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After getting the garage cleaned up and organized on Wednesday I was going to take advantage of the extra space to get the motor off of the dolly and onto the motor stand to finish cleaning and getting ready for the proper color. The story on the motor is when I bought the two truck deal he also had the motor his dad had rebuilt before he passed away. I asked why is it green and he explained that his dad completed the rebuild and did not want to drive to town which is about twenty miles to get the right color of paint. He had some John Deere Green and thought it was good enough for the C60 it was going to go back into.

Anyways I removed the manifold, distributor, fuel pump and alternator so I could proceed to clean it up with a orange foaming degreaser I use and then scuff it up with a few Scotch brite pads to get some bite on the paint. I will wipe down with wzx and grease remover and prime first then spray Chevy Orange with ceramic motor paint.

I was looking at the script valve cover and noticed it had a few dings and dents so I began working the metal to get it best I could. The one in the picture was probably the worst. I used a hammer, dolly, a few different shaped hardwood sticks, a carriage bolt that had a top on it that had the same curvature and the last item I used was a large turnbuckle bolt. By using a few different items I was able to get it looking real good. I hit it a few times with the DA to see where the lows and high were and worked from there.

So know I will be working the cab and the motor together. I like to have at least two items going on at the same time so if I get tired or need a change of pace I flip over to the other item. Sometimes it works out real good waiting on things to cure or dry while I can move over to the other item and keep going forward.