Trying to look our best!
Dressing up the engine and engine bay is what we focused on this weekend. My cousin was able to paint the engine pretty well while in the bay. With most of everything removed, it became easier to access as much of the block as possible. It looks pretty good in the Ford Blue rattle can I bought.
Also turns out the valve covers that were originally in the trunk with the original manifolds fit the engine. They have Ford written on them. Hit the letters with some sand paper after painting, and it looks great.
I spent the time updating hitting the rest of the engine parts with a semi gloss black. I think everything looks really sharp, and makes it pop much more.
So today was a lot of brushing, prep, paint, wait, paint, wait, paint, and set a aside.
Also, do you know how expensive battery trays are??? Mine is rotted, so will need to be replaced. Original used parts are $160! For something that holds a battery and will probably rot again from leaking battery acid…no thanks. I’ll opt for the $12 reproduction. I’m sure you won’t tell.
