bowtiebutler956
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Nice work as always Nate! Those freeze plugs certainly won't leak with Gorilla Snot ( 3M weatherstrip adhesive) sealing them! 
Matt
Matt
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A military rebuilt 6.5
- Thread starter n8in8or
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n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
Nice work as always Nate! Those freeze plugs certainly won't leak with Gorilla Snot ( 3M weatherstrip adhesive) sealing them!
Matt
Gorilla Snot!! Ha, I like that!!
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
Hmmm perhaps that would work. One thing I'd have to be careful of in that loacation is snow, slush and ice (something us Northerners are forced to deal with every year) but something could possibly be made to work there.
Thats what i did dome parts on mine with, grey.
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
She's all painted up. I'm really pleased with the color! The valve covers and oil pan are my spares and just on there for masking purposes. I also got the old gas tank out so tomorrow I can start building the fuel system all fresh. 
The valve covers and oil pan are my spares and just on there for masking purposes. I also got the old gas tank out so tomorrow I can start building the fuel system all fresh.
I like that color. More charcoal than grey.
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
Yeah. I thought the front cover on yours was raw aluminum, but you must have painted it gray? That is a nice color too. I kind of liked the way the engine looked in primer gray too, I should have taken a picture.
All I have done is the oil pan, timing cover and tstat xover more of a primer grey but in paint. I sure like that cast iron color though.
NVW
Well-Known Member
Looks good, I like the cast grey.
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
bowtiebutler956
Active Member
That has a nice clean look to it Nate. Good Job.
Matt
Matt
DieselMike1
Member
I like the color your painting the engine Nate, kinda looks like the p400 in this photo.
Will L.
Well-Known Member
nice and shiny! Sure wish that fan clutch could make it's way to my door.
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
That has a nice clean look to it Nate. Good Job.
Matt
Thanks Matt.
I like the color your painting the engine Nate, kinda looks like the p400 in this photo.
Thanks Mike. I sure wish mine had that main girdle bit on it. Maybe a P400 someday.....
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
Well today wasn't the progress day I had planned. The only fuel system stuff I did was put foam tape on the tank at the contact points. Of course I couldn't resist playing with the newly pretty engine and when I did I noticed that the new water pump was making noise like it had bad bearings! I noticed that if I pulled on the pulley while spinning that the noise was less so I figured that it must have been made wrong and the impeller was sticking out too far and rubbing on the backing plate. So I disassembled it and immediately found the problem - the gasket was intruding into the cavity and the impeller was rubbing on it. An easy fix. I trimmed the gasket with an Exacto knife and the problem was quickly gone. So once I was playing with the engine already I couldn't help myself and unmasked it and then put some new bits on it...injection pump, oil filter adapter with new o-rings from Leroy, oil cooler fittings from Leroy and the Fluidamper also from Leroy. It's starting to look like a real engine, just need my rockers. I also did some much needed tool and litter cleanup in the barn that will make the next steps more enjoyable and organized. Finally since the rest of the engine was so nice looking I decided to throw some paint on the exhaust manifolds - couldn't put rusty manifolds on my purdy engine!!
I noticed that if I pulled on the pulley while spinning that the noise was less so I figured that it must have been made wrong and the impeller was sticking out too far and rubbing on the backing plate. So I disassembled it and immediately found the problem - the gasket was intruding into the cavity and the impeller was rubbing on it. An easy fix. I trimmed the gasket with an Exacto knife and the problem was quickly gone. So once I was playing with the engine already I couldn't help myself and unmasked it and then put some new bits on it...injection pump, oil filter adapter with new o-rings from Leroy, oil cooler fittings from Leroy and the Fluidamper also from Leroy. It's starting to look like a real engine, just need my rockers. I also did some much needed tool and litter cleanup in the barn that will make the next steps more enjoyable and organized. Finally since the rest of the engine was so nice looking I decided to throw some paint on the exhaust manifolds - couldn't put rusty manifolds on my purdy engine!! FellowTraveler
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Any idea how much $$$$ you have in this project?
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
I was keeping a spreadsheet when initially planning which route to take, but I haven't updated it with the changes I made during (like Fluidamper, repopping injectors, sound deadening, etc). I can post an itemized list at the end of the project for reference for others to use to plan builds.
JayTheCPA
Well-Known Member
Just keep in mind that the moment you publish the figures, your Wife has the opportunity to see exactly how much you are *not* spending on her . . .
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
Just keep in mind that the moment you publish the figures, your Wife has the opportunity to see exactly how much you are *not* spending on her . . .
Good point, Jay! Hmmmm, maybe I'll post the "For her eyes only" tab on the forum and just PM the actual tab of the spreadsheet to interested people
Nah, she trusts in what I'm investing in this engine, no worries.
Good point, Jay! Hmmmm, maybe I'll post the "For her eyes only" tab on the forum and just PM the actual tab of the spreadsheet to interested people
Nah, she trusts in what I'm investing in this engine, no worries.
Famous last words.
And the color had me wondering where you got a thick cast intake manifold without the bolt holes. Took me 10 min to realize it was the painted masking tape!