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I basically cleaned it free from all grease and grime and then cleaned the motor with Sila Scrub with a scotch brite pad and then washed it down with final clean. I then shot one coat of exopy followed by 2 coats of Standox paint and 2 coats of clear. We have done all our motor this way with great results. Now that I made this statement all the paint will fall off this motor :)

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Just curious but why not get a different motor? Are you trying to keep it somewhat factory?

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Because, everyone runs a V8 small block and I'm just a little different in the head! :crazy:

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Thanks for the info. I will be painting My 496 soon and need to find the BEST way to do this. Any additional info you have will be great as far as some product part #s etc etc. Thanks

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Turbo?

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Did you c notch the rear frame? Did you cut into the bed at all? I am interested in bagging my truck bit do not want to cut up the bed. Looks great.

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i hope so...

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Nope. Nothing like that.

KISS is the theme, but he has a hard time w/the exact definition of 'simple' :lol: .
Last I heard, there were no plans to cut the floor up. You can bag your truck & not cut the floor but w/o cutting the floor (or modifying it in some other fashion) you can't get it 'extremely' low like planting the frame rails.

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hotrodhomi- Turbo?

N2TRUX- No nothing wild. Just a cool "Old School" treatment.

bskylerj- Did you c notch the rear frame? Did you cut into the bed at all?

N2TRUX- Yes the frame is C-notched. Look at the first page in this thread for pics. No, the bed will not be cut.

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Cool truck. Nice progress pics too.

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n2billet,

I'm glad you left the 6 banger in there, more power to you. No pun intended. I've always wanted to build a cruiser like that. Can't wait to see more pics. Keep us posted.

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Keep the pics coming~~AWESOME build!!!

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Glad to see another 6. What are your plans for the inline?

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Didn't get a lot done today for some reason, I guess it's the thought of going back to work tomorrow that did me in :o

I painted the inner fenders, frame and core support, not what I would call super nice but good enough for what I'm trying to do. I started putting all the wires and hoses back on the firewall so I can get the motor back in the hole.

I also started bolting on the engine stuff. I don't like the way the HEI looks so I'm going to paint the cap red and add a billet cover on the vacuum and go from there. During all this I decided to start trial fitting the P/S stuff. It's a good thing, I now need to replace the Harmonic balancer because of the spacing on the p/s pulley but luck would have it that I now have a spare motor with the correct balancer so I can still move ahead. With any luck I will get my growing box of stuff that needs to be blasted and painted done before the end of the week.

Enjoy and let me know what you think....

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Man! I feel somewhat inadequate to say the least! I've had my truck tore apart for years and haven't done that much work to it. Good work! It's a tried and true formula: 68 SWB + Air Ride + Big Wheels = Cool Nothing else really matters, it will only add to or take away from the cool factor.

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Yeah that HEI cap does look rather large on there. Paint it red and it will blend in better. The finned side covers look cool. I can't wait to see it back together...:metal:

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what kind of wheels are those? looks bad ass

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Billet Specialties Vintec's

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Too bad someone doesn't make a finned plastic chromed distributor cap to match the side covers. Are you putting a finned valve cover on it also? Looks great so far though!

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Great looking project!!

What is in store for the exterior? The nice stock look it already has?

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Yep, the Offy valve cover should be here today. I also have a finned oil filter cover that I'm going to modify to fit. I just hope that painting the HEI cap will help it "blend in".

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Going to leave it stock..... I like the resto look.......

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those 6cyls are pretty cool. We have a 53 Belair in the shop now that has a 250 with a clifford manifold, holley 4 barrel carb, and headers with dual exhaust. Its really neat, but it kinda sounds like an airplane.:lol:

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I ran mine straight without a muffler and it sounded wicked but not sure what I'm going to do with this go around.

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Excellent idea :cool: