Glen-L Hot Rod

1–2. Frost plug holes were scuffed to bare metal.

3–4. Brass frost plugs installed with a socket used as a drift.

5. Oil pump, pickup hose and pickup screen assembly installed.

6. Oil pan installed. We prepainted the block's front face because it will be partially obstructed when the rear cover is installed.

7. Rear cover installed.

8. As soon as the engine is buttoned up, the cylinder heads will be primed, remaining non-blue parts will be painted white and then topcoated with blue paint.

Water pump bead blasted.

Bare sandblasted/bead blasted parts.

Parts primed with DuPont 2580CR DTM urethane primer.

Base coat of white Imron urethane.

Nason acrylic enamel custom mixed to match Chris-Craft Blue.

Engine block painted.

Assembly begins.

Water pump sprayed with Nason Urethane Clear to protect the raw aluminium and bronze parts.

Polyester body filler applied to the valve covers.

Primed, base-coated white Imron and topcoated with blue acrylic enamel.

Paragon HF7 transmission bead-blasted and chemically stripped.

Primed.

Base-coated.

Top coated.

Mounted on the engine run stand and re-assembled.

Second lamination.