https://www.shobirth.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-05-20 https://www.shobirth.com/blog/building-boost monthly 0.5 2026-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/e1eceea4-badd-43d8-8d2d-9fd9434f9fd3/IMG_2290.JPG Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out Now it goes without saying why this needed to be rebuilt and restored. Believe it or not, this was a second donor the customer had supplied as the rust pitting on the one off of the car itself was too rough to consider restoring. We knew we wanted to go back to the original yellow zinc the booster was supposed to be, so a decent core was needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/fd296854-f217-4c64-b678-52bd5c92abe0/IMG_2291.JPG Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out No surprises inside as it comes apart. Everything inside was junk. A full rebuild kit was ordered from Classic Industries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/fe95db3c-787d-4b51-ae45-47c8d1cdc107/IMG_2301.JPG Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out Once the core was disassembled, we then sand blasted the outer shell. Even what looked like minor rust left visible pitting. Yellow zinc plating will only look as good as the metal it’s applied to. The pitting was minor enough that with gentle work from Scotchbrite disks, some sanding and buffing with Scotchbrite pads, the shell was suitable for plating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/7ec804b0-ebb0-4eee-a5da-01834864fc43/IMG_2308.JPG Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out While some pits remain, they are in places that will be covered by other components. With some elbow grease, the shell now has a surface finish that is great for zinc plating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/106f1bd0-2b48-40cf-b7b9-6f40069c56b4/IMG_2496.JPG Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out 24 hours later and our freshly zinced parts were back in our hands thanks to James Baldwin of MotoBlast in Neptune, NJ. The plating was very reasonably priced and he took care of a few other components for the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/6243d89e-93f8-4ba6-a5ec-738b171fcdfd/IMG_2501.JPG Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out Every part to be re-used gets cleaned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/aef11534-20b4-4b5d-aa02-18183fb097f8/IMG_2504.JPG Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out Before the band clamp can be tightened, the shell is checked to ensure it is indexed correctly so the master cylinder sits level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/a953092a-1894-49fa-afcd-20a19d01da86/IMG_2514.jpg Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out The details coming together. The fresh master cylinder coated with a cast iron paint to prevent rusting, a new wiper motor, new wire loom retainers, and lastly the rebuilt and restored booster. These are the details that take a car from “that’s nice.” to WOW! This car is clean enough to eat off of! Hey Tom, come over here and check this car out!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/92e01bca-ee24-4959-abce-43071b52cdae/IMG_2517.jpg Blog - Building boost? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shobirth.com/blog/watch-the-transformation monthly 0.5 2026-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/998938f4-b2ae-4d03-8cbd-5492895ad04c/IMG_9790+copy.jpeg Blog - Watch the transformation - Make it stand out Decades of rust, dust, grime and filth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/d36f6ca2-8ee4-4bf8-a9b2-a77f47eebaf0/IMG_0344+copy.jpeg Blog - Watch the transformation - Make it stand out As it comes apart, hidden rust becomes more obvious. Behind the hood hinges, the top of the cowl, the firewall seam and some below the battery tray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/dce0ac74-4ddf-4592-9516-dc6fc06269dc/IMG_1533+copy.jpeg Blog - Watch the transformation - Make it stand out Sand blasted, rust repaired, inside of the cowl cleaned and coated, epoxy primer applied to the engine compartment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/fcf7b4f8-71f9-4a63-8562-bff32495b1c1/638743104_26326443816951509_3880480598875883604_n.jpg Blog - Watch the transformation - Make it stand out The 451 Stroker the had been built by legendary drag racer, Jerry Stein some 20ish years ago, sitting in a basement collecting dust. 400 B Block, forged 440 crank, forged rods and pistons, and heavily ported Direct Connection Stage V heads with port matched intake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/3495942e-501e-413c-9ac1-f806e8060319/IMG_2102.JPG Blog - Watch the transformation - Make it stand out Once the engine arrived at our facility, it had to be opened back up and inspected. When an engine sits that long, the assembly lubrication drips off and/or dries up. There is the chance of piston rings sticking to the cylinder walls as well as flash rust. It’s also important to check for foreign objects inside as a few ports were left open while it was stored for all those years. Upon initially blowing the dust off, a good bit of the Chrysler orange paint came off the engine. Engine builders are often great at what they do, but not often are they focused on the best paint job on the engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665e675e3db0084b487e70da/08d05097-9a4c-4b24-bbee-1a83a359acbc/IMG_2200+copy.jpeg Blog - Watch the transformation - Make it stand out 2-1/2 weeks of work has gone by since the 318 was removed. The 451 Stroker looks new with it’s fresh Chrysler orange paint, the oxidized aluminum treated with Aluminew, fresh Schumacher engine mounts, new hardware, the K-frame was treated with Steel-It Polyurethane black and that bright, bright B3 Basin Street Blue paint!! Here the NOS exhaust headers are being carefully test fitted. They were then removed, blasted, and treated with 2000 degree ZyBar Midnight Black exhaust coating. Little details are being addressed down to re-rubber dipping all the wire loom retainers. The original Midland 10.5” single diaphragm brake booster we are rebuilding, we just received back from having the yellow zinc plating redone! 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