Engine Work...More parts cleaning

Time in Garage over the past few days: about 6 hours

I have stripped down the engine to a long block configuration. Today I  purchased a high quality wire brush attachment for my drill and really cleaned up the block and transmission. One final surface prep clean and I should be able to apply some paint. As with a majority of the tasks on this car it has taken me longer than expected to get the work done, as always I am more aptimistic than practical...a majority of the removed parts are cleaned up and wire brushed. A long and tedious process that still needs completion.

I attempted to remove the broken studs on the exhaust manifold. Soaked the studs overnight wnd used a stud remover but the studs were just too brittle after years of use. I ended up having to drill out the remaining portion of the studs and clean up the treads with a tap 3/8 nc cost $9. It took me about a hour to do the job not including the time spent to get the proper tap.

I removed the intake manifold from the exhaust manifold and cleaned it up..it looks much more presentable. Started to clean up the distributor..about another 30 mins left to finish it off.

Finished cleaning up the oil canister housing..looks good and polished off some other clean up jobs.

I am coming to the conclusion one had to be a bit obsessive to take on a project like this and get it finished in a reasonable time frame ....oh well ...live and learn...