A more aggressive grit? a paint stripper of some sort? I am trying to get the dirt off that just wont leave.
BaggedIndy
12-31-2007, 07:11 PM
I've always used glass bead on mine. Looked almost new to me.
buck99
12-31-2007, 07:18 PM
Me too for glass beads. Looks like new.
Speed Dragon
12-31-2007, 07:28 PM
+1 on the glass beads, or anything of similar abrasiveness. Also, if you can find it somewhere, Socar White Lightning is a very powerful degreaser/cleaner, better than Purple Power.
67coronet
12-31-2007, 08:01 PM
Well it was totally degreased and I wasnt happy with the finish. I went back and blasted it again and its real clean but not bright so I decided to paint it instead. I sprayed it with an adhesion promoter (3 coats) when that dries I am going to spray it with a high temp graphite color spray. It will probably stay cleaner longer that way.
Ryan_340
12-31-2007, 09:21 PM
Mine was media blasted and painted w/ Dupli-color cast coat aluminum engine paint.
67coronet
12-31-2007, 09:26 PM
Looks fantastic!
Lets see some more of the Challenger project in the background too!
Ryan_340
12-31-2007, 09:44 PM
I don't have many pics. of the Challenger on my computer. Its my fathers car and it is a 70 R/T 383 4 spd. originally FC7 Plum Crazy Purple.
67coronet
12-31-2007, 10:07 PM
I like it. I'd post some pics of mine but I dont know how to insert them like that.
67coronet
12-31-2007, 10:21 PM
Hmm let me try this out and see if this pic works.....http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/2972000-2972999/2972612_2_full.jpg
Ryan_340
12-31-2007, 10:21 PM
All you have to do is click Reply under a post, and then a page will come up. Scroll down that page (under were you type) and there will be "Additional Options" and click Manage Attachments. Then you put your pics. in and submit reply. Hope that helps.
-Ryan
Ryan_340
12-31-2007, 10:23 PM
Ok, looks like you got it! Cool truck, heres a pic. of my 72 W100 with a stepside bed from a Warlock. The snow plow aint stayin, it just came with the truck when I bought it.
Is that a restore or a survivor? Looks very straight.
Speed Dragon
01-01-2008, 10:07 AM
I did a 520 trans case for my GLHS w/ glass beads and painted it Gunmetal, looks pretty good.
67coronet
01-01-2008, 12:01 PM
The car is my wifes, We got it from an old guy in Rocky Mount NC. It is originally white and has a good 20ft paint job and really should be redone. This is the car I was posting about a few months back when I had the engine redone and they screwed it up.
I am going to work on the intake today, I will post some pics when its done.
jrhd97
01-17-2008, 04:40 PM
67, That car looks very familiar. There aren't but a couple of those around here, and I haven't seen one of them in a while.
67coronet
01-17-2008, 05:45 PM
The car is from Rocky Mount, NC. We bought it a few years back when we used to live there. I was heavily into turbo Dodges back then. I dont know if you might have seen me around, We had a Santa Fe blue Shelby Charger and a red Spirit RT with the license plate saying "EATS RICE".
jrhd97
01-18-2008, 04:06 PM
That license plate sounds familiar.
67coronet
01-18-2008, 07:45 PM
Here is a pic of the RT when I was in Vegas for Mopars at the strip.
