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Another week under the bridge and some little things have been done. Like building a house the devil is in the details, the walls go up quick but the little stuff can take forever. Here I cleaned up some fittings that can't be removed or replaced. Also, under the car I replaced a damaged section of tube that connects the front
hydrolastic displacer unit to the rear. After things are done I plan on putting a needle valve inline on each side to dial down fluid movement and stiffen up the ride as I wish. The idea is to minimize rear end squat on acceleration (and front end rise). So yup, I turned into a plumber this week.
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| Old fitting. |
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| Wire wheel to clean the old fitting. |
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| Fitting rust/grime free. |
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| Soaking the fitting in a zinc phosphate acid solution. I used a POR 15 product called "Metal Prep" and info on it can be found here. |
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| Zinc phosphate coated fitting all nice and new looking. |
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| Happy birthday to me! This is a custom radiator designed to fit into the only space left that's not taken up by the engine. |
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| The spuds on this radiator are pointed in the correct position, one of the reasons I bought it. Most wrecking yard rads will require several mods and end up looking like a mess when done and still not fit perfect. Installation will be this upcoming weekend. |
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