Engine Compartment Before & After
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Racer
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From: Louisiana
You've come a long way!!! Luckily my engine only had a few coats of dirt/oil/grime. I guess you just have to keep scrubbing, and it will eventually come off. I kept going til my hands were about to fall off!
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Racer
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From: Louisiana
The master cylinder should be raw cast iron. They have spray paint called, "cast blast", it looks exactly like new, raw cast iron when you're done. My all stock '82 has a black brake booster. Well, .....it used to be, anyway.
Great job, by the way! I'll have to let you know when I'm ready to do mine.
Great job, by the way! I'll have to let you know when I'm ready to do mine.
Drifting
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The booster came on a few models in an electra coat. It kinda looked like gold annodizing. If you look at the Eastwood catalog, you can buy a kit to reproduce this finish. No paint that I'm aware of will stand up to brake fluid. It'll be fine for a while, especially if you don't pull the lid off too often to check the brake fluid. (hint: no fluid on the ground = full master cylinder)
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Louisiana
The booster came on a few models in an electra coat. It kinda looked like gold annodizing. If you look at the Eastwood catalog, you can buy a kit to reproduce this finish. No paint that I'm aware of will stand up to brake fluid. It'll be fine for a while, especially if you don't pull the lid off too often to check the brake fluid. (hint: no fluid on the ground = full master cylinder)
Thanks everyone!!!
Do you have any pictures of your brake booster? Did you do it yourself?
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Safety Car
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Use the Seymour cast blast (ceramic paint) for the exhaust manifolds, as it is rated for 1500 F; I used it and it works great....bakes on from normal manifold heating. Since you won't be able to heat up the M/C, I don't recommend the Seymour paint for that; use VHT or other engine heat rated 'cast iron' color paint for the M/C. You're doing a fine job...
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