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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
OK Figured out the HM Gem part
 - just need to know what stays on it to have it tanked.
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: Some advice is sought for cleaning the BBM. This one is quite bad and I would prefer it to be a little cleaner rather than be the dirtiest piece in the soon to be cleaned engine bay: It actually looks worse in the "flesh". I recommend taking it to your local HM Gem and get them to throw it in the cleaning tank, they should do it for free, or 20 bucks at the most. I had mine cleaned after the bead-blasting was done.(this will make it the best it can be without polishing) Cheers Daz Thanks Daz.... Can I get you to expand on HM Gem, don't know that one. And I see you are in Kellyville, know of any localish ones? (I'm in Rivo) Cheers RD GEM engine reconditioners, there is one near my work at ingleburn, i could drop it off for you. There could be one in Blacktown, i dunno...... I got my rocker cover back from powdercoaters, ill post a pic if you want. Cheers  Daz 
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
Hi Daz
Nah, none in Blacktown (well, according to their site anyway), Ingleburn is the closest; and thanks for the offer of dropping it in for me but I want to have the engine complete and back in by the end of the weekend. I'll just figure out how to make it "look" cleaner than it is. I really need my wagon back as I have something to add to it Oh, and would love to see a pic of your powdercoated rocker cover, may consider that one day for the wagon... Cheers RD
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{USERNAME} wrote: recommend taking it to your local HM Gem and get them to throw it in the cleaning tank, they should do it for free, or 20 bucks at the most. some of you guys crack me up....why would any business do something for free....why would they dirty up their tanks for nothing..... but yes an alloy cleaning tank would clean it up very nicely inside and out (just dont expect it for free)
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{USERNAME} wrote: some of you guys crack me up....why would any business do something for free....why would they dirty up their tanks for nothing..... but yes an alloy cleaning tank would clean it up very nicely inside and out (just dont expect it for free) I had mine done for free....didnt "expect it" but thought they might, fact that it had been bead blasted may have helped {USERNAME} wrote: Oh, and would love to see a pic of your powdercoated rocker cover, may consider that one day for the wagon...  Cheers Daz
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
Mmmmmm, nice job on the cover, looks really smick!
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
Bit more done today.
Cut out the worst piece of rust under the bonnet: (excuse the photo out of focus, but the idea is there ) Cut the same shape out of the spare EL:  ... giving me this rough shape to fit into the hole in the EF:  and after a little fitting, grinding etc I ended up with this, ready to weld on Saturday:  I also cleaned up the front support to a point where paint will be enough:  And finally, got all the lower seals etc all done, engine stripped to basic and painted ready for reassembly:  Inbetween all this, I refitted the diff to the EL wagon, jacked it up and removed the front handbrake mount for fitting/welding to my ED..... but that is another thread. More tomorrow, hopefully engine going back together and the BBM cleaned up a little. Off to SCA to buy some more paint for the rocker cover and the engine/body plastics. Cheers RD
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just spent some time reading this one and looks like will be a good car once you have "restored" it somewhat.
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Looking good matey.
You have cleaned every thing up great for the rust repair. Your nearly making my job too easy. Grab a can of No Name cooking spray oil when you at the shops. We will need it Saturday and I will most likely forget to grab it.
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
Oh, and I forgot about the lights...
Flashback to what they looked like when I got it....  After doing the sanding trick (600, 800, 1200, 2000 wet & dry) + Jiff (!!) + Brasso, I came up with these:   They didn't come up too bad even if I do say so myself
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
{USERNAME} wrote: just spent some time reading this one and looks like will be a good car once you have "restored" it somewhat. Thanks matey, she should scrub up reasonably good then I can start doing small mods along the way. Primary goal is to get it blue slipped and rego'd to replace Rach's aging EB then, money permitting, the changes can begin
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
{USERNAME} wrote: Looking good matey. You have cleaned every thing up great for the rust repair. Your nearly making my job too easy. Grab a can of No Name cooking spray oil when you at the shops. We will need it Saturday and I will most likely forget to grab it. - learnt from the seat fiasco buddy!Cooking oil? Are we having a BBQ? hehehehehehe.....
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Hey, if there is a BBQ on, I will be coming too LOL
Nice work with the rust repair there RD. The lights look great too. They were pretty bad. BenJ
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
{USERNAME} wrote: GEM engine reconditioners, there is one near my work at ingleburn, i could drop it off for you. There could be one in Blacktown, i dunno...... Cheers Daz Well, it looks like I will have to go down the tank dipping route anyway. Not only is this manifold butt ugly to look at, it is also caked with carbon internally. I haven't found anyone local that can do it sufficiently (only degreasing) so rang HM Gem in Ingleburn and they said "no probs, drop it in". So an added task for me is to strip the manifold and get it down to HM Gem for cleaning. Subsequently, engine will not be going back in this weekend. I have plenty of other stuff to do so no great loss, at least I won't have to do it later Oh, and now that the manifold is going to be tank dipped, any suggestions on cleaning the throttle body? Is it safe to remove all the electronic bits without damaging them? Cheers RD
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: GEM engine reconditioners, there is one near my work at ingleburn, i could drop it off for you. There could be one in Blacktown, i dunno...... Cheers Daz Well, it looks like I will have to go down the tank dipping route anyway. Not only is this manifold butt ugly to look at, it is also caked with carbon internally. I haven't found anyone local that can do it sufficiently (only degreasing) so rang HM Gem in Ingleburn and they said "no probs, drop it in". So an added task for me is to strip the manifold and get it down to HM Gem for cleaning. Subsequently, engine will not be going back in this weekend. I have plenty of other stuff to do so no great loss, at least I won't have to do it later Oh, and now that the manifold is going to be tank dipped, any suggestions on cleaning the throttle body? Is it safe to remove all the electronic bits without damaging them? Cheers RD With the throttle bodie i would just spent some time using carby cleaner a lint free rag and like a clean cloth to dry it off. with the sensors etc you can remove them but take note of how they come off .
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