Who done it?

[70chall440]

Mark's mouth has a remarkable grasp on repeating OEM numbers from Dave Wise's guide book, but park one of his restorations at a car show and it likely to get a ticket for littering.

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[HP_Cuda]

Sad but true and he has the entire Wise book collection!

 

[TelisSE440]

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[js29no]

Any machine shop engine builder or good mechanic knows not to use sand for media. they use glass beads! Even us hillbilly's know that.

[Cuda Cody]

Sand is a general term used for blast cabinets.  Most are filled with walnut shells, plastic media, or aluminum oxide,  Either way, don't blast your intake.  Have it dipped in a tank.

Any machine shop engine builder or good mechanic knows not to use sand for media. they use glass beads! Even us hillbilly's know that.

[js29no]

Sand is a general term used for blast cabinets.  Most are filled with walnut shells, plastic media, or aluminum oxide,  Either way, don't blast your intake.  Have it dipped in a tank.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 why I say that is two different engine shop's around hear glass bead engine parts, especially heads without anything like that happen.that is how they have done it for years! 

[brads70]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 why I say that is two different engine shop's around hear glass bead engine parts, especially heads without anything like that happen.that is how they have done it for years!

That's how I've always done it?    Blow it off then into the wash tank.

[Cuda Cody]

As I have too.... many times.  No problems until I ruined an engine.   I'm sure it's okay if you are super careful and make 100% sure all the media is out.

That's how I've always done it?    Blow it off then into the wash tank.

[HP_Cuda]

Those $100 scope cameras really help out with checking your work if one is worried about it.

I have bead blasted my intakes and never had a problem but I am very anal about clean them out afterwards.

 

[js29no]

From watching that episode again, it looks like A small handful of abrasive something or another was in the bottom of the oil pan. dose not seam likely that much of anything could have been left in the intake manifold, pass through the rings and ended up in the bottom of the pan.     

[Brillo1974]

It's really hard to watch that show at all other than to see the Mopars. On the painting contest they were painting two different colored engines in the paint booth which I would never do even with a good paint booth. I told the wife that it just showed me I would never let them do any work for me. You could see all the overspray on the floor from one engine to the other so I'm sure each got a tinting.  I won't even get started on the 340, if it was my car I would have been really pissed to have to have it bored again. Bottom line in my book it was Mark's fault he owns the place.

[JoeGrapes]

After watching the new episodes, the show is better. Mark is no better with his antics it's just that now he's a one man show. No one talks back to him, yet. At first I thought he was going way overboard not letting his daughter drive the Challenger until he showed the pics of the 4 cars she smashed up and finally explained that the car was not insured. The only thing that's keeps me watching is the Mopars, if they were doing Chevys or Fords I would have stopped a long time ago.   

[Brillo1974]

After watching the new episodes, the show is better. Mark is no better with his antics it's just that now he's a one man show. No one talks back to him, yet. At first I thought he was going way overboard not letting his daughter drive the Challenger until he showed the pics of the 4 cars she smashed up and finally explained that the car was not insured. The only thing that's keeps me watching is the Mopars, if they were doing Chevys or Fords I would have stopped a long time ago.

Haven't seen that one yet. So you are saying she is the typical woman driver?  Just kidding ladies!

[340challconvert]

It's not something I'm proud of, but I blasted an intake, cleaned it in my parts wash tank and built a perfect 100% stock OEM engine.  Ran for about 75 miles and did exactly what Mark's engine did.  I own what I did and learned from it.  I'm not perfect....  I messed that engine up real good and had to rebuilt it from zero.  Mark isn't top the level he makes you think.  He can look at my cars, but I would NEVER let him touch anything I own.

Mark did this "sand job" to himself and does not want to look bad.  Think back to how mad he was when someone "chipped" a small bit of paint.  He about lost his mind coming unglued trying to find out who did it.  This time he's laid back and suggesting the sand was done deliberately.  lol  Sure      I like the show.  It's cool cars and entertaining to watch.  I've watched every episode from the start.  I'll watch every show he makes.  AND my hats off to him for taking the time to make a fun show.  It's a lot of work to produce a show and sell the advertising.  Not sure I could produce a show as well as him, but the cars he restores are really not very good.  I've seen several in person and a good friend of mine had him do 2 cars (Seasons 2 and 3).

Mark's mouth has a remarkable grasp on repeating OEM numbers from Dave Wise's guide book, but park one of his restorations at a car show and it likely to get a ticket for littering.

I'm with you on a lot of what you said.  I  like the show to see the Mopars being worked on.  The cars are cool.  Mark is an egotist who thinks his skills and knowledge are greater then they really are.  He probably did make a mistake with a blaster and used the error to build up interest.  IT is very entertaining, though the constant dissonance between the players wears thin.  He seemed a bit anal with the repair of the door chipped paint.  The fun is seeing the cars.  The show seems a bit better this season.

[TelisSE440]

After watching the new episodes, the show is better. Mark is no better with his antics it's just that now he's a one man show. No one talks back to him, yet. At first I thought he was going way overboard not letting his daughter drive the Challenger until he showed the pics of the 4 cars she smashed up and finally explained that the car was not insured. The only thing that's keeps me watching is the Mopars, if they were doing Chevys or Fords I would have stopped a long time ago.

That was a learning the basics style episode too. In that 10 minutes i felt like, it's a Mopar documentary episode.