Got the main part of the engine primed and painted after a couple of evenings of prepping. I used the following products to prepare for primer and paint.
- Purple Power citrus cleaner
- Scotch Brite pads
- putty knife
- gasket scraper
- wire brushes
- Nylox brush attachment for drill
- wax and grease remover
- green 3m tape
- dolly and hammer with other items to remove dents from valve cover
- Duplicolor engine primer
- Duplicolor ceramic engine paint
Now I am working on all the items that were removed like brackets, exhaust/intake manifold, harmonic balancer and few other smalls. After I disassembled the intake/exhaust manifold to paint the intake Chevy Orange and the exhaust side Cast Iron I noticed a hidden crack in the exhaust side. Lucky that I had another manifold to pull apart and I got lucky no cracks on this one.
While I am working on the rest of the small items that need painting I made a list and ordered a few items that I will need to button up the engine and get it ready for install. I ordered a few new gaskets, plug wires, distributor cap, oil filler cap, thermostat, harmonic balancer, Pertronix electronic ignition and Flame Thrower coil. There are a few other items that I have on the shelf that should work like a fan pulley, fan, and carburetor from one of my inline 250 motors.
As I am finishing up the motor items I will be prepping and painting the front half of the frame to get it ready for the 292 crossmember and motor install.