Everat Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Got the left side quarter on today, I have to do a bunch more work on it still but its up. Im gonna use the front and rear of the alfa parts quarter and patch them in. Ill be going back out tonight and getting it closer. Quote Link to comment
Logical1 Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Looking Good! Cant wait to see you cruzin around town :) Are you going to paint inside during winter or wait till it warms & dries up some? I need to fix my left rear quarter panel myself but I don't want to get into it until it dries out some. Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 looking so much better, keep up the great work. Quote Link to comment
BayArea510 Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 My dime got box flares but looking at those things on your ride made me cringe! Looking good with out them....:thumbup: I see the slanted head cover is that an s14 sr20de vtc? Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Looking Good! Cant wait to see you cruzin around town :) Are you going to paint inside during winter or wait till it warms & dries up some? I need to fix my left rear quarter panel myself but I don't want to get into it until it dries out some. I have a buddy that works in a two man body shop in arlington, most likley Ill paint it in their booth, theres a good chance it wont be painted till the end of winter though, my end goal for the car is to be done by golden gardens (exterior atleast) Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 I see the slanted head cover is that an s14 sr20de vtc? Yeah its an SR20DE S14 motor, It runs real nice but doesnt really have enough power for me, the long term plan is to turbo it or just drop in a sr20det Quote Link to comment
BayArea510 Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Yeah its an SR20DE S14 motor, It runs real nice but doesnt really have enough power for me, the long term plan is to turbo it or just drop in a sr20det Yeah.. I hear ya on the power issue! I ended up doing a turbo on my S13 SR20DE. It did not hold up long enough but was well worth a taste of decent power at the wheels. Rebuilding SR20DE Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 That looks soooo much better than those hideous box flares!!! Bravo! Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Box flares are grooooooooose. Very good sir. Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 I got a bunch of work done today on it but nothing worthy of a picture. Theres a lot to tie in on the quarter and I finished the welding of the main piece. I also fitted and prepped my patch pieces and worked on the inner part of the rocker which isnt very pretty but Ive done a bunch of patch welds, rust morted it and Im gonna por15 them tomorrow. I also por15'ed the inside of the patch pieces and pulled off my intake manifold for polishing. Im going to my buddy James's bodyshop tomorrow in the a.m. to polish it. Im hoping I can get it done in an 8 hour shift but James is skeptical. I figure since the turbo is a long way off that Ill clean up the engine compartment, after I polish the mani Im gonna paint the valve cover black with yellow writing. Quote Link to comment
NCRmtrsprts510 Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 i would of riveted on some panels and make it look ratty Quote Link to comment
BayArea510 Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 after I polish the mani Im gonna paint the valve cover black with yellow writing. So is this like a paint scheme your gonna go with the rest of the car? Quote Link to comment
BayArea510 Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Box flares are grooooooooose. Very good sir. Flares are Hot as long as they are done right!! :cool: They are not for everyone though :P Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 No yellow will only be on the valve cover. The car is gonna stay red. Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Just finished up my second day working on my manifold. Im still gonna do a little sanding in a couple of the crevices but its basically done. Quote Link to comment
Xander_42 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 ^^X3 What's your method for polishing the manifold, hand sanding, or using some kind of sanding device? Also, super good call on getting rid of the half-way up box flares. I gotta say though, I usually don't like box flares, but the full boxes, when the car is a race car, and fuckin on the ground, they can look pretty cool (aka this car: http://www.pdm-racin...imag/510-59.jpg) Can't wait to see it finished (and given that you're in Everett, I may actually see it in person someday). Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Most of it was done with a pneumatic angle grinder with a 3" disc attachment. I started with a red scotchbrite disc then 120,180,220,280,320,400w,600w,1000w.A lot of the crevices are just hand sanding. For the polishing my buddy James has a bunch of small polishing wheels for the tight spots. Its not for the faint of heart. I have about 16 hours into it and it need probably another 4 hours. Most of the time was because the casting was so rough. James just polished his Naps 2.0 valve cover and I think he has 10 hours into it. Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Doe! that manifold is super shiny! Quote Link to comment
jamesja Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 looks great in pics are you gonna finish it tomorrow. see ya at 8 o clock sucka...i told you it would take three days ha ha Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yeah I'll be there Quote Link to comment
jamesja Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 well you know what they say...anything worth doing is worth overdoing... sanding and polishing al u min ium is a bitch but totally worth it! Quote Link to comment
Everat Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yeah it's not very fun but I got a lot of time. It's not fast so it's gotta be pretty Quote Link to comment
Sparky Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Im glad to see that 510 went to someone who will redo it the "right" way:thumbup: Quote Link to comment
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