some pictures of my engine bay, After I pulled the motor

[pettybluecuda]

Hi,
 I figured I would post some pictures of my engine bay work. Last month three days before a show, I went to wash the cuda up and I lost oil pressure on my matching number engine. So I pulled her out and blasted the engine bay, painted it up and dropped a spare 340 in it. Here is some of the pictures during the process. I need to take one of it done. Im planning on repainting the rest of the car, thats if it doesnt get the best of me!

later,
Jesse

[pettybluecuda]

 I found Factory undercoating around the heater box hoses, and were the insulation plugs poke thru the firewall, and over by the vent flap.

[cudabuyer]

 

That is 1 bad a-- job!!!!

[moparclown]

That look's fantastic.And don't get down on the old girl,thing's break and wear out.I break thing's all the time because I am very hard on my 69 cuda and in the last two months I have had the tranny out 4 times till we got it where I want it.And by your photo's you have one very solid ride -------the Clown

[crcarch]

Looks like you've never even had a battery in there!  Amazing!  Good job on the paint! 

[Bullitt-]

Nice work P.B.C. What blaster & media did you use?

[Super Blue 72]

Looks great, pettyblue!   

Are you building the matching #'s engine or just going to keep the one in there now?

[pettybluecuda]

 Thanks guys! A guy just gets fusturated with working on it all the time, mybe if I keep fighting her she will finaly give in!

 I used a stripped to losen everything up, scraped it down some, then on lower pressure from a distance, I sand blasted it nut not staying in one spot for to long, I didnt want to worp the metal. It turned out just fine. If you do it right any you are carefull sand will work wonders! I will shoot a few pictures of it back together today.

Thanks again!
Jesse

[MEK-Dangerfield]

That looks fantastic!!      


  Mike