Just tonight finished detailling my OW that I had rebuilt for my 70 project. (have not yet done the stencil thing) I really did not want to paint the case, so I spent a lot of time with wire brushes and the dremel tool trying to get a "as cast" aluminum look. I think it came out pretty well, but I plan on taking this car to the major shows next year, and would welcome opinions on whether you think it might look wrong when viewed in place. Thanks.

 

Other side

 

It looks GREAT! A little shiny, perhaps...but way better than painted. It will look fine in your car. When you paint them, you lose all the detail like the natural finish vent tube, governor cover, etc. Did you clear the pan? The only thing that looks a bit off is the dipstick tube, it seems like it should be a lot darker I think.

 

looks better than new

 

With anything aluminum I degrease the part then use muratic acid to etch and brighten the part. Next step is to use Boeshield to protect the part and give it the just cast look. I also do this for all of my bare cast parts also.

 

Hello - thanks for the tip on the dipstick tube. Going to look for something a little closer and redo it before installation. Here's a list of the things I did to it (including spraying a rust inhibiting clear on the pan)


1) Removed all the exterior accessories i.e dipstick tube, modulator etc..
2) Taped off all holes leading to trans interior
3) Wire brushed with various tools the case to remove corrosion and scale - this was 60% of the work I did.
4) Removed the pan. Sanded, then wire wheeled, then shot with the Krylon clear rust inhibitor paint.
5) Removed tail cover and gov. cover bolts. Wire wheeled and painted in phosphate paint.
6) Removed governor cover and wire wheeled. Painted in the same clear rust inhibitor paint used on the pan
7) Wirewheeled the dipstick handle and tube. Cleared the handle, but painted the tube in the Eastwood silver cad.
8) Painted the gear selector bell crank thing in the flat olive green paint.
9) Installed the gear shift cable bracket. Amazingly, the original plating on it was still good.
10) Installed the detailed harness clip
11) Installed the OW decal over my original still riveted in place tag. Man, that piece is nice - thanks Paul!
12) Painted the modulator and speedo hold in plates in Camoflauge black paint and reinstalled with phosphate painted bolts.

 

Looks great! Very show worthy.

 

Looks SUPER
great U SHOULD BE PROUD OF UR SELF.!!

 

Looks good!!

 

u really cant see it once its all hooked up

 

get a nice b&m trans pan for it or one like it and make sure theres a drain plug in the pan makes for easy fluid changes

 

were do I get phosphate paint ?

 

That's a lot of elbow grease!