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3rd Generation 1979 - 1993 => 1979 - 1993 => Topic started by: 79mustangcobra on October 16, 2012, 11:26:39 AM
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I have been looking for a spare set of 1979 AC lines for a 5.0. They are obsolete and I have the pair that is on the car, but I also wanted a spare set because they are so hard to find. Well, I bought a set and they were really rusty. They had not rusted all the way through but a little longer and they might. There is a company that will restore the lines but can be expensive depending on the condition. I will let them fix these but I wanted to see what I could do first.
1. The AC Lines before
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/C3899AAF-162B-4D28-8C0C-5A435503801F-1464-00000269055142B1.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/79AB95AF-586A-443C-884A-0CCBF193BEE7-1464-00000269089DF515.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/DFDAB645-524D-4700-9E20-59FC134FC22E-1464-00000269117D662B.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/D5226446-7E03-48D2-AC27-11D245117FBB-1464-00000269171B32FB.jpg)
2. So using Evapo-Rust I let them soak for about two weeks, taking them out periodically and scrubbing using an old tooth brush.
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/FFAC2D44-8B5A-4A59-B6B9-507B9EF766D2-1464-0000026919E67303.jpg)
And after I removed them and washed them off and let them dry. What do you think? Not perfect but a lot better.
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/bassdb/0E5EDF80-5050-4875-8A13-03633011B317-185-0000000FF9308697.jpg)
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-Look pretty nice!! wonder if you could further them by polishing them with metal polish or steel wool or??
-may be also replace the foam padding with something simmiliar from a plumbing insulation type thing??
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There is a company that restores these. I thought about sending them to them to see what they could do.