Dr Dan's B6 build

[drddan]

What happened to the pics?

Not getting Markus' pic, and the one of the manifold/bolt is gone too?

Anywho...done cut off the flange, painted it where I cut it, and am oven bake curing it right now.

The manlfold fit in a spare convection oven I have, so I am baking it outside!

The last baking session just about choked me out of the house! :eeeeeek:

[zoe60]

Wonder what's different? Mine bolted right on. Is your manifold from a 323?

[drddan]

Wonder what's different? Mine bolted right on. Is your manifold from a 323?

:dontknow:

Yes. 1989 323

[zoe60]

I went and looked at mine. I don't remember doing it but I left the stud out. My tube is only bolted to the water pump. Pretty cheesy, I know. Looks like sawing off the flange like you said is the answer. Maybe I'll do it someday. Works fine like it is.

[zoe60]

I think I may have broken that bolt trying to install the bracket that clamps to the downpipe. I gave up on the bracket for sure. I started out with the Festy Manifold and put the Mazda one in later. I'll fix it someday, you got me thinking about it.

[freshtiva]

The pic I sent was yours, the same one that is missing from your prior post. It must be a problem with your image host.

[drddan]

Hmmmm...? Weird. It was there yesterday, it was not this morning.

I did try a bolt too. The manifold was still almost touching it. Like maybe you could get a piece of paper between them. :p
Too close...hacksaw time.

[zoe60]

Yeah, it looks like it would be a little too close. Too bad you had to go back and do all that extra work but it's better to get it done now. I'll have to take mine back apart someday.

[drddan]

It wasnt that bad. A small set back

Before


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After


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[zoe60]

Looking good! You'll have it running real soon I'll bet.

[drddan]

I've been a slackin' on the updates and pics. Just got moved to 2nd shift :cry_smile: with my job, so my hours are all whack now, but there has been progress! Slow and steady :p


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Now I am working on the supposed "good" 5 spd tranny I picked up a couple months before I started the swap.
Cleaned it up, and took the wire wheel to it.

:eeeeeek: It cleaned up really well!


By drddan at 2012-06-12

It was just a rough cleaning. It will get more. Hmmm....a clear coat might look good on that!

[zoom zoom]

look at the sweet golden brown in that valve cover, I think you probably did good with that one! My transmission was cleaned with a wire brush too, but I definately need to do it again, didn't turn out nearly that good. It was pretty dirty!

[drddan]

look at the sweet golden brown in that valve cover, I think you probably did good with that one! My transmission was cleaned with a wire brush too, but I definately need to do it again, didn't turn out nearly that good. It was pretty dirty!

Zoom, I used 4 cans :eeeeeek: of of brake parts cleaner and a scrub brush on the tranny before I wire wheeled it.

It was a dirty beast!

The 2nd motor I had (this 3rd) was so pretty, the valves and rockers were almost silver!
Too bad they had let water get in the intake and it was rust locked up on cylinder walls and crank. Couldnt turn it with a breaker bar and removed spark plugs.

[drddan]

Found these at work the other day.
Stainless steel and rubber.

What do you guys think I will use them for? :p

[91blufestiva]

Clamps to hold down rubber hoses? Like on the valve cover?