Spooky
04-03-2016, 01:25 PM
I have been working on the brake system in my 69. I purchased rebuild parts for the prop valve and the hold off valve. I decided to dig out the old parts to compare. Well, I have a new distribution block and it doesn't look close! Looks kinda out of place.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_141821_zpsjma8yoan.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_141821_zpsjma8yoan.jpg.html)
I got out my dremmel tool, stuck on a small grinding stone and went to town using the original as a guide.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_150933_zpsoqbenx6z.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_150933_zpsoqbenx6z.jpg.html)
Got the shape to look a lot better. Then flattened out the swirl marks on the top with a 90* cookie wheel and used a small punch to put some texture on it.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_151008_zpsaqm8badq.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_151008_zpsaqm8badq.jpg.html)
Then painted with some cast blast to get the finished look. I am happy with the way it came out but still may rebuild the original in the future.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_170740_zpsrk95iudv.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_170740_zpsrk95iudv.jpg.html)
I was just informed there is nothing to rebuild in the original, so this was just an experiment on what you can do if you don't have an original one
Scott
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_141821_zpsjma8yoan.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_141821_zpsjma8yoan.jpg.html)
I got out my dremmel tool, stuck on a small grinding stone and went to town using the original as a guide.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_150933_zpsoqbenx6z.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_150933_zpsoqbenx6z.jpg.html)
Got the shape to look a lot better. Then flattened out the swirl marks on the top with a 90* cookie wheel and used a small punch to put some texture on it.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_151008_zpsaqm8badq.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_151008_zpsaqm8badq.jpg.html)
Then painted with some cast blast to get the finished look. I am happy with the way it came out but still may rebuild the original in the future.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/spooky427/20160402_170740_zpsrk95iudv.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/spooky427/media/20160402_170740_zpsrk95iudv.jpg.html)
I was just informed there is nothing to rebuild in the original, so this was just an experiment on what you can do if you don't have an original one
Scott