Polishing a 1978 Tin Grille without removing the anodizing
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- in this video i polish the grille on the 1978 dodge warlock. install new headlights and hardware, and try to figure out the wiring issues. finish up by mounting the grille and new aftermarket front bumper.
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Sweet is the word, beautiful truck
If you want to eliminate continually cleaning/polishing "raw" aluminum parts, like your wheels, then treat them with 1500 (clear) alodine.
It's an aerospace coating that protects "raw" aluminum aircraft parts from the elements.
It's important to not forget to neutralize the alodine with distilled water after the treatment - alodine is an acid that will continue to etch the aluminum until neutralized w/water.
Beautiful headlight
I remember seeing the "Warlock" and "Little red express" in the dealership many years ago. My dad was buying a "D 50" pickup. I remember being disappointed that he wasn't getting one of the "cool trucks." The little import was great though - lasted many years. A trick for cloudy anodized aluminum is Vaseline. It doesn't remove the oxidation, but hides it well for a few washings. 👍
Edit: forgot to tell you that the truck is beautiful! 👍
Thanks jeff! A friend of mine bought one of those d-50’s it was black with yellow orange and red stripes. I could see how the Vaseline would work. While the compound was “wet” it looked great and it dried the cloudiness returned. I may try that thanks!
Like your truck, bad-ass clean ride. I have likely done hundreds of grills in last 50 yrs, I like what you did...works just fine. Keep up the great work !
Thanks Steve! Appreciate it!
She's Beautiful great 👍 job guys MoparOrNoCar
I always really liked the '77-'78 Dodge truck grill(along with the original '72-73 one)...I felt the '79-'80 grill was a step backward, especially the standard single headlight versions...reverted to the older setup of parking lights below the grill, and the grill itself reminded me of a mishmash of the '72-73 and '74-76 grill designs. I wish they had stuck with the '77-78 grill with the new hood for '79-80, and maybe offered an optional rectangular headlight option, sort of like Ford did for '78.....
The truck deserves a beautiful grill piece
I enjoy watching your videos, thanks for posting. I am restoring a 77 black warlock myself so I can relate to a lot of what you're doing. Try Never Dull on your grill. That is what I used and it worked good for me.
Well thanks for watching! These trucks are not easy to restore, but all the hard work is so worth it! Good luck with your Warlock! Good call with the never dull, I did try that before I started buffing, with similar results!
Nice! Got a link for that eBay store for the screw kit. Thank you! Love your truck
Thanks!! They used to have an interior screw kit for our trucks as well!
www.ebay.com/str/antmotorsports
The paint is amazing. Looks like a mirror
Thank you! So far I’ve only buffed out the doors!
BRO! DITCH THE COMPOUND! All you had to do was a dip in CLR or a Simple Green concentrate overnight. I do that to all chrome/aluminum and then I wipe with TARN-X and wrap up with distilled water on a microfiber cloth. Absolute perfection. Then, you wrap up with three layers of PPG clear coat. Perfection.
Sounds interesting, I may try that in the future! Thanks for the advice!
Your channel popped up in my feed somehow, I have always been a fan of the lil red express pickups. I have only heard of the warlock never seen one in person.
Beautiful truck! I like the content and subscribed.
Thanks! Appreciate that!
Just found your channel and subscribed. I've got a 71 c10 but love the warlock, Think I'm going to put those headlight covers on truck love them. Your truck looks so bad Ass.👍
Thats one BAD ASS truck!!!
Thanks!!!
I stripped the agonizing off my 77 grill, I don't recommend it, it's sooo much work to polish it back up nice, and like you said its raw aluminum that wants constant attention, i was going to try to clear coat it , if I ever get done polishing it, yours is way nicer than mine was, looking awesome , thanks for the video's
Thanks Joe! I can imagine how labor intensive it would be, that’s why I was happy with the cleaned up original condition!
I see stacks!! Check that little ground wire on the rad support by the battery...that'll keep the headlights from working. Been there done that! That grill turned out great, the headlight chromes and bumper really tied it all in. Beautiful truck! Can't wait for the exhaust video.
👀👀! Thanks Dave! I’m going to check those grounds again, and work my way back to the switch. I’m excited to do the exhaust! I’ve installed plenty but never built my own. It should sound awesome!
