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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:28 pm
by PhilA
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Block looks bare now. Seats look good.
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All valves pulled and only one of the sixteen have any problems. I'm guessing manufacturing issues because it's a really strange failure.
Started to clean the springs and fittings up but soaking my fingers in gasoline started to get really really old after the second set so I'm thinking about getting an ultrasound bath...
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:36 pm
by PhilA
Someone made a good suggestion re: cleaning of valve guides. Get a gun cleaning set.
I may stop at the sports store tonight and take a look at what they have.
--Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 3:18 am
by PhilA
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Happy Holidays, y'all.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2019 12:59 am
by PhilA
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I made a brush to clean the guides. Toothbrush attached to a piece of dowel, trimmed down to fit. The glue is setting right now, I'll give it a proper try tomorrow.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 3:34 am
by PhilA
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Painted the workshop but it was too plain. Pencil sketch done, need to find my paintbrushes.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:14 pm
by mercrocker
Wow, that's good....Kind of like it as it is, though!
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:45 pm
by PhilA
mercrocker wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:14 pm
Wow, that's good....Kind of like it as it is, though!
Yeah, it's not bad but I want a bit of pop, so color it is. It'll be a lot less subtle once it's done.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:59 pm
by PhilA
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That's the way I was wanting to go with it.
Black and dark gray done, drying now. Light gray then color to follow.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:33 pm
by Hooli
I didn't realise it was life size in the first pic! I thought it was a small sketch on a beam or something.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 1:20 am
by PhilA
Hooli wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:33 pm
I didn't realise it was life size in the first pic! I thought it was a small sketch on a beam or something.
Yup, that's about 12 feet wide.