63 intake cleaning

[mattwebster77]

I'm about to put back on the original 63' intake / wcfb that's been off the car for 10+ yrs.

I just had the carb rebuilt, but when checking out the intake i noticed some rust in thermostat area. What is the best way to clean this up? The car is a survivor so I'd like to not have to repaint the manifold if I don't have to.

 

[JohnZ]

I'm about to put back on the original 63' intake / wcfb that's been off the car for 10+ yrs.

I just had the carb rebuilt, but when checking out the intake i noticed some rust in thermostat area. What is the best way to clean this up? The car is a survivor so I'd like to not have to repaint the manifold if I don't have to.

Is the rust inside the thermostat passage, or external where it's visible with the housing installed?

 

[mattwebster77]

Yes, inside the passage

 

[bucket]

I'm about to put back on the original 63' intake / wcfb that's been off the car for 10+ yrs.

I just had the carb rebuilt, but when checking out the intake i noticed some rust in thermostat area. What is the best way to clean this up? The car is a survivor so I'd like to not have to repaint the manifold if I don't have to.

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