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irish1966 · 05-20-2010, 11:27 AM

OK, kind of a weird bout of weather we are having here in the NW. Sun one second and torrential rain the next, but I got some stuff done. I had planned on getting the cab on to the frame the weekend, but I opted for getting the motor and tranny in so I could start setting up the truck for it's exhaust. I got the exhaust maifolds on and bolted up with new gaskets and a fresh coat of high temp black. A quick tip from my buddy....heat the manifold up with a torch, spray it with a coat, then reheat it it with the torch, while it's wet and repeat. This actually bonds the paint to the surface. Worked out pretty nice. Anyways, see below:

05-20-2010, 11:27 AM	#67
irish1966 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: hillsboro, oregon Posts: 484	Re: Irish's 1966 LWB Fleetside OK, kind of a weird bout of weather we are having here in the NW. Sun one second and torrential rain the next, but I got some stuff done. I had planned on getting the cab on to the frame the weekend, but I opted for getting the motor and tranny in so I could start setting up the truck for it's exhaust. I got the exhaust maifolds on and bolted up with new gaskets and a fresh coat of high temp black. A quick tip from my buddy....heat the manifold up with a torch, spray it with a coat, then reheat it it with the torch, while it's wet and repeat. This actually bonds the paint to the surface. Worked out pretty nice. Anyways, see below: Attached Images __________________ Cheers David 66 LWB Fleet (on hold) 64 LWB Fleet (daily driver) 65 SWB Fleet (almost finished as a driver) 64 SWB Fleet (just started - "Tommys Hot Rods" tribute truck) Nothing worth doing, is easy.