Day 19 - 8/19/11

Today is yet another big day, we found an exhaust manifold!! I got a call from my grandpa and he got in contact with one of his old buddies. He's a Chevy 6-banger diehard and he happened to have an extra of what we needed. Theoretically the car will run a lot smoother and quieter without the exhaust leak. So after VBS we went out to his house and checked it out.

Here's his three part garage.

Part One: Where the fabrication and stowage takes place.

Motors waiting to be rebuilt.

A lift for lifting, and a sandblaster for blasting.

There it is! Old and new!

Part Two: The assembly and final adjustment room. He has a very nice dog.

Closer look at part two.

The motor in his '47 Chev is a 250 from a '68. The manifold I picked up is from this motor.

We found are way into part three.

Part Three: The delivery room.

Taking the intake off, we tried to take it off at his house, but we didn't want to break the bolts.

All taken off, ready for reconditioning.

As I've said before, yes I do work on my car!

Used a 3in angle grinder with a scotch-brite pad and got the surfaces cleaned.

Checked for being straight and flush.

He didn't think so.

We decided it would be best to resurface it, for maximum gadget adhesion.

Cleaning up the treads.

Taking out the rivets on the old manifold, we managed to save two out of the three.

Got it taken off in one piece.

Before cleanup.

After cleanup, I used the same method with the grinder, but I also had to use the razor to get the stubborn pieces off.

Cleaning more treads.

Bad, good, good, not necessary. All done for today, big day.