i cant view the pics til i get home on lunch(40 mins), but what is it you panel bonded?
the piece that goes up above the quarter glass down to the quarter panel. i want to mold that
hmmm, that may end up cracking out.
you might want to grind down all the glass you laid over it and just use some duraglass/everglass over the panel bond......the reason being the more different materials you use, the more of a chance you have of cracking. since right now you have the body metal, the plastic panel, the panel bond, fiberglass, fiberglass filler, and regular filler, you have 6 different materials with 6 different expansion rates.
but ill definately be checking out the pics when i get home.....excited to see!
edit* - also, i tried searching but couldnt find it....but i also think that those braeaks in the lines(where you're shaving) are there for body flex.....so thats one more added stress on the area if its true
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i think your starting off well. like the car. try to finish up on the polishing and it will turn out great. and the ricer look, man we have all been there some point in time lol. but atleast your working on your car most people dont looks good keep it up.
yeah lol the ricer stage... sad. i did that when i first bought the car which was like over 4 years ago and havent gotten around to fixing it until now. and i will be finishing the polishing. i love the way it looks. thanks for the compliments
my cars body wont be flexing much joey. its slow and is driven rarely. is that still going to be an issue?
id love to say it wont, but it would definately suck to go thru all the work, then get it painted and it crack out.
it would jst be something id worry about.....and why i ended up not doing it to mine
but i definately hope it works out for ya. keep us updated with progress!!
perhaps i missed it.....but what plans do you have for it? other than whats in the pics that is. rims? hood? lowered? paint?
coming back in 2008...
Thumbs up, going in the right direction.
damn brophy, that things a mess, you are definently going in the right direction but have ALOT farther to go!
That engine bay is hella disgusting! BTW are you supposed to ue rattle can primer if you plan to use automotive paint? I think they are different based paints and do not bond to eachother.......maybe....? With all the spray painting you do you might want to invest in a paint gun and compressor if you dont have one...then you could do work the right way. The bumper change is a huge plus. Once you get all the body work, interior work and engine bay cleaned up, all thats left is to do some MAJOR detailing, like cleaning your weather stripping, panel adjusting, headlight adjusting and overall just a nice wash, inside and out. good luck!
looks good so far, Im in MN too...
Nice front bumper choice....now swap out that LN2 and swap in a LD9 or the eco
GMR has got nothing on this
dude, when the hell did you buy the bc2 front??? @!#$ i'm outta the loop here, was just up in minneap last weekend
HUGE improvement from the blitz...NOW, ya went to school for autobody, lets see that b*tch painted how you originally were gunna eh?
(tabs) wrote:perhaps i missed it.....but what plans do you have for it? other than whats in the pics that is. rims? hood? lowered? paint?
plans are rims, drop, 2 tone paint, fully fiberglassed interior, big brakes, and hopefully an engine swap but that might have to wait for awhile
1 HOT Z (Mark A) wrote:Thumbs up, going in the right direction.
thank you
SEC-Z wrote:damn brophy, that things a mess, you are definently going in the right direction but have ALOT farther to go! That engine bay is hella disgusting! BTW are you supposed to ue rattle can primer if you plan to use automotive paint? I think they are different based paints and do not bond to eachother.......maybe....? With all the spray painting you do you might want to invest in a paint gun and compressor if you dont have one...then you could do work the right way. The bumper change is a huge plus. Once you get all the body work, interior work and engine bay cleaned up, all thats left is to do some MAJOR detailing, like cleaning your weather stripping, panel adjusting, headlight adjusting and overall just a nice wash, inside and out. good luck!
yeah nick i know its a mess. i didnt rattle can primer it you doofer i have 2 spray guns and a compressor and will be painting it myself. it was primed at school last year. then you should come up and wash it with me so i dont have such a big job
Dave K wrote:looks good so far, Im in MN too...
thanks man, you should come to the meet on the 19th
DOHC_tuner wrote:Nice front bumper choice....now swap out that LN2 and swap in a LD9 or the eco
thank you, and hopefully in the near future
StreetDreamZz wrote:dude, when the hell did you buy the bc2 front??? @!#$ i'm outta the loop here, was just up in minneap last weekend
HUGE improvement from the blitz...NOW, ya went to school for autobody, lets see that b*tch painted how you originally were gunna eh?
I just bought the bumper a couple days ago lance. and yeah you are outta the loop. get your ass to my house soon. and i have new ideas on a paint scheme. thanks
Eastwood wrote:looking good bud
buying it yet?
depends on how things pan out
Nice
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couple updated pics of the engine bay. not much because my friend was home the last week on leave from the navy.
still have to clean up around where i painted the headers. that will be done by tonite along with a new battery
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Not trying to be a ass or anything because I respect those who actually do their own body work(at least do it right anyway) but if your going to be redoing it all..assuming your going to sand most if not all the old primer/paint off, why not take out the headlights, corners , and tails? why risk messing them up with your sand paper..I understand if you want to say, it doesn't matter you may replace them.. well then remove them anyway, don't need to scratch em up or them be in the way and when you finish there already removed for the new ones to be installed..without them you can sand a little more thorough around their areas and when you repaint will have all that @!#$ behind them primered and painted as well.. same with windows, tape em up... no point in risking the damage.. you know if you have friends or whoever over checking it out everyone is tempted to right in the dust and its always the windows.. only takes one finger on a idiot to scratch your windows.. May not be a bad idea to cover your wheels as well from scratching them with sandpaper, or sand blocks or d/as that may get dropped and hit them on the way down.. Just some advice..
otherwise glad to see it getting redone and looks like a pretty decent kit combo, better then blitz.
i guess i dont get what your saying. when I primed it last year at about this time it was all masked off. all the windows were everything was done right. im going to school to be an autobody tech and we did it all at school. the only body work im doing right now is i welded up a couple holes and fixed a couple dents in the quarter. if your talking about the primer crap all on the windows and jams and stuff thats all dried primer dust from wet sanding.
thanks for the compliment tho
Pull the header to paint it, now theres overspray on your head
and theres primer overspray on your tires and wheel wells, and also your fender liners...Practice what they are teaching you in school you lazy bastard! haha. jk jk. When I get a free weekend I'd be happy to come help ya out! I havnt had a chance to work on cars in over a year!
just noticed i posted the wrong pic
