Recent content by DartDave73

Going to sit back and just watch and learn on here. I appreciate this place for it's knowledge. Not posting anything anymore (other than this one). Feel free to message me if you need anything. Thanks.

What kind of acid? Like muratic?

If you end up rebuilding it, a good trick for a super hard engagement of the trans is to scuff the surface area under where the band engages with some 80 grit. I did this to 904 on my D100 truck, and man when it shifted, it hit so hard it hurt. Heh.

I know like anyone here that's had to deal with rust, you know what a headache it is. We all have our methods of madness. Well I just came across something that I never did before that seems to work very well. Perhaps someone here already has done this. But to me, this is working very nicely...

Welcome from Missouri! This is a great place to learn and find things. Enjoy your stay!

Truth. Opening a new can of worms is the phrase that comes to mind. Luckily the rear fenders and the roof is the last places for me to discover. I've run out of car to find anything else. Even the inside of frames were opened up and cleaned. Heck, I had to straighten and rebuild the front...

Got a question for anyone who may know. On the rear wheel wells, what is the proper angle of the fold in from the fender to the wheel well? The person that had this before me rolled the edge. Is is straight in or at an angle? Any pics would be appreciated.

I swear it's a car.

1. Thanks! No, that's not a pic of me. I'm much more ugly. 2. I don't half-*** anything. I have a tendency to do more and create more work. 3. I hear 91 octane is most efficient. 4. I agree. Rust drives me crazy. I take apart everything. See pic below. I just did the roof and the fender/pillar...

Also did I mention the 74 Firebird I have sitting next to it about half done? Somebody shoot me.

OH, it's rusted out all right. Most of the passenger side was gone. It filled the door pillar area up with rust (had to rebuild and repair that too). It took me a good week to drill out the bazillion spot welds to take the frame off the donor roof. I got 2 other donor pillars that weren't...

Well, I'm about to cut out the drip tray, all the way into the inside, removing all the rusty, broken, bent and pretty much destroyed roof frame structure to replace it with another that I have already disassembled (2-300 spot welds drilled out), sandblasted, and straightened. I have to ask...

It's got some piston skirt wear into the cylinder bore. Time for a rebuild. It looks like it's got a few miles on it. Too bad you didn't plastigage it. Curious if it's been rebuilt before.

Prayers for your son. Trust in the Lord for his healing. Worry not about the outcome. He will be with you if you have faith in him. All things are possible with him.

If you have a pressure washer, spray it down. Top to bottom. Anywhere you see oil. Engine degreaser first will also help. Then run it and check it again later. There's too much oil all over on your pictures to determine what is going on. Pull that inspection cover on that trans and clean inside...