Rivets, the fiberglass door shells have a tendency to separate apart at the edges so rivets go in to keep them bonded.
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Rivets, the fiberglass door shells have a tendency to separate apart at the edges so rivets go in to keep them bonded.
It's done, wasn't as cheap as I'd originally intended, but having a full month away from the car to relax and de-compress on vacations was worth the extra expense. He cut me a break so it looks like I have my first sponsor now. Also seeing just how damn well the paint came out, tempted to just leave it as-is and run no plastidip. Not sure yet...
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Looking good Pranav.
You did tell him what you are going to do with the car right?
JJ
Yep; told him I only wanted rust protection, in turn he said he wants me to run his sticker and have the nicest looking car in CMC.
Really having second thoughts about coating it in camo green plasti-dip, looks too good as is although Im sure Glenn doesn't like being confused for me every time he has an off. Maybe some plasti-dip or vinyl accents are in order. Did gloss black since that was the original color and I wouldn't spend months lamenting over any other color choice...
The car looks great Pranav! Now you have a blank canvas for some cool vinyl graphics. No need for PlastiDip, just don't hit anything and the finish will last a long time :-)
Nobody will recognize my car the next time you see it.
It will have 4 tires on the ground.
No more flat black? Can I run flat black wheels now?
you do know about the newly painted CMC car curse right? LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pranav
You did see all those spare fenders and bumper, right? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AI#97
Yep, don't wanna bust these out for a while:
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So does this sort of mark the build as being complete?
Nope; wanted to wait until the end of the summer to finish out paint/body work before taking care of the below, but I knew I would be out for 30 days for work/vacation so I took care of that first.
Getting closer to the "build" being done, although I've had the bottom 2/3rds of this list hanging over my head since 2013:
8/14:
Batt cable/box
Remount oil cooler + h20 reservoir + ps/oil hose routing/trim/swap
Fuel + coolant senders
Engine bay wiring trim/clamp/wrap/tuck start
Test start/idle + Oil filter swap
Replumb brake line + bleed
Pass bracket + pass tie rod + regrease pass hub + swap/chase hub bolts + swap rotors
Regrease/set/boot LBJs
Swap rear springs + swap front shocks/springs
PHB rod ends + tow hooks
Drop torque pressure
Wash bay + test drive
Alignment
Dyno test
Measure/inventory/org trailer + Trailer work/fix + Kent drop
Truck strip/prep + air system work
Dump trash + third garage + Cleanup/org/inventory
8/14-28:
Truck body shop drop
Reinstall fenders + fenderliners + hood/pins align finish
Rad remount
Front end cleanup/assemble: front bumper honeycomb swap + tow hooks + trim beam + expand inlet + finish/cleanup ducting/mesh + airdam/extension
Install rear tow hook*
Relo mirrors
Reinforce hatch pins
Column repair/cover
Fire system + extinguisher swap
Interior hose/line clamps finish
Door pull cables
Net collar
Pull wilwood + Firewall plugs
Engine bay wiring trim/clamp/wrap/tuck finish
Finish interior hookups + iq3 lights + remount ECU/OBD2 + hide GPS tracker + relocate master switch
Interior electrical cleanup + reroute battery wire + coolsuit/wiper/defogger prewire + switch covers
Dash/wire labels + rebuild/cleanup box + steering wheel rewire
Swap/lower dash finish
Cool suit box
Wipers/defoggers
Truck body shop pickup + work/fix/air system
9/5:
Cleanup spoiler mount
Detail + stickers*
Gear/Spares/Prep for TDE
Trailer work/fix + give to Kent
9/12:
TDE Practice/Shakedown
9/26:
Gear/Spares/Prep Finish
Fall:
Trailer work/fix finish
Truck work/fix
Winter:
Truck work/fix finish
Tools/Garage work/fix finish
Strip interior + pull doors
Shift boot rivnuts
Fuel panel cleanup
Repair floor finish + Plug holes finish
Mask/Prep/Repaint interior
Flock/cover dash
Reassemble interior + doors
Cleanup rollbar padding
2016:
Axle upgrade
Rotor upgrade? + Weld caliper spacer + weld pass duct crack
Good/New Shocks
WOW, now I am tired!
Glad I'm not the only one who found self tapping screws insufficient for that pesky shift boot. After rebuilding my motor I've taken a more minimalistic approach to car prep. Just enough so it doesn't break. And then it breaks, but never on the stuff I felt I slacked on. My car's been a work in progress the whole time I've owned it, I almost think it would have been quicker to build one from scratch!
Yeah I think I only have 4 screw holes with any "bite" left. That shift boot has been on/off too many times to count. Hoping to have a 100% sheetmetal-screw-free car.