School Me on Pre-Paint Engine Detailing, Observations and Recommendations

[RSI700VIPER]

I'll check that out John.  Thanks for the tip.  Here is the engine painted and dropped on the K-frame.

[Mopar John]

That was quick work!
The engine looks great!
MJ

[maxwellwedge]

Looks good.
Do you have the spark plug wire bracket for #7 plug?
All the spark plug wire plastic insulators were on when the engine was painted - so they need to be orange. - It's a big block B/RB thing
Also - sway bar should be black.

[RSI700VIPER]

Looks good.
Do you have the spark plug wire bracket for #7 plug?
All the spark plug wire plastic insulators were on when the engine was painted - so they need to be orange. - It's a big block B/RB thing
Also - sway bar should be black.

Here is a shot of the drivers side.  There are 2 plug wire brackets, and I painted them with the plastic insulators on.  I wasn't sure about the sway bay.  Easy enough to change.  Thanks for the tips!

[gtx6970]

depending on just how critical you want to get with this .
Sway bar is  black ,
strut rods are bare steel .
sway bar links are black phosphate
strut rod washers were a brick red color , the nuts could be either black phosphate or clear zinc
tie rod ends are bare cast iron ( heat treated btw ) .
tie rod sleeves are ( Im pretty sure ) bare steel.

[RSI700VIPER]

Good to know.  I removed and painted the sway bar and will reinstall tomorrow.  The tie rods are bare steel and treated with RPM.  Do you have a picture of the strut washers?  I don't ever recall seeing red washers but not something I'd be looking for.  Struts and sleeves were powder coated by previous owner and are silverish.  Not sure I want pull it about now.  Maybe after I get the car road worthy.  Thanks for the tips.

[gtx6970]

Sorry, I dont have a clear picture of the washers.

They are not your typical red .
more of a real dark brick red , reddish brown color. ( hard to describe )

[69bfan]

I think that what Bill is trying to describe is what I have seen some vendors refer to as "Antique Browning".  It has a transparent sheen to it, but the coloring is mix between a dark brown with a hint of a gold tint to them.  Here is a link to the Bill Rolik site as he offers some of the detail pieces that you are referring to.
http://www.billrolikenterprises.com/proddetail.asp?prod=201

[maxwellwedge]

I found the tie rod sleeves on my survivors to be zinc phos plated.