i got my school project.

[Dakota1820]

http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i377/dakota1820/IMAG0004.jpg

Well this is my project what do you think? What's the best way to prepare it to be painted. It also need to cut open on the side.

 

[TallPaul]

Your wife will kill you for doing this on the dining room table!

 

[ClutchDisc]

Looks good!

Originally Posted By: TallPaul
Your wife will kill you for doing this on the dining room table!

 

[Dakota1820]

naaaa shes a trooper she held it for me when i loosened the bolts on the top cover

my kinda women! now if only she could cook worth a darn lol

 

[LeakySeals]

Deep sea wreck diving classes. Cool! I always wanted to learn that. Nice find.

 

[Nick R]

wWhat is it exactly that I'm looking at?

 

[Dakota1820]

Its a 3 speed manual out of a 49 Chevy car

 

[ClutchDisc]

I thought It looked like an old transmission. Nice!

 

[JHZR2]

Are you checking which soda type cleans up the rust on that thing?

 

[Dakota1820]

lol. i was thinking maybe sand blast it?

 

[Nick R]

That's a transmission? It's tiny.

 

[Dakota1820]

it doesn't have a bell housing and is just a 3 speed.

 

[dave1251]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Are you checking which soda type cleans up the rust on that thing?


Coca-Cola overnight works well.

 

[DrinkDuff77]

Originally Posted By: Nick R
wWhat is it exactly that I'm looking at?


I'm glad I'm not the only one that couldn't figure what this was. It looks like it's been buried in the ground for the last 50 years.

 

[morris]

dont be afraid to ask for help from experts.
, ie this site and others. above all be careful. dont use cleaning fluids indoors.

 

[Dakota1820]

found it in the back of an chevrolet it was a 46 sedan. somethin rather..... it still works fine. it perfect for a project. whats the best way to clean it up?

 

[TallPaul]

What about taking a wire brush to the bad areas, then hit it with some of that spray on rust converter that turns rust black, like primer.

My F100 I bought back in 1977 had a three speed column shifted. I bet the tranny looked quite a bit like that one, except yours being from '49 probably is non-synchronized, a.k.a. a crash box.

 

[OVERKILL]

If you have a parts washer at school... start there.

 

[morris]

hay paint some flames on it.

 

[Dakota1820]

They have a parts washer but I kinda want it to be a complete surprise.