@@LilRedGarage already does! tempting to run it straight to the stacks?
I’m going to make the muffler removable, so I can try different ones or even a straight pipe! the glass packs are straight through “muffler” so it going to be pretty loud!
@@LilRedGarage Dad drove truck for 30+ years, you don't want too loud right outside your window!
Lol ya! the exhaust tip is literally a foot away from your ears! When I drive Lil red It’s crazy how much quieter it is when I roll up the windows!
I had to replace the headlight switch on my '78 Dodge pickup and also my '95 Dakota. Both of them had burnt from the power going through them instead of having a relay.
I’ve seen a kit to add relays to the headlights. I’ll have to look into that thanks!
Hey buddy, grill looks good. That’s what I was thinking about doing to mine when the time comes. Hope you get the headlight issue figured out, I had forgotten about the headlight covers, that’s a nice addition to the truck, looks great. Take care my friend and have a good week. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Rick! You do the same, appreciate you watching!
My pleasure
It's nice to start with a nice clean grille. Only polish I've ever seen clean anodized is Met-All and it's cheap.
I agree! I bought this truck from out of state only seeing a few crappy pictures. I was amazed with the condition of the grille when it arrived. The grille alone was worth what I paid for the whole truck lol.
I will pick up some Met-All and give it a try, thanks for the tip!!!
Beautiful work my friend. I have a 74 d100 with original slant 6. Love my truck. I'm installing new ash lumber in bed. I would like to replace my fuel sending unit while I have access to it. Any idea where I can purchase the right unit???? Thanks.
So from factory is that how those mirrors are supposed to be positioned my dad's 83 has those but the mirrors have been down since he bought it in 88 just curious
I have a D150 my dad bought a brand new Dodge D150 when I got my first dirt bike and it only has around 27,000ish thousand miles
I have a set of the red express chrome rims , no center caps. Any interest?
Absolutely beautiful. I've got a question if you're willing to share your knowledge? Ive got a 73 and the grill is beautiful shape but the anodizing is not. If I strip it can it be clear coated with automotive quality paint? I'm worried about adhesion without some type of etching primer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Thanks Matt! There are products out there to clear over polished aluminum. I know they do it with wheels. I’m not real familiar with them. You are correct just using automotive clear over it you will not get good adhesion. There are also places that can re-clear anodize it, I’ve heard it quite costly, and you’d probably have to ship the grille witch can be risky.
what size meats you running on the back brother they look mean
Just curious, what's the deal with covering up half your headlights with a chrome piece? Does that not really affect your headlight output at night? I guess it looks cool to some, but that sort of thing is not for me...but at least they aren't those god-awful looking modern plastic LED replacements with all the weird-looking little "dots" in them....
What a beauty!! Are you going to any shows this year? I'd love to see it in person if you do 👍👍
Thanks!! I may try to get it out this year, I’ll definitely let you if I do!!
Damn man this thing is cherry!
Thanks Joe!
What about the spray chrome system I’ve seen before it looks cool
I’ve seen that and have a few things I’d like to coat with it. I’m not sure anyone in my area has that equipment.
Google it, you east coast guys have to have it your cool that way 👍
I so miss having a gear reduction in my life
Love that sound
Oven cleaner strips anodizing.
Yes it does! I was trying to clean it up as good as I could without striping the anodizing off.
To bad it's automatic my guess is a no frills 318 cu ?
4spd swap is never out of the question!
Now your talking ! Ive done 5 auto to manual swaps 4 on my trucks and 1 for a friend.
Sorry I didn’t answer he second part of your question. The engine is a 418 stroker with Indy aluminum heads. Solid lifter cam, Harland sharp 1.6 rockers. all forged internals. Dynoed over 500hp 550ftpd. 10.5-1 compression on pump gas. Should be fun on the street. I know it’s not a 4spd but the 727 is built and has 3500 stall Hughes converter and 4.10 sure grip out back.
@@LilRedGarage Ok cool sounds like youve built it back well.
Love the trucks, but what's up with that 70s porn movie music?
Thanks George! Glad you like the trucks, sorry you don’t like the music I try to mix it up