The White Sloth Project

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Colbino wrote:I'm running the twin canon mani., and a stock L16 extractor. Their flange thicknesses differ by 3 or 4mm depending on where you measure. In the process of filing down the intake flange now while parts are in route.
It is good to note exactly where the washer rests and measue at that point, because some manifolds have quite the draft (taper) so that the pattern is more easily released from the sand when casting.

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Re: The white sloth project

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Wow! Its been awhile since I've tended to the "sloth," and/or posted here. Gave the girl a bath for the first time in over a year.

I still have a lot of little odds and ends to button up before she'll be road worthy. I'm trying to get her ready for the "fenders on front street" car show in two weeks. It's going to be close!
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nice.
Progress is slow, but it is progress non the less.
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Looking good.
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Finally got the deluxe and 4-speed badges touched up and mounted.
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I finally got the throttle cable situation all resolved and hooked up. I had to make a custom plate which mounted on the inside of the firewall utilizing the backside of the existing factory nuts as a mounting spot. This allowed me to use the OEM throttle rod boot for that factory-ish look.

I was also dealing with an exhaust leak at the head/manifold for some time. After having the machine shop resurface the mani. (which was out 0.08?) and then having it ceramic coated my problems now seem to be eliminated. I did end up sourcing larger yolk washers but in the end opted to use the OEM ones and ended up indexing those along with leveling the intake mani. flanges.
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Good job! Looks great.
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Thanks for the kind words, guys!

I wasn't able to get her insured (yep, shes never been insured) before tomorrow's car show, so my goal wasn't fully achieved. It did motivate me to get off my ass and with it being Father's day weekend I'll get to spend hours upon hours wrenching 😁
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Only took two month to get here!
Now I just need to decide on some gauges.
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You wouldn’t :shock: :shock: :shock:

It’s a cool idea, and will look great, but that’s a rare part to be cutting up!

Good to see you trimming away at little projects still. Your cars always been a nice build.

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Re: The white sloth project

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I know. I know. It's sacrilege. Buuutt...
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Just read your entire build thread. Beautiful car. Trying to decide between the 018 white and the warmer 904 white. There is also a great 510 light metallic blue from the Z cars that is nice too.

Were you happy with the paint you used on the plastic parts of the dash? All of mine are at different levels of fade.
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^ Yes. Very happy with the SEM products I used for the dash parts. Make sure to scrub them with soap, water and a grey Scotchbrite pad...twice. Pay close attention to the corners and I think you'll be very happy with the results.

One thing that I have always pondered though, was if I should have gone with their adhesion promoter over primer for the textured plastics as this would aleviate the grey underlayer showing through if the dash was ever scratched. I don't know how comproble primer is to promoter though. Food for thought.
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Thanks. Is the SEM Trim Paint pretty flat? I’m thinking of painting the ‘tube’ areas around the gauges a flat black to cut down on the night glare.
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The SEM black paint has a light sheen to it. I would say it's more a satin than a semi-gloss. I personally wouldn't use anything else if you're looking to paint plastics and have them appear that they're not painted at all.
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