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[hanra]

Mate don't think for a second that there is a lack of water up this way.

We even have golden gunboot awards!!!

http://en.m.wikipedi.../Golden_Gumboot

[hanra]

Thought I better add the engine bay before pics to this thread.....

[hanra]

Ready to make a mess...

[Tyre biter]

Boy in the bubble comes to mind Brad.
Good luck with it and looking forward to seeing how turns out.
If it helps I blasted my diff recently outside of the cabinet and that media really does some damage to hands and bounces back like crazy. Gloves, arm and face protection is a must...oh, and you'll be washing it out of your hair and ears for a while
Finally, if you haven't yet, you might want to also put something hard behind the taped over sections in your firewall and chassis rails - the stuff will penetrate it easey-peasey.
Keep us posted please.
Cheers, TB

[hanra]

Thanks for the tips mate! Yeah I'll grab some PPE from wok I'd say. Prob use a full face clear shield I'd say to.

I should just back this bloody thing out and use this bubble!!!

[hanra]

Pretty much getting over dealing with this engine bay. Panel work is just not my thing. I'm almost close to just throwing a cover over the car and walking away from it for a few months....

[notna]

Dude your attention to detail, even with the finest things, is amazing! You must have so much patience... bubble boy! lolol.... Prepping like that would drive me crazy.

I tell you what though.... the bay will be MINT, considering how good it looks just in bare metal!

Tell me more about the Mini bubble... what's the go with that? How do you get into it, and inflate it?

[Tyre biter]

Pretty much getting over dealing with this engine bay. Panel work is just not my thing. I'm almost close to just throwing a cover over the car and walking away from it for a few months....

What went wrong Brad?
It looks pretty good to me - how did you go with the sandblaster?
Did it work as hoped and are you still finding crap everywhere, or did you revert to the wire wheel?
Regardless, I think your efforts looks great - well done.
When does the primer go on?
Just an aside - I see you've taped up your tags to protect them - when it comes to painting them maybe consider using Humbrol Maskol from your friendly local model shop. I have used it on a few tasks and it is brilliant - a brush on latex covering that peels off after use, withstands overspray and has an application period of three days from memory. If you need longer just peel it and brush on again.



There is likely an automotive equivalent out there just I am not aware of it and regardless find the Maskol to do the job very well.
Cheers, TB

[hanra]

Anton, the bubble is a Carcoon, its the best thing Ive ever bought for that car... Stick it in there, hide it away in the shed, out of sight out of mind!!! Goes in clean, comes out clean. There are 2 fans/filters that run 24/7 that inflate it and filter clean dry air through. There is a zip that runs around the bottom of it all. Ive actually got a pulley system attached to the roof of the shed that lifts it all off the car. There is a new model Carcoon available that is actually free standing. If that was out when I bought mine, Id go for that one!!!! Does a good job of keeping the dogs slobber, spiders, ants, cockys and gekos off it.

Being so fussy is just a friggen pain in the ass mate... I just cant bring my self to do a half assed job... It would keep me up at night.... So frustrating... Look at whats happened with that red car.... Im to scared to drive it...



Had no problems with the bay, I just dont like panel work... Its all gone well though, all the paints come off, Ive taken any old bog off, all the surface rust is gone. No nasty surprises underneath. The sand blaster gave me the shits cause the coarse grit I used the 2nd time round kept of blocking it up. So yeah I just went back to using a stripper wheel, sandpaper and what ever else I could find like my nana's false teeth!!!!

Going to skim a few spots with bog (bonnet hinge repair patches) then go over the metal with deoxidne, then once thats off prepsol and hit it with White Kight SLS etch primer. I guess Ill need some type of spray putty to cove some of the pitted areas of metal?

Nice tip with that Maskol stuff. Ill check the local hobby shop out. Thanks for that one.

[Ruts]

As much as I love following this thread I must say that I would have done the engine bay first. Just my 2 bob's worth. Great build by the way.

[hanra]

If I had my way I would of had the engine bay prepped and painted at the same time the body was done. However as I bought this car as a painted rolling shell, I didnt have much choice.

[tuxedoss]

What sort of stripper wheel did you use? I've been using a 4 inch 3M strip disk and it doesn't seem to be lasting long and they are about $9 each. Wondering if a wire wheel on the engine bay might be a better option

[lxsstorana]

Have just re-read your thread from start to finish and continue to be impressed with your work.

Love the attention to detail and the high standard of workmanship.

Cheers Mick.

[hanra]

What sort of stripper wheel did you use? I've been using a 4 inch 3M strip disk and it doesn't seem to be lasting long and they are about $9 each. Wondering if a wire wheel on the engine bay might be a better option

This one here did a great job of cleaning up any left over surface rust!

http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Norton-Rapid-Strip-Disc-100mm-x-12mm.aspx?pid=119752#Description


Thanks for your comments Mick. A bog stock SL/R isnt everyones cup of tea, but it would be a boring world if we all had 355 LH/LX's...

[Statler]

You might want to give the ball joints a lick of paint to stop them rusting also.

[hanra]

The previous owner had them powder coated maroon.

[a9x868]

hay brad it,s been a while
have you fitted the mylar to your screens yet?
following your thread closely
don,t stress your,s is one of the best!
patience is a virtue
and your attention to detail
is just something else!
keep up the good work
please reply
cheers davemc
p.s
your nearlly there

[hanra]

Been pretty pissed off and cranky at the world in general lately due to health problems with my best mate George, my dog. But have been doing my best to take my mind off with a bit of time spent in the shed here and there. Just gotta figure out how to get to sleep at night...

Anyways, had to skim a bit of bog around in the engine bay to cover up the welds from rust repairs from behind the bonnet hinges. Also a little skimmed over the passenger side guard. Funny, looks like its had a few dents pulled from there? Like maybe its had a little hit on that side? But only just minor? I thought maybe a wheel fell off or something? Balljoint failure?

Its got SLS etch primer down on the bare metal then I removed that back to bare in places where the filler needed to be applied.







Decided to leave the plates on




That was rubbed back then I hit the entire lot with a high fill primer. Been using all PPG products.








And now Ive started on the seam sealer. This stuff would quite honestly be the WORST product I have ever had to use. Extremely difficult to work with, I was starting to thing that perhaps I had a faulty product???








Im hoping that I may get some colour on tomorrow. See how I go.


Oh, and fitted some low performance brake rotors to.

Edited by hanra, 06 May 2012 - 08:52 PM.

[hanra]

have you fitted the mylar to your screens yet?

Hey mate, No I havnt as yet... Thinking about paying a pro to do it?

[notna]

Mmmmm seam sealer.... I love just flicking it on with my finger.... probably the way they did in the factory Very messy stuff yea!

Nice progress. Nice smooth, yet original engine bay lines. Keep it up mate.

[hanra]

That stuff was NO WHERE near what I thought it was going to be like... I was thinking a viscosity of perhaps windsreen sealant..??? I could barely get any out of the tube with my caulking gun... it was so thick and just extremely difficult to work with... Used a wet rag to try and spread it. Ive never come across anything like it... pain in the bum.

[xu2308]

Looking good Hanra