[Tx Firefighter]

I plugged away on a bunch of little details today.

My order came from Summit. I tried to buy all quality parts. Felpro and Stant are still made right here where they belong in the USA. The belt tensioner is made in Canada.



Fortunately, I had an extra intake manifold in my parts pile so I coated it and used it instead of the greasy original one. The thermostat and housing showed signs of previous owners lack of craftsmanship.


New Stant Super Stat and Felpro Printoseal neoprene gasket.


Everything all installed. Some of the parts I powdercoated, some I just cleaned up.













I've got to look around and find some new studs and nuts for my exhaust manifolds. The old stuff is pretty beat up. It's gonna take about half a day to repair all the mess and get them back where they ought to be.