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Post by Mock1racer on Sept 18, 2008 13:39:18 GMT -5
Got the back rails built and mounted yesterday, still have to weld 'em out. gonna be goin to Ill for two weeks, they put off my trip to U.K. for a little while . I'll be able to make some good $ so i'll be able to get some parts when I get back, i'll post pics then too.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Sept 18, 2008 16:21:07 GMT -5
Cool man, you're making great progress! I'm starting to get some more body work done since it's cooled down after the hurricane and I got some freelance cash coming in soon that I'll use for parts.
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Post by hellraiser on Sept 18, 2008 22:49:17 GMT -5
r u gunna have to torque down the torsions?
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Post by Mock1racer on Sept 19, 2008 6:17:31 GMT -5
r u gunna have to torque down the torsions? I'm not sure what u mean. the mounting hardware will have to be torqued, and i'l probably have to use a limiting strap for the suspention since i have the coilovers already.
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Post by hellraiser on Sept 21, 2008 23:34:33 GMT -5
i mean do u have adjusters in the front beam so u can stiffen it up and in the rear r u gunna have to move the spring plates on the torsion to get it stiffer
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Post by Mock1racer on Sept 22, 2008 6:20:24 GMT -5
The front beam has adjusters but i'm doin a 4-link in the rear,coilovers all the way around.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Sept 22, 2008 9:35:16 GMT -5
The front beam has adjusters but i'm doin a 4-link in the rear,coilovers all the way around. That should do! ;D
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Post by Mock1racer on Oct 6, 2008 9:13:26 GMT -5
Well, I promised pics but they didn't turn out worth a crap. The flash didn't work , but anyway i'm back and tryin to get started again, looks like i'm goin to U.K. end of Oct. So , i'm just messin around here and there makin notes and fittin the body to the new frame. I've got to do some body refurbishin cause of the rust i discovered when i cut the front off. No prob, just gonna take some time.will keep ya posted, c-ya<dawg>
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Oct 6, 2008 12:04:26 GMT -5
Glad to here you're back at it! Rust sure is a pain in the @$$! Keep us posted.
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Post by Mock1racer on Oct 6, 2008 13:42:55 GMT -5
Too cool!! My ride is the feature this month, sweet.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Oct 6, 2008 14:01:05 GMT -5
Yup! High five!!!
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Post by Mock1racer on Oct 13, 2008 6:59:34 GMT -5
Well, most of this weekend was spent cutting out rusted panels, most of the back end is gone.I did get the body mounted to the frame and some 1 x 1 sq. tb. framing made up for substructure. Under the rear window and the rear side glass , all of that metal was contaminated, It's amazing what you can't see in a bug structure. Aparently the car was worked a long time ago and the body guy didn't or couldn't prime some places and the rust spread like wildfire. Basically i'm redoing the interier of the structure and the sheetmetal, by tying the structure of the car to the frame i made , then adding a cage for added stiffness which will make for a better car in the long run. And by using galvanized sheetmetal i won't have future rust probs.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Oct 13, 2008 9:51:20 GMT -5
You might want to look into getting some MasterSeries paint. I've heard some great stuff about it. Their silver sealer seals up rust good and will stop it completely. Doesn't peal off like POR-15 when exposed to the UV rays. A guy on volksrods.com painted his body with it and it sat outside for a year with no signs of rust. This stuff is like POR in that you can just paint right over the rust and it's cheaper. Any who, you might want to check it out. www.masterseriesct.comI bought a couple pints of their silver sealer and 1 pint of their chassis gloss black. You can just brush the stuff on which is what I'm going to do and with minimal surface prep. I let you know how it turns out.
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Post by Mock1racer on Oct 13, 2008 10:00:10 GMT -5
Cool , thanks for the info, Ilooked @ the POR 15 after a year in the sun, wasn't impressed. I picked up some GM chassis paint and it seems to be the same as the master series paint but i haven't used it yet. It's one of those things you only want to do once!!
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Oct 13, 2008 10:27:26 GMT -5
Exactly! Well cool man, let us know how it works out.
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