This is after painting with a ceramic engine paint from Eastwood with activator. I really liked the paint and how it sprayed on or could be brushed. A little paint went a long way! I hung the engine from the loader while painting it and left it out in the sun for hours to bake.
Many of the smaller pieces I took to the local precision machine shop and they have some type of bath and blasting that they do that makes the cast parts look better than new! I was so happy with the outcome I'm addicted to it. They are so clean that the least little bit of dirt or oil on your fingers will show up. I had to darn near wear gloves until I could get a coat of clear satin on them.
Also replaced a lot of the old rusty bolts with yellow zinc coated flange bolts from Fastenal. Chased all of the threaded holes with a tap to clean them up. Nothing like a new bolt in a new hole. Everything went together using my fingers and then a torque wrench to finish them off.
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I cleaned up and polished the pipe and finished with a light wire brushing and then a clear coat.
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The bottom bolt of the thermostat housing was a real pain to find. Only one place on the internet had that size/length. That is a $9 bolt with shipping.
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Still working on putting everything together so not everything is bolted down tight. I had to replace the starter because one of the terminal broke off trying to get the nut off. It was just a problem waiting to happen. And yes, that is a new Bosch pump. I found out my original was dead, brushes were worn completely down-gone!
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Again, some of it is just mocked up for now. This is the ZZP adjustable tensioner.
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