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Re: L29 454 Build for '63 K15 with NV4500
Today I got up early and wire brushed the balancer in prep for paint. Got it painted early and let it dry all day. Was going to buy a new one but figured I could save around 100$ here.
While it was drying, I cleaned both the upper and lower halves of the intake manifold. Let me tell you, its no joke! I cleaned for nearly 6 hours straight using a foil baking pan and Chemtool Carb Cleaner (the stuff in a 1 gallon can). While the manifold came out pretty clean, it was still pretty dull in finish, so I shot it with some natural aluminum paint that I had around. Looks nicer now.
I was trying to figure out how to paint the degree marks that were stamped on the balancer. Ive always hated not being able to see the marks when the timing light was on them. My second daughter helped me out immensely with this. She used a meat skewer as a paint brush. It came out killar!
My daughter also said that the plain red valve covers weren't going to cut it. They needed to be black. I showed her the 454 HO covers online. She gave her seal of approval on those. LOL
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