1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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Well threw down some primer on the Oil Pan this weekend. Looking Good so far.

Oil Pan Primer Pict 01

Oil Pan Primer Pict 02

Oil Pan Primer Pict 03

Need to do a little touch up on the inside of the pan, then will coat it with either a lite oil coat or some CRC Protectant for now. Then will paint and finish up the outside and be ready to install !!

Well threw down a few Coats of Primer on the Push Rod Cover then a few Coats of Engine Paint from The Filling Station. I am very pleased with the outcome and look of the Push Rod Cover !!

Push Rod Cover Pict 01

Push Rod Cover Pict 02

Push Rod Cover Pict 03

Need to finish up my engine work then I can reinstall the Push Rod Cover with New Gasket.

Got some time this weekend to clean out the Center Main Bearing Oil Pockets. One of the pockets was PACKED FULL of sludge. Took my time and cleaned out each pocket and passage, then Blew it out with Cleaner and let dry. Then Filled the Main pocket up with oil and made sure it flowed across the other pockets and into the bearing. Also turned the engine over a few times to ensure the oil ran freely through the bearing and coated it.

Center Main Bearing Pocket Front Pict

Center Main Bearing Pocket Rear Pict

HOPEFULLY This completes my bottom half Clean Up and assessment. Now need to finish up the oil pan, get it painted, then install the Oil Pump Pick-Up Screen & Spring, Oil Pan Gasket, and then the Oil Pan.

Anything Else I missed on the Bottom Half ??

8-20-2013

Ok so I cleaned up and applied my first coat of Resin/ Epoxy to the inside of the Valve Cover.

Valve Cover Resin/ Epoxy Coat Pic 01

Valve Cover Resin/ Epoxy Coat Pic 02

Valve Cover Resin/ Epoxy Coat Pic 03

Will let it cure, clean it up, check it apply a second coat, repeat until it is built back up and pin holes gone

Well had some time last night to get back and work on the timing mainly the distributor & wires, after I Painted & Primed some parts, and applied some Resin/ Epoxy to my Valve Cover

I removed the Distributor, rotated it 180 degrees so that the Rotor points to the number with Piston 1 set at TDC (Top Dead Center), under compression, & Flywheel Timing Mark @ 12deg. Here is what my Distributor and Rotor Looks like at this setting: Rotor/ Distributor Pict. I also swapped my mixed up Plug Wires so they are now in the correct order for Firing 1-5-3-6-2-4.

Guess my next step would be to Set the Valve Clearances (COLD).

8-26-2013

Ok so I have applied my Epoxy Coat to the Inside of the Valve Cover, Allowed it to cure properly and then cleaned it up.

Valve Cover Internal Metal Build-Up 1

Valve Cover Internal Metal Build-Up 2

Applied a coat on the outside to fill in the 2 holes that were punch, sanded and smoothed over the surface

Valve Cover External Hole Fill-In

Need to put a prime coat on, check out how it looks and either put a little more filler or prime it over and paint it up for install

Here is a shot of the Valve Cover with Coat of Primer

Valve Cover Primed 1

Decided to Put on a thin coat of Epoxy Sealer to fill in a few left over pin holes and imperfections. 

Oil Pan Troughs

Then I let it cure properly, and put on a thin coat of CRC Protectant to protect from surface rust until it is painted and ready to install.