Originally Posted by
woodPixel
I've made several street machines. Old Holden EHs, 3 VW's (56,59,61), a 57 BelAir (with 454!), VN (supercharged!).... And with all the nasty rusty stuff like this, it's all pulled apart and taken to a Hot Tank company that will soak off and remove grease, rust, slime, dirt and paint all in one go.
A few days later you go get your super shiney parts. It's cheap and super effective. I wouldn't be buggerising around doing it by hand.
The parts are super crispy, ready for undercoating or powder coating (yeah!!!!).
These old machines are AWESOME. Do it up to look like super retro. 100% on the cool scale!