Oops I did it again... New Project

Pub247 · 7th January 2018, 08:31 PM

I like aviation sealant (loctite no. 3) for doing water pumps or any paper gaskets

**Chops** · 7th January 2018, 09:41 PM

Looking good Tom, we'll have to come up for a gander

**67hardtop** · 7th January 2018, 09:50 PM

Old rangies are great. They go fast and will pass anything except a servo...lol.

Looking good GG

Cheers Rod

**DoubleChevron** · 7th January 2018, 10:50 PM

For piece of mind .... get that radiator 'rodded'... my experiance with flushing them is it does NOTHING. It might cost $$$ (yes I don't have any of them either) but it could save you an enormous amount of grief. I think last time i check it was about $80.... Money well spent

seeya,
Shane L.

**dungarover** · 8th January 2018, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

For piece of mind .... get that radiator 'rodded'... my experiance with flushing them is it does NOTHING. It might cost $$$ (yes I don't have any of them either) but it could save you an enormous amount of grief. I think last time i check it was about $80.... Money well spent

seeya,
Shane L.

I used to do mine every year when I was living in Brisbane, with the QLD heat and regular off-road work it saved me a few head gaskets over the journey. Agree money well spent.

Trav

**Pickles2** · 11th January 2018, 07:41 AM

Amazing transformation,...especially the paint!
Well done, Pickles.

**grey_ghost** · 11th January 2018, 01:39 PM

Hi All,

I was already thinking about having the radiator professionaly cleaned - but when I read the below suggestions (and knowing that Rangie's have a tendency to run hot) - I dropped off the radiator to be tested/cleaned/rodded. Total cost of $140, including paint - and a 4 day turn around... So while that's away (and I'm waiting for other parts) - I've been busy cleaning, cleaning, cleaning - and doing some more cleaning..

This is what the front of the chassis looked like (before):

IMG_2523 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

And after:

IMG_2545 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

I have started cleaning up the engine bay:

IMG_2543 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

All of these parts have been cleaned, ready to go back on:

IMG_2541 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

The front grill was looking tired:

IMG_2505 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

So I washed it with soapy water, dried it with a clean cloth, the cleaned it with a scotch brite, rinsed it with clean water, dried it, and painted it...

IMG_2548 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

I have a lot more cleaning to do - which I plan to do while I'm waiting for all of the parts to arrive...

Cheers,
GG.