Hi Scott.
Thanks for the kind words. I answer your questions
within the text of your note...
" (Scott Regel)" wrote:
> Beautiful job Rick! I hope mine turns out that well.
Thanks. I'm pretty anal about details. It is, after all,
a hobby. :-)
> How did you keep all the brake lines and wires from getting paint on them when
> you painted the bay?
There is so little in the engine compartment I chose
to repaint everything before reassembly began. The
fender wells and firewall were pretty easy to do. I
simply degreased them, sanded away the bits of surface
rust, masked everything carefully, shot a thin coat of
white primer on then sprayed the Pale Primrose single-
stage paint on. It's not a show-car job but certainly as
good a job as MG did. :-P As you can see in the
pictures, the heater box has not been reinstalled as it
needs a full restoration. That can wait. The brake
lines have a little overspray on them but a little steel wool
will address that when time permits.
As for the wiring, I took all the of the forward harness
out and draped it over the engine while I painted the
right fender well. The fuse box, coil, etc. were all removed.
Same with the windscreen washer pump, etc. If you
do this, don't forget to disconnect the battery(ies). :-]
The clips that hold the brake lines down come off
pretty easily allowing a little movement of the hard
lines -- enough to allow paint under them. I just masked
them. It takes forever -- and longer to take it off!
Careful not to nick or bend a line.
> Any secrets to make it easier is what I really should be asking.
Just kinda made myself slow down and mask things off
carefully. White primer allows you to use a thinner coat
of finish paint if your final color is light. Mine is Pale
Primrose Yellow. Do you have an air compressor? I
shot everything with a touch-up gun. It's small enough
to get into the twisty bits. On other cars, I have used
an airbrush for touch-ups.
> What type of paint did you use on the engine and how many coats to get that
> nice shine?
I believe it was PlastiCoat engine paint but the secret is to
use engine paint primer under the engine paint! One coat
of light gray primer, one coat of paint. It is not as hard as I
would like but seems to harden with time (and heat).
> Our local club is having an engine rebuild clinic this weekend at a
> machine shop. This combined with your pictures just has me iching to get
> started!
Man, I wish I had time to be active in a club. BTW, feel free
to copy any of those pictures. They are there for other moterheads
like us to enjoy. There are LOTS of pictures inside the engine
that are not on the site. I hope to make them available as soon
as my fast site is up and running.
> Thanks
>
> Scott
> 76B
Thanks again for the kind words,
Rick Lindsay
Diamond Geoscience Research
5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK
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