by "Pixel" (Improbcat)
Published 05/18/2017 at 18:08
by "Pixel" (Improbcat)
Published 05/18/2017 at 18:08
Tags: Oppo rally
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STARS: 5
( see prior day here ) Late posting, and I know you were all impatiently waiting for more pictures of things with paint on them. But first, brake lines!
These two lines needed to go in before the engine did as reaching this area is a bear with the oil pan in the way. But they got bent and installed. Then I tried to remove one to flare the other end and this happened.
Brand new brass fitting, completely stripped. So that now gets to be cut off and the line re-flared with an new fitting. Also new flare wrenches have been acquired to replace the off-brand 15 year old one that did this.
Then I finished stripping the oil pan..
Finished painting the side covers...
Made three A arms black...
And one silver.
I had this bit of the oil pan that got bent prying it off the engine, and all the bolt holes were slightly crowned from over-tightening. So I carefully hammered all the holes flat, and did some bending and hammering of this to get it as flat as possible.
Will it leak? I’ll find out once it is on the motor, the motor is in the truck and it is filled with oil.
And now, time to go out and put more paint on stuff, and grind/sand the springs clean of rust enough to paint.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
05/18/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0
Brass fitting on CuNi line? Y tho. I thought black oxide steel was normal for use on those.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
05/18/2017 at 18:51, STARS: 0
pipe wrench to the rescue. snug and then done........
"Pixel" (Improbcat)
05/18/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 0
Because NAPA carries brass, didn’t even know black oxide was a thing
"Pixel" (Improbcat)
05/18/2017 at 19:57, STARS: 2
I don’t hate future me enough to leave him that mess to deal with later.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
05/18/2017 at 20:16, STARS: 0
heh, future me says “bring it ON, what else you got?.....”
but i can understand where you are at on it. SO LONG AS you are still there, might as well take care of it while its easy to get to.....
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
05/20/2017 at 20:49, STARS: 0
I like to use stainless because I hate all things corrosion