Flareside got me motivated.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Flareside got me motivated.
Seeing Joe rip apart his '68 in the middle of a snow storm got me a little psyched. So I did accomplish something Vette related this weekend. :lol: Wife even let me paint on the kitchen table. :eek: Pass me the nitroglycerin tablets. :lolg:
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St. Jude Donor '09
Re: Flareside got me motivated. (Ed T)
You got more on the floor than you did on the part! I guess your hands were cold. :lol:
What prep is involved in using that product?
What prep is involved in using that product?
No prep on these pipes as were new. I went over them with some mineral spirits to remove any oil & such. Paint one coat, wait 24hrs and apply another if you want. Wait another 24 hours until you use them. It'll be a lot longer than 24hrs for mine though.
The paint "cures" once you have the engine running for about 15 min. I used this same can on my SB manifolds 3 years ago and they still look great.
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Re: Flareside got me motivated. (1970 Stingray)
Don't tell my wife, but I baked my manifolds in the oven last weekend. Mine probably won't be running till next summer, so I wanted to cure them. Only got a little smell, but I turned on the exhaust fan. Probably killed a few birds where the vent pipe comes out the roof.
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Re: Flareside got me motivated. (1970 Stingray)
What a woman!!! Your manifolds turned out nicely. Good job.
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Re: Flareside got me motivated. (1970 Stingray)
Pass me the nitroglycerin tablets. :lolg:
Looking good Len. Now get back to work! We gotta be done by spring.
How far along are you with the new engine? Last I saw, it was almost done.
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Re: Flareside got me motivated. (Flareside)
Yeah, you're right Joe, the 454 is pretty much finished. I have the intake & carb to go which will take practically no time at all. If it were warm enough in the garage, I could finished hooking up the M-22. I got itchy today and just had to do something Vette related beside buying more parts for the garage. :lol:
I'm going to use these stock manifolds hooked up to a '69 factory side exhaust setup. I'm hoping this will cause the fewest problems and headaches during the initial install.
I saw a post by MasterDave a while back and how he had several exhaust setup he uses. I have about the same, I'll have the '69 side exhaust setup, then I may try the Hooker Super Comps hooked up to a Chambered system and I'm trying to get a set of used Hooker sidemounts to eventually try out. :crazy:
I'm going to use these stock manifolds hooked up to a '69 factory side exhaust setup. I'm hoping this will cause the fewest problems and headaches during the initial install.
I saw a post by MasterDave a while back and how he had several exhaust setup he uses. I have about the same, I'll have the '69 side exhaust setup, then I may try the Hooker Super Comps hooked up to a Chambered system and I'm trying to get a set of used Hooker sidemounts to eventually try out. :crazy:
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St. Jude Donor '09
Re: Flareside got me motivated. (Eddie 70)
What a woman!!! Your manifolds turned out nicely. Good job.
Yeah, but I had to go to a "home-show" :yawn: at the convention center yesterday to paint on the table today. :lol: The price we must pay. :lol: :yawn:
The paint actually dries very flat. The pic was taken right after I painted, that's why it looks glossy. :chevy