db's 66 Belvedere ***FOR SALE***

db · Post by db » Sat Nov 16, 13 9:09 pm

Frustrated cos the rear end is all ready for primer but it's too damn cold to paint. I settled for decoking my valves on the wire wheel.

Recommendations for decoking the heads anyone?

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Sun Nov 17, 13 8:37 am

Mr muscle oven cleaner work a treat for decoding heads.

db · Post by db » Sun Nov 17, 13 8:56 am

So obvious now you've said it!! Thanks mate

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Sun Nov 17, 13 9:05 am

also soak in coke a cola

db · Post by db » Sun Nov 17, 13 8:23 pm

Well our oven cleaner says 'NOT FOR ALLY' so I'll pick up some Mr Muscle tomorrow. Or coke, whichever works out cheaper

Meanwhile... rear end & tops of wings primered

The next job is welding up that wheel arch

db · Post by db » Wed Nov 20, 13 11:00 pm

Back to the heads... An hour with the oven cleaner shifted a bit but not a lot. An overnight stay in Coke did bugger all so as A last resort I turned to some actual engine cleaner...

Good old Gunk and a brass wire brush shifted the lot in an hour or so's scrubbing

db · Post by db » Wed Nov 20, 13 11:07 pm

So this evening I popped up to see my mate Terry. We set the head up on his mill to remove the damaged part of the guide. He made a drift to fit it and found a bit of tube the fitted nicely into the valve spring well.
If we'd found the key to his gas bottle we'd have the guide out by now. Bugger!
Anyway I don't have the new guide yet so it'll be next week before we sort it.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Wed Nov 20, 13 11:08 pm

Shame to see kids will do anything for a shot of " coke " now days !

db · Post by db » Wed Nov 20, 13 11:08 pm

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Wed Nov 20, 13 11:13 pm

Great thread this mate.
Don't know how you find the time with kids etc.
hats off to you sir.

db · Post by db » Thu Nov 21, 13 8:00 am

They're at the right age now. It was hard when they were too small to be safe in the garage, now unless i'm welding or summat they love to 'help'.
Also they're in bed by 8 so then I get a couple of hours to meself

pete walton · Post by **pete walton** » Thu Nov 21, 13 12:47 pm

DB this is the best thread on the forum .... Love the car ,,love the work,, :thumbright:Its got everything ,even kids playing with toxic waste

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Thu Nov 21, 13 4:01 pm

Oh for a pair of heads like that back in 1987...that old slug of mine would've been in the 11's on motor....yes we had W2's but that meant another intake, Rockers, Headers and mucho ££££'s.

Nice work Paul

Les

db · Post by db » Thu Nov 21, 13 5:16 pm

pete walton wrote:DB this is the best thread on the forum .... Love the car ,,love the work,, :thumbright:Its got everything ,even kids playing with toxic waste

Thanks mate. It's all biodegradable doncher know

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Thu Nov 21, 13 8:38 pm

db wrote:They're at the right age now. It was hard when they were too small to be safe in the garage, now unless i'm welding or summat they love to 'help'.
Also they're in bed by 8 so then I get a couple of hours to meself

I suppose its all down to having a large enough garage. My kids are a " safe" age but I have a small garage. Prob even too small for an A body.
Mmmmmm. Mopar powered rod ?
Food for thought !!

Mopar Muscle Association UK

db's 66 Belvedere FOR SALE