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I figure this would be a good time to start my restoration blog. This is a shot of the manifolds being surfaced.

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The manifold was painted using a high temp 1200 cast blast finish purchased from Brandon Enterprises,P.O. Box 511, Trevose, Pa. 19053-0511. The paint number is 16-2688. It shows a manufacture calle dSeymour of Sycamore, 917 Crosby Ave. Sycamore, IL. 1-800-435-4886. They have a web page www.seymourpaint.com . I found this paint to be so close to a blast finish you need to be cautious as to not miss any spots.
I will be posting more pictures of components that have been restored.
I will be posting picture of parts that have been powdercoated.

Fred, I like the look of the intake and exhaust manifolds being different colors. Keep us informed of your progress.

(o{I}o)

Fred
I'm assuming the number you gave is for the intake. Can you clarify what number you used for the exhaust manifold? Do you need to specify non gloss, or matte,???

Thanks.

The exhaust manifold is painted with the cast blast, I did notice on the web page the part number was a differently labeled product. Same part number just different graphics. Same instructions. When I purchased it from Brandon I didn't need to specify any other finish except cast blast.

I will need to look up the semi gloss black on the intake for brand and part number.

Sorry it took so long to get reply.

Here is a photo of some parts ready to go to the powder coater. They have been blasted, the imperfections have been filled with with Lab Metal, cured, sanded. The darker iems have been coated once sanded and are going for another coat,

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Here is a picture of one of the front shocks I had restored at Five Points in California. www.classicautoshocks.com. Very nice to deal with. Just a little touch up,and detailing before assembly

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Here is a picture of the starter. It was restored by Mcknight in Pittsburg, Pa. Nice to work with I even visited the shop on a trip out there to visit my daughter when she lived in Beaver Falls, Pa.

If anyone out there can see anything that needs more detailing please feel free to comment. All of the parts are as received from the vendor and are subject to detailing prior to installation.

When ever I get that far.

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Besides needing a commutator end cover band, it look like a nicely detailed starter. So does the shock absorber.

(o{I}o)

Thank you JW for your observation. That is the type of info I hope to get by posting as much detail as possible, that way I will have zero defects, "I HOPE ". Yes I didn't send it with the starter, my bad there. I do have it along with new data plates, I also had new plates for the distributor, generator, and the voltage regulator made. I think I also need to touch up the arms on the shocks they came back a natural finsh. Thanks again for all the help