best way to clean rusty heads

[stykthyn]

I have a set of gt40's that have been sitting in my garage for abot two years now. The famous florida humidity has since turned them into an 80lb lump of rusty iron.
short of taking them to a machine shop to have them hot tanked and milled. can I just drop them in the old blast cabinet and proceed to put the shine on em again. the valves are rusty too. can I blast them as well?

 

[cenok is family]

yeah i don't see why not, but depending on how rusty they got, they're probably going to be pitted, so you're going to have to take them to a machine shop anyway. might as well have them dip em.

 

[GTOreturns]

If your gonna bring it to a shop any way dont waste your time. Sounds like it needs a valve job anyway.

 

[stykthyn]

hmmm. I dont think they are pitted, but you guys are right. I just need to drop em off.

 

[stykthyn]

hey willys I found that valve train. cj pony parts carries it. 350 bones

 

[GTOreturns]

hey willys I found that valve train. cj pony parts carries it. 350 bones

Heads & intake? No chit? I gotta go check it out.

 

[stykthyn]

it's the OE valves, springs, locks and retainers

 

[stykthyn]

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000016e~Z5Z5Z5ACXQI~P351.95~~~~S2FU16D12J42352522150f~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000016e

 

[GTOreturns]

R u getting it? Don't forget the triple angle valve job!

 

[stykthyn]

I had the heads done before they went to the shelf. new seats and the valves were cut to match. they just need to be cleaned as they are rather crusty.

I am thinking about it. I am not sure if the springs will support the lift from the trick flow cam though.

if the valves I have are still good thumper is going to hook me up with a set of springs.

all in all though for 351 dollars that's a bangin deal

 

[GTOreturns]

Next time soak them in oil before storing them.

 

[Fett]

OT: The "click to enlarge picture" function cracked me up.....you click the link and it opens a small window where the image is the exact same size as the one ON the page.

 

[stykthyn]

now that's odd isnt it.

 

[GTOreturns]

now that's odd isnt it.

Is that one of your friends?

 

[stykthyn]

hmmmm, not sure.

Fett, are we friends?

 

[stykthyn]

come on willy we can start our own club.

 

[GTOreturns]

We need a cool name!

 

[stykthyn]

teh creek donkeys?

I am running out of creativity. I may need to sleep on it.

 

[GTOreturns]

teh creek donkeys?

I am running out of creativity. I may need to sleep on it.

When we are both drinking we will be more creative!

 

[stykthyn]

dude you need to make it down here. We could tear this place up.

I cant believe I am derailing my own thread when I was actually asking a legitimate question.