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Thang



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Today's work ........ Hopefully just one more day of blasting .. . . . then sand removal!!!







Floor turned out fairly clean...


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You missed a spot. Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AND. . . . . I found somebody's math work under the rear passenger side fender well paint, best I can tell is . . .

6203
221
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12
68
102
157
249
506
524


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is pretty cool that it was under the paint and survived your sandblasting.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup! Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think those numbers may be M-codes (option codes) they used to be on an aluminum plate behind the drivers seat bulkhead on the split buses.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probably a supervisor with a grease pen marking the Westy for the assembly workers- whole lot easier looking at a tiny steel plate
It's pretty cool that it survived your paint removal blasting
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:06 pm    Post subject: beginning engine disassembly Reply with quote

Here goes . . . .I'll also be posting engine work on Jake's site...















I will continue tomorrow night, gotta read a little more about head removal...
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's some more progress. . . . . .



























Sorry they're not in sequence but . . . .
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SCORE!!!!
You already have AMC head castings!!! Len can easily update these and save you money!

Also the pistons and cylinders look fresh... Tear it all the way down, you might need my DVD to do it more easily. Looks better than I expected!
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That sounds great Jake. I'll order your DVD tonight. Should I try to get these heads to Len this weekend? or bring them up there to you?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Get the heads to Len ASAP!! He needs all the time he can get, I keep him SLAMMED.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bummer! Got the other head off....... can anyone tell me what's wrong with this picture?
















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PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well . . . . due to a mismatched pair of heads . . . Shocked A new pair of CS heads are on order. Cool

Today I was able to clean up most of the cooling tin. Here's a few pics.....before







and after . . . Cool





Now the question is......paint . . . . or powder coat? Cool I can do either....
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Powder coat! There is no question....as long as your powder coating is good and doesn't look like ass. Twisted Evil
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