Some water line work for the 4ag

So the 4AG 20 valve never came in a RWD application. The above photo shows where the water outlet for the top of the radiator used to go, and the holes in the back of the head is where the thermostat used to sit along with a pipe to go to the lower radiator hose. The previous owner of the engine did the 16 valve water pump conversion on this motor, but it was a bit ugly. So I did what anyone else would do. Re-do some of the plates etc.

Here is the blanking plate for the exhaust side of the head:
Cleaned up, fitted to the head with new bolts:
Next came the hose outlet for the intake side. This one goes from the head to the top of the radiator. I used what I had, and cut up the old flanges and pipes.
Must have beer while you work!
Two of the pieces now welded together, getting ready for the flange for the head to get welded on.
and here is the piece before grinding down the welds and making it look pretty.
Oh and not much work on Andy's truck lately. Today he used some rust converter for the hard to reach cracks and a bit of the floor to keep the rust at bay. If you look closely, you can see the dash mocked up and see how insanely small that windshields going to be.
Last but not least, it's kinda hard to see in pix, but last night I did a spray out on the two colors I decided to paint my car. When the paint was 1st laid out, it didn't look as though they'd match, but after letting it dry out over night, and placed in the sun...damn it looks pretty nice. I just have to take it to class on Monday and bomb some clear over it. That should give me a pretty good idea of what the overall look my Tina will have.