Well walked out the door without the camera. Lots of detail work today and some decisions,
the 216 that I have is orange and kind of worn looking- the orange is not bad, and I am thinking that for now I will leave the orange on the engine-
Today I rebuilt the carb, cleaned and painted and installed the intake/exhaust manifold(stock one) put the cover on the pushrod lifter side of the engine- with new gasket and cork rings for the spark plug holes-
then installed the carb and throttle linkage with spring(remember to lubricate all the pivot points to make it last-
re-habbed the air cleaner and installed-
cleaned up the thermostat housing and replaced to engine with fresh gasket-
declared the water pump doa and pulled the fan blade from it for the replacement unit.
before installing any thing other than the side cover- I used a wire wheel and went over the entire engine knocking off loose paint and grime.
While doing that the orange really began to stick out. Since it was on the engine when I got it, and I think is a correct gm orange engine color for some point(most likely later than 49
But I remember when I first got the truck and popped the hood and saw the old six sitting there orange.
So Orange it is, I want to remember that moment every time I pop the hood.
So anyways-
just got finished ordering points and condenser, coil, distributor cap, timing hole plug, trans gasket set, engine soft plug set(mainly to have as spares)
replacement acorns for the rocker arm cover, a rebuilt water pump, and the fuel pump with deluxe vacuum pump rebuild kit-
I want to use as much of the original stuff as possible so I am going the rebuild kit path-
I am getting the generator rebuilt and as well as the starter. so I will drop those off this week and hope to get them back soon.
Did not get to the frame today- Spent more time focusing on the carbs and the going over the body of the engine cleaning and degreasing-
So next week PICS, i will remember the camera,
also pressure wash the frame and begin the rust converter and paint-
as well as the transmission, If I get that done before Sunday, then I plan to put the engine and trans back on the frame-
Lots of fun, not enough hours in the days to work on it.
I feel addiction is not a strong enough word.
