Wayne,
I've done the job by cleaning the manifold well, then painting it with aluminum
engine paint. Not only does it look good, but the paint protects the bare
aluminum
from further corrosion.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Rengrave@aol.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Today I removed my carbs from the engine to start my rebuild of the ZS's. As
> usual one think always leads to another when I work on my car, so I decided to
> pull the intake manifold while I was at it because it looked a little pitted.
> I would like to know if any one of you have refinished the cast aluminum
> intake manifold on the TR6, and how you did it. I was thinking of having it
> bead blasted or is there a better way to restore it to it's ORIGINAL luster.
> The under side of the manifold is spotless (after using a lot of carb cleaner)
> and I want the top to look just as good. The ZS carb tops shinned up so well
> that I just have to make the intakes look good too.
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne from Massachusetts
> 1973 TR6 Mallard/New Tan
> First attempt at rebuilding my carbs and hoping the car will run again when
> I'm done.
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