yenpit Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Like this.............late 60's Chevy Hugger Orange. Deeper & darker than the factory orange. Link to comment
the510keeper Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 thats a cool color, me likely Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 My new notebook is ready for the build notes! . You should put all your notes in those old trapper KEEPER folders... Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 thats a cool color, me likely Me too! :w00t: Link to comment
Dime Dave Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Bob, Omaha Orange Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Dave I want to go with a deeper / darker orange. I love you GTL car. I'd like to take it for a few laps sometime! . Link to comment
Dime Dave Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Dave I want to go with a deeper / darker orange. I love you GTL car. I'd like to take it for a few laps sometime! I figured it being a racecar, brighter was better, but that didn't help when I spun and stalled it in the middle of NHMS's south infield chicane. It wouldn't restart. I had it in 1st gear, clutch engaged and the starter cranking, to move it off track when the approaching RX7 hit me dead center of the driver's side rear wheel. Bent my rim and the watts linkage, destroyed the entire nose of the RX7. I guess the yellow being waved at the incoming RX7 wasn't bright enough either. Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I figured it being a racecar, brighter was better, but that didn't help when I spun and stalled it in the middle of NHMS's south infield chicane. It wouldn't restart. I had it in 1st gear, clutch engaged and the starter cranking, to move it off track when the approaching RX7 hit me dead center of the driver's side rear wheel. Bent my rim and the watts linkage, destroyed the entire nose of the RX7. I guess the yellow being waved at the incoming RX7 wasn't bright enough either. Man I Hate That! Is it repairable? Are you going to the Runoffs this year? Link to comment
Z chopper Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 now that would be an intereting race Bob3 in his mx520 and Dime Dave in his Omaha Orange 510 Link to comment
Dime Dave Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Man I Hate That! Is it repairable? Are you going to the Runoffs this year? Yes it was repaired, but no Runoffs for me. Road America is aero killer for old boxy cars. When guys can show up with Miata roadsters and run w/o a roof at the same power to weight its not very even competition. I contemplated building a 240SX convertible with an SR16VE engine in 2010 just because of the lower drag of no roof, but then they went and screwed with the rules so I haven't raced a National since 2010. now that would be an intereting race Bob3 in his mx520 and Dime Dave in his Omaha Orange 510 I'd love that, especially when the car was in GT3 trim. L20B with an FIA head and 50mm Mikunis backed up with a Quaife sequential shift 5 speed. That was when this car really cooked. I still call the car my 510 because I built it, but now it is owned by a good friend. I still get to drive it on occasion. Climb in and it feels like putting on an old pair of comfortable shoes. . Link to comment
Skib Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 so a young guy named andrew came up and picked up his first project 510 from the keeper. and he gets to learn how to do all sorts of new things hell get to apply to his car... ... his first lesson... chemical stripping! that driver door is tits Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Oh YEAH! I'm loving that! Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 man I would kill for a tub like this one !! Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 man I would kill for a tub like this one !! :hyper: Link to comment
the510keeper Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 You never realize how clean she is til you strip her I got home from work and (what does Kracklin say) WOW my 2 cents Link to comment
DrColeman Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Looking good Bob! I really hate being the only guy on our street with a running 510. Cant wait to terrorize the hood with you again!! Link to comment
Skib Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 man I would kill for a tub like this one !! look out bob :rofl: 1 Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 wow that shit is like magic what product do you use to strip like that Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 wow that shit is like magic what product do you use to strip like that Looks like Rustoleum Aircraft Remover. Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 That stuff is caustic, yet effective. Looks like a real straight shooter after the last dime. No letting Tommy drive it. :lol: Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 2eDeYe' timestamp='1347398723' post='755579']That stuff is caustic, yet effective. Looks like a real straight shooter after the last dime. No letting Tommy drive it. :lol: LOL - we've already had the talk! :sneaky: Link to comment
Skib Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 LOL - we've already had the talk! :sneaky: wins national championships at 14. crashes datsun on the street. that talk did end with.. "you know Ratsun will never let you live that down right?" right? :rofl: lulz Link to comment
the510keeper Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Going through our parts shed to find clean and near perfect parts to use. We really don't want to spend weeks roughing crap to look good. Years ago I shave the door handle on the passenger side, but Bob wants handles. Maybe we will find a use for that door some there day. We did locate a very clean pass door, and cleaner hood, the stripping process continues. This is Andrew he's learning how to strip a car, Even stripped the inside of the hood to make it easier later Fenders check hood, trunk lid check doors check complete body check Aside for the exterior of the hood this this is stripped, next step sand blasting Link to comment
yenpit Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 When you use the paint stripper to that extent (ie underside of the hood), how do you ensure that you have removed all of the residual stripper, once done? Do you wash the body & the sheetmetal parts down? With water? Do you just count on cleaning it really good by hand before primer & paint? I haven't used stripper in many years, and never to that extent! Link to comment
Bob3 Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: Link to comment
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