Painted the block yesterday. I should have pics up soon. I think it looks ok, not show quality but better than greasy. Still need to paint the manifold. I’ve decided to paint it black rather than getting it blasted. It’ll be cheaper and easier and I won’t have to mess with the seal of the lower to the block. I just need to find out what paint everyone uses.
I was planning on sticking with the donor steering rack for now but I still can’t get the tie rods loose. The jamnut just won’t let go. I’m going to keep wailing on it but if I can’t get it off by the weekend I think I’ll starting planning on swapping it for the Autozone 1980 manual version. Just trying to conserve as much money as I can at this point.
I keep waffling on tires for the same reason. I’ve got one unusable tire where the sidewall has a split. I wouldn’t really want to drive too long on the others either. Still, I think I might just get one tire now so I can at least put the whole thing on wheels. Then decide on either three more tires or all new wheels and tires later. I’ll be making that decision soon.