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<blockquote data-quote="e34_lover" data-source="post: 619535" data-attributes="member: 16259"><p>Cylinder head cleaned up</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543830430/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7543830430_c1d823739e_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Header mating surface cleaned</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543844864/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7543844864_b20a3bb8a1_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543847342/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7543847342_ae4c2fbc3c_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543850474/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7543850474_494fc3f266_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The cat connection was rusted badly so I had to sand it down</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543836140/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7543836140_333180c701_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543838586/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7543838586_63cafe88dd_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543841618/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7543841618_bc1ce2296b_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543861022/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7543861022_86e368cfcd_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>As you can see, some parts have dimples because of the rust. Decided not to sand it so deep and to leave it that way. New gaskets should seal it up nicely.</p><p></p><p>New flex joint welded in</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7576354946/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7576354946_ec1c0b7696_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Initially, I wanted to get the headers ceramic coated but decided against it. No real reason except for cost and the coating being unnecessary IMO. Bought some high temp manifold paint as well but after wire brushing most of the burnt on dirt, I felt that it would be too troublesome as the paint would probably flake off anyway. I have started to wire brush the headers in the pics but didn't really get any good shots of it</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7576361686/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7576361686_c37d583ea5_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="e34_lover, post: 619535, member: 16259"] Cylinder head cleaned up [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543830430/"][IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7543830430_c1d823739e_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Header mating surface cleaned [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543844864/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7543844864_b20a3bb8a1_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543847342/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7543847342_ae4c2fbc3c_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543850474/"][IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7543850474_494fc3f266_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The cat connection was rusted badly so I had to sand it down [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543836140/"][IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7543836140_333180c701_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543838586/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7543838586_63cafe88dd_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543841618/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7543841618_bc1ce2296b_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7543861022/"][IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7543861022_86e368cfcd_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] As you can see, some parts have dimples because of the rust. Decided not to sand it so deep and to leave it that way. New gaskets should seal it up nicely. New flex joint welded in [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7576354946/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7576354946_ec1c0b7696_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Initially, I wanted to get the headers ceramic coated but decided against it. No real reason except for cost and the coating being unnecessary IMO. Bought some high temp manifold paint as well but after wire brushing most of the burnt on dirt, I felt that it would be too troublesome as the paint would probably flake off anyway. I have started to wire brush the headers in the pics but didn't really get any good shots of it [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67846156@N05/7576361686/"][IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7576361686_c37d583ea5_c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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