- Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:19 am
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Well as for having it in that weekend... didnt happen. but i have got most of the bay together, other then the engine and hooking things in.
So i have a few more pics and some progress.
Ok i havent posted anything about the engine bay since this pic.
And Teal dx said,
good progress! your harness turned out looking good!
I would have degreased & cleaned the whole bay before I started grinding & welding though. Now you're going to have to do it at some point before you paint, and you've got all the bare metal showing now = more chance of rust.
So what i did is De-greased around the bare metal and sanded it then primed the spots, hoping for no rust contamination. I didnt get many pics because my camera eats batteries and i just haven't gotten around to getting a new set of rechargables... So i'll give ya what i got.
I used Mini fiber, alot of hand sanding! I also used spot putty after i sanded and primed. Once its primed and if you have a light in your hand any little imperfections will be seen in because of shadows, (drywall finishers trick).
And here are some pics.
i also dont have any pics of the rad support going on. but it was pretty stright forward.
once i finish sanded, and dusted it all off, with a light brush and a tack cloth. then i was ready for paint.
championship white
but now that i have it done... i realize that the white is going to be a whore to keep clean. Anyhow, the things we do for our cars. i put about 4 coats on, a few small touch ups in between the first and second coat.
I cut most of the seam sealer out of this seam, and put new stuff in then layed it all down with my finger. then to smooth it up really nice i used spot putty.. my only worrie is that it may crack.. but i doubt it.
Once it was painted and i let it sit for about 2 weeks(away for work) before i started putting anything together.
i painted up the factory tow hooks and bolts.
Got the brake booster looking like new ands installed.
I got a good start on my brake lines that night too... it took me a few screw ups and flaring before i put the fitting on:x to get it down pretty easily.
And from inside:
now that the hard lines were done. i installed the SS lines in front along with the breaks and shocks, and ebay coilovers...for now.
Well its gatting late... this ended up being a bigger post then i thought, and thats not even half of the pictures i have to post... hopefully i;ll make another post tomorrow night... want everyoine up tp date!
Dont pick it apart too much
Craig
Gorveatt wrote:*looks at hand* so what do you want to do baby
