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The “Grape Ape” V11

I've never found anything that will remove the yellowish oil stain from silver engine paint after long exposure. Ciao

Oops. So the fins are painted silver? Well, maybe one of the citrus-based cleaners - they are more benign.

Love the "Grape Ape" V-11s. 😍👍

Some things will not be forgotten. Old HEMI'S do have a spesial way of singing to, she was a Keith Black edition. Fresh battery was a must, serios carb fire every startup, hi lift cam. Hit the starter again and suck in the flames,, there we go. Chrashbox, was it AP 833 ? And yes Doc Hooker headers. Fuel lines = garden size hoses, but fun fueling that Belvedere, real family car. Wish I had a sound track. First dragrace in Norway was in 1978, runner up there with a 71 Charger R/T. Bla bla campfire talk. IPA time. Cheers Tom.

Lovely. You know docc for me the sound and "feel" of a vehicle are massively important and why if I'm forced into a situation where every vehicle I own has to be an EV I'll just find another hobby/interest. Don't mind an EV Daily Driver in the slightest as a conveyance to get me from A to B but I could never become an EV "enthusiast". Too much character missing. As an aside my car has FENG ( fake engine noise generator) which is fake exhaust sound through the audio system, totally pathetic and it doesn't really need it anyway. That's maybe the EV future, a fake " emotional" system. You'll be taking your car to the mechanic because it "doesn't feel good" and he'll reboot the "emotion" generator. God help us all. Ciao

Brake cleaner? If the coating on the caliper is proofed against brake fluid then I can't see a reason why a specific cleaner would effect it. Chris.

Update: AF1 Racing had the OEM wires... around $80.00 shipped...ouch. At least I got them on the way...Caps were on eBay for under $20 shipped. Result!

Um, if your oil was silver I would really worry. That amount of metal particles would be, putting it mildly, bad.

The Great Grape Ape, that takes me back to the 70’s Never thought of comparing this burgundy/maroon/purple color to the Grape Ape

The ultrasonic cleaner. Pull the entire brakes assembly off including the hoses and master then run the callipers only in the cleaning rig. Ciao

Cash1000, you could try hand cleaner. I have the Supercheap SCA branded stuff. Used successfully on painted alloy wheels that were black with brake dust. took a while with a toothbrush but eventually removed all the crud. It has a bit of gritty material in it so shouldn't be used on bare metal but is OK on painted surfaces. Rob

How about how to clean up brake calipers back to near their original gold?

So, there is a particular O-ring under one of the head bolts at the inboard-center (top) of the head that is known to drizzle an oil leak around the fins at the head/cylinder junction to below and behind the spark plug. I tried to break that bolt loose to replace the O-ring, but pretty sure my hi-miler will need heat-and-beat to get that bolt out. A "tank-off" procedure . . .

Too bad that motor oil was not silver. Who'd know?

The wolf in sheep's clothing!

The more volatile chemicals always worry me that they will lift the paint off with the stain. Especially if left to "soak."

If it is restricted to a relatively small area, some of the more volatile chemicals can be used on a Q-tip or cotton swab. I have found that some experimentation is needed to remove various stains. If it can soak, it will come off better, but how to soak fins? Maybe soak a strip of paper towel and wrap it around the fin.

I learned about SuperClean® from @Chuck. Carefully hose it off after it sits a few minutes and use a blower to dry the engine and everywhere the hose splashed. For baked on oil, I will sometimes use mineral spirits and a soft Nylon brush (toothbrush or parts cleaning brush).

Electric(al) on cars makes sense to me. Like this insane yellow (Accel?) coil that @Tomchri shared with us last year. Pretty sure "dual quad Holleys on a tunnel ram" offer up emotion enough! Maybe some "Hooker Headers" to stir the mix . . .

Hibernation is approaching for me as well. Once November arrives and the gritters start salting the roads, that’s it for me until March, unless we have a mild spell when the roads are free of salt. Oh to live in a warmer climate…….I was originally intending to go out for a ride today, but it rained most of the day, & apart from moving a bike in and out of the garage, I didn’t venture anywhere

This Sport officially made 200.000 km today. In fine form. I pulled over to record the moment. The most poignant feature in the image? The road ahead!

I sent Leafman on to bikeseamus a while back. Haven't hear one way or another whether he found Rosie's keeper..