Travis' 1984 Supra Rider

[Okie Boarder]

My old 5 hp Craftsman compressor will almost keep up with my cheap a$$ sandblaster using Lowe's playsand.

Wait, what? Can you explain this set up for me. I've wanted to figure out a cheap way to blast things. How exactly are you doing this?

[TitanTn]

Wait, what? Can you explain this set up for me. I've wanted to figure out a cheap way to blast things. How exactly are you doing this?

I have a small sand blaster like this one. It does good on small jobs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PORTABLE-PNEUMAT...#ht_1828wt_907

I assume that this something like what Mike is referring to.

[sybrmike]

Naw, it's even simpler than that - just connect the air hose & stick the suction hose down in a bag of playsand. I can go 10 minutes or so before I have to let the old compressor catch up and have to jiggle the pickup hose in the bag every now & then. New meaning to the term "ghetto blaster".

http://www.cpocampbellhausfeld.com/c...d-sandblasters

[sydneyACE]

I bought my sandblaster from Murdock's for $150. It's a stand-alone, portable, tank style. Seems to work really well except I had a little compressor that couldn't keep-up.
This is the one I bought:
http://compare.ebay.com/like/3304860...Types&var=sbar

If you wanted to do it even cheaper you could get a hand-held kind with a hopper on it. You would have to reload the hopper more often, and it would get kinda heavy with long use though.

I got some sand media at a local masonry supply store. It was $8 for a 100lb bag.

Mike, that's pretty funny we're working on the same thing. What kind of engine are you doing?
Polished aluminum intake? Should look nice, but too much upkeep for my taste.

[sydneyACE]

Dang you guys beat me too it!
Must be prime time on the Supra Forum or something lol

[sybrmike]

Mine's a 454. The polished on the intake was a bonus. Listed on craigslist as used but never installed. When I went to pick it up - it was all shiny. Not bad for a $100. Aluminum valve covers are cheap, but hard to find "short" ones that'll clear wet exhaust manifolds. Got lucky on the water pump as well, short aluminum's are hard to find without paying vintage corvette prices - speed shop going out of business.

I'll have to take a picture once it's all together cause it'll never look that good again.

A 400 you say? That's what I like about these projects - make em your own way.

[sydneyACE]

Hold on Mike! You got the intake for $100 not the whole motor right?
LOL! Yeah, I'm pretty excited about the 400 should have more torque than the 350 but hopefully not use too much gas. Plus it'll probably be one of the only Supras with a 400 in it.

I just bought a used prop too, it's a 3 blade 13x12.5. I think with the extra torque of the 400 it should be able to pull while weighted pretty well, plus still have decent top-speed.

I bought the boat without a prop so I didn't have a good base-line to work with but I think the stock props were 13x13's so this should be perfect.

[sybrmike]

Always lots of different opinions on props, but sounds like you should be good to go.

I've seen a 496 and 440 on here, but you may be the first 400. Good luck with the rebuild.

[sydneyACE]

Thanks for all the support guys!

I got some more boat-porn pics for you. Well I guess this is more-like boat-parts-porn. Details, details...

Ok here's the raw water pump with the new impeller installed...




With the drive portion installed. Used a new o-ring and some blue permatex...




Here with the bracket...



And the pulley...

[sydneyACE]

Here's the thermostat housing with my new fancy smancy $60 thermostat.




I'm assuming it goes in like this (silver sleave in the thermostat housing as opposed to in the intake manifold). I'm not for sure cause it didn't have the right one in it when I took it apart.





Anyone know the purpose of the little brass ring in the gasket? It seems really strange to me, I've never seen a gasket with a ring in it like that.