Sinnful Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 yeah I'm surprised he hasn't asked me to road trip in my Dodge yet, hahaha Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Road Trip, 2day, weekends coming road trip Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 You guys do some real quality work. Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Just picked up the tail panel for this beast. Can you say CARBON FIBER, sweet. I have had a carbon fiber lower valance, for months but been waiting on a perfect tail panel. These will be glued in soon. Aside from dust pretty happy Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 dave make these? that is freaking beautiful im actually beginning to wonder when he is going to start on a carbon fiber shell :P Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Lazy man update. Been waiting for parts. Not to mention working on other dimes. Started the 1/4er panel work. I want to rough the quarters then glue in the carbon tailpanel and lower rear valance. Once we are there time to paint the engine bay. Very cool color and pricey, looking forward to the spray work. Donor car rear lower quarters, cleaned inside and out and mated to the new car, then welded in. We ended up cutting more rot out and resandblasting those areas. Scraps Spray some rust preventive jiz, that's 2 mud spreads, looks like a lot, but really it is just a thin layer to even everything out. On with the front. The front was not rusty just damaged and I didn't want to use a gallon of mud (bondo) to fix it. So i figured while at it I would weld in a front section of rocker from the same donor car. However, I was not happy with the alignment so I cut it back off. We'll be finishing that later. Again while there with welder in hand figured I would rid myself of this pesty side marker Then Phil open this 2 door up for right hand drive, can you say Oh-yeah Now I got to get back to painting stuff Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Now I got to get back to painting stuff Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Sweet :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Looks good James! Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Been roughing out the complete right quarter panel. Didn't get pics, but we decided to cut the rest of the rocker off and weld in a donor rocker. Cool thing about welding in the mostly complete rocker is, you only have to spot weld the top and bottom, not a lot of butt welding. This keeps the rockers lines nice and straight. But the real work goes into mounting the door and fender so you know everything will line up when finished. Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Ok, looks good. Now hurry up about it! Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Got the rocker lined up and blasted. Installed the door and fender to make sure thing are what they should be. And boom welded in the rocker. Next step, do the mud work and primer. I'm getting excited to spray something again. All this work then we get to make it pretty. Quote Link to comment
MYDAILYROUTINE Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Lookin good man! Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 This project is going slow but still moving Welded in the replacement lower quarter Phils been doing a great job, this has become his 2nd baby It is very important to seal the welds on both sides, no more rust in these problem areas Can't wait to spray some paint on this beast Quote Link to comment
NICKLE&DIME Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Nice. Seems like you're going the extra mile on this one. What color is going on this beauty? pearl color? red? Quote Link to comment
Ballz Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 What did you use to seal it up? Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 any updates ???? Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 With all the work being done to Virginia, we forgot to update the master piece. I was under this car today and was blown away by how amazing the under side of this thing looks. It's been near 8 months since i looked under it. The complete uni body is prepped and ready for it's long trial of finial sanding. Sealed up the wheels wells, after reworking the inner fender for the BMW headlights Started welding in the patch plate to smooth off the factory left hand drove stuff Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 is this the indent you made for the BMW lights? http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy276/the510keeper/lasvagas11_1392.jpg Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Yes that would be the indent Phil created. Looks great Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I didnt think they had to be beat in that far. I'm interested in seeing some installed photos... Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hey 510keeper, What size spot weld drill do you use on the rockers and such? Brand? Thanks, Josh- Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 We used a Harbor Freight spot weld drill bit, cheap and last awhile. I use to grind everything away from the side I did not need, then drill small holes in the replacement panel, but that takes a lot longer. The only advantage is smaller holes to fill in with weld. Cut and flange the inner cooler opening. Smoothed off the left hand drive stuff. Then sanded for 3 for days. Phil's been working on this engine bay day and night for a week. I think before the 4th this will be painted and finished. Time to do some spray work Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Great stuff, I've been so buisy sense the Vegas vaca to do anything to Tomoe 510 but hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get my hands dirty again. Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Phil is turning out to be a body man stud. Looks great as usual. Quote Link to comment
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