Not a plethora of things happening on the Impala lately due to family commitments and spring yard work, but I thought I’d drop by.
Well, the 283 build is starting to look like an actual engine now. Got the new carb, air cleaner, manifolds, and date coded hoses in place. Just got the proper brackets for the alternator conversion, but still need to settle on which alternator to buy. I’ll put up a separate post on the parts needed to convert my generator electrical system over to an alternator. Anyway, the engine is slowly coming together.
Remember the Zolatone paint I said I used for the trunk? Well, I needed another quart to complete a few brackets I’ll be using for air ride components. So I order another quart for $55 on Amazon, but when it gets here, it’s a gallon! What in the heck am I going to do with enough to cover 10 trunks?? That shipping error cost someone $100 to boot! So, if there’s anyone local who would like the leftovers to do their trunk, just shoot me a pm. I’ll give it to you for free. It would be a shame for such a great product to go to waste.
Speaking of coatings, I used POR15 manifold gray to protect the manifolds after I had them blasted. The instruction are very specific that you need to bake the finish on to fully cure the coating. For a fleeting moment, I thought about using the oven in the kitchen, but, my better judgement prevailed. So I fire up the pellet smoker, run it up to 450, and bake them. My neighbor stops by and asked what’s for dinner, so I told him to look for himself. We decided to have a beer instead.
Finally getting some time tomorrow to take my steering wheel components to my painter. Hopefully after those pieces are done, I can finalize the steering column. I need the column back in for when I push it out of the garage in a month to take the front clip off. But more of that when I get there.
Enough for now. Got to make dinner for my two boys. My dad would have told me to get a can of Vienna sausages and a Pepsi for dinner, but I digress....