SuperBuickGuy
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it used to be I could view these on my work computer... seems microsoft fixed that.... argh.
Old Project Revitalized - 56 Track Car
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bobs77vet
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I think the jack stand class is alot of fun.
those limiting heim joints (?) are a thing of beauty i love it. freaking elegantly simple.
I love the fabrication on this project.
mfain
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Here is a product I really like. It is a tough paint with stainless steel in it. Called Steel-It. Available in black or gray. You can weld through it. It is tough as nails - hard to chip or scratch. A lot of the off-road suspension manufacturers are starting to use it on suspension components.
bobs77vet
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can you spray it? i may try it on the front grille I am making
mfain
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Yes, but it is pretty thick. Goes over bare, sandblasted (or 36-grit sanded) metal - can't go over paint.
Edit: I think it is available in spray cans.
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phantomjock
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Bugger - Guess I'm stuck with POR-15 then...
Sounds like a great product - can weld through -- awesome.
Cheers - Jim
mfain
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Speaking of paint...I finally got finished with all the glass work in the interior and got it in Epoxy primer. Now I just need to clean up a few rough spots and get it in a durable, final paint. There will be no carpet and the door and kick panels will be exposed carbon fiber.
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That is too nicely done to cover with carpet.
mfain
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Thanks guys. No carpet for the weight savings, but I may put a NASCAR-style heat resistant pad/mat in the driver's side floorboard. For seats, I have an OMP WRC and an OMP full-containment HTE-R that I had planned on using. However, I eliminated the passenger side footwell when I move the firewall back for the dry sump tank, so I won't have a passenger seat. It is a track car and the passenger seat was just for grins if someone wanted a "ride". The HTE-R is too wide at the top of the head support, so it forces the seat forward and costs me a couple of inches of leg room - so I'm not going to use it. It will fit my Focus track car to replace the Sparco that has run out of FIA certification. I am talking to TKO Motorsports about a couple of modifications to their Viper full containment seat to make it fit. The head support is narrow enough to slide all the way back.
mfain
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Mount for the sequential transmission remote shifter complete.
bobs77vet
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wow those are sweet
phantomjock
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CF Tunnel - or carpet?
mfain
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CF. I m about finished with the buck. Will pull a mold soon.
mfain
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Well, I created myself some extra work. I painted the interior with a PPG single stage black urethane that I "flattened" 50%, which should have been satin black. That didn't work - it came out as a pure gloss, which I don't want. So I'll sand it off, re-prime with DP-90, and topcoat with SEM Hot Rod black, which I have used before. It has a nice satin finish.
SuperBuickGuy
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I've used flat clear with success - sand the gloss off, then flat clear it...
bobs77vet
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that gloss looks nice, I think could learn to live with it
mfain
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Okay, I sanded the shiny paint back to the epoxy base primer coat, re-primed with DP90, and painted with SEM Hot Rod Black, a satin urethane. I am much happier with the result. Two days off my life.
Too shiny
Sanded
Refinished in satin black
Too shiny
Sanded
Refinished in satin black
Looks good. As they say, you could eat off that floor!
