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UPDATE
I'm currently getting final bits and pieces so these come through today.
Aluminium anodised clamp for the pump dampener
8 Mikalor clamps for the intercooler hoses/pipes
https://images2.imgbox.com/16/ab/TSNVOHrI_o.jpg
SBD Nylon relief valve kit
https://images2.imgbox.com/bf/e2/MwfVdFIU_o.jpg
Instructions say to use a washer on the valve side and depending on the pressure you get a washer on the bolt side. IIRC the standard valve has no washers. Anyone bothered to use it?
Some powder coat dissolver - £23 for 1 litre
https://images2.imgbox.com/b9/0e/6g2BpMSn_o.jpg
After finding something as suitable as possible to let the spark plug cover soak in the dissolver, I left it to soak for an hour before giving it a light going over with a medium stiff wire brush to get into the nooks and crannies.
Here's how it looked before
https://images2.imgbox.com/07/50/ADflcySZ_o.jpg
And after
https://images2.imgbox.com/a2/bb/Uoql6vsD_o.jpg
Proper good stuff this dissolver. It's totally reusable as long as you don't contaminate the solution with water or grease. Only problem was that the container I found which was suitable in size for the cover which wouldn't melt was a foil baking tray. I eventually managed to put a hole through it so the half litre of solution I poured out.
Gave it a rinse with cold water. Just need to go over a few small areas and the side sections as they didn't fully submerge in solution and have a bit of paint on them still. Miles faster than nitromors and a wire brush and less damaging too.
Also need to try source a new GM outer gear for the oil pump. After measuring the gear tolerances it looks like the outer gear is at it's limit of wear. I just think the SBD stuff is just way over priced.
As there was a delay in stripping the paint off the plug cover, I wasn't able to take down the bits that I wanted to get plated. I'll have to plan this for sometime next week.
Until then...
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Yikes that looks good stuff, should be for the money..would nitromos do the same?
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Nitromors would probably need to be applied, left for a while, re-applied and left again and possibly a third application to work under into layers. It would take much longer. I hardly used the little brush, a rinse in water was fine.
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Very Surprised how thats stripped that off mate!
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Strong stuff mate, after about 10 mins you can run your finger on it and it'll start removing it. Good stuff but it'll take the whole litre to get it off. Bit pricey but was worth it. Would be great for alloys for a refurb but you'd need gallons of the stuff. I'd say it's as good as sand blasting but 0 abrasive.
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Ahhhhh, the guy who did my MO's (shot blasted them) had this Acid that ate off any left over bits, you brush it on leave for 30 secs then wipe off, east into the alloys much long then 30 secs! lol
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This stuff don't eat metal but does paint and most plastics. I'd like to get a hold of that acid stuff that would be the ultimate paint stripper. Had enough using elbow grease to remove paint.
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You could use it longer on steel, just not alloy!, check the Internet, you must be able to get hold of it mate.
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No, i'll try find out though.
