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Old 02-23-2016, 01:18 PM
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I'm having engine bay and underneath of the car mildly soda blasted, so I removed some items...



Bare glass under hood latches.





I've seen red on other places too.





Horns look to be restorable, although I'm converting to 12v.





Heater core dated.








A little rusty but it cleaned up real good. No date stamp on fan motor.





Metal fan.
Old 02-23-2016, 01:21 PM
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Keep after it!
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Nice too see your that interested in the various parts , but the rust is bad
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looks great !!!!!
yep - the latches were in place before blackout
Fun coming apart
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Originally Posted by 1955 copper
Nice too see your that interested in the various parts , but the rust is bad

Mostly surface rust, it cleans up pretty good.
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Radiator overflow tank bracket, weird location for corporate logo...



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Bare glass under splash shields...
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Keep the progress pictures coming, thanks.
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Came in the mail, new bearings for the rear diff....
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Progress down under car... Rear wheel well and engine bay blackout.






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Great pics!
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Progress Progress..... Generator, total rebuild....



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New bearings in rear diff....

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I worked on this all day, reused all its parts....






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Wire harness is next....



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If they called is salt blasting would you still do it? Soda = salt

I soda blasted one car and will never again. It is mostly impossible to get all the salt out after it's been blasted with high velocity. Don't get all the salt out and you get rust under the paint.

Last metal fenders I blasted it was with recycled glass. No salt worries there.

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Originally Posted by mrtexas
If they called is salt blasting would you still do it? Soda = salt

I soda blasted one car and will never again. It is mostly impossible to get all the salt out after it's been blasted with high velocity. Don't get all the salt out and you get rust under the paint.

Last metal fenders I blasted it was with recycled glass. No salt worries there.
Yeah, didn't use soda, we used a mild glass bead/water mix at 25-30 psi. I have that story in another thread.
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Originally Posted by mrtexas
If they called is salt blasting would you still do it? Soda = salt

I soda blasted one car and will never again. It is mostly impossible to get all the salt out after it's been blasted with high velocity. Don't get all the salt out and you get rust under the paint.

Last metal fenders I blasted it was with recycled glass. No salt worries there.
Glass bead and water mix 25-30 psi

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Im consolidating a couple threads. A short recap, where I started up to this point in time.....



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