Brad,
So you hand polished that, eh? I hear you, polishing is a TON of work. I've tried to polish aluminum a couple times (EFI upper intake, a TB, stuff like that). NEVER AGAIN.
I actually just popped by the shop today and had a look at my block (they just tanked it). It's still pretty rusty in some areas... what would you recommend doing with that? Sandblasting it or something??
Also, the
oil pan and timing cover (they also tanked those) look like hell too. The
oil pan is particularly bad. The inside is clean of course, but the outside looks awful. Would you recommend sandblasting? Or some other means? Or just chuck them and get new ones?
Dan