Mk1 getting some glitter back... by fredybender

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Started fabricating the bumper mounts for the "T" type rotisserie.

I will wait to have the car on its side, to go at the rear axle bolts once more... Just couldn't get them to budge yesterday... 

I guess I'm just lazy to lie under the car for a few hours: I will just fabricate the rotisserie a bit ahead of time. I just need 18 feet of 3" square tubing for the T shape; I will try to found the tubing tomorrow or Tuesday.

I'm a pic whore, I know!

10-9-09

T minus 6 nights...

Freddie's ready!

(note car sitting on plastic pail)

10-17-09

Never too late to join a party, if its still going on

Yeah I guess the colours are appropriate, for a Canadians fan, like me, but its not for that reason that its painted that way:

Thats the Origina HRC marketing paint scheme, that was published when the first 1985 RS250's were released, hence my choice of historic rendering.

Today was nice:

Loaded up the trailer with the shell yesterday night, with my neighbours: 

the car without anything, can be picked up quite easily, by three 5'6" / 160lbs guys, and even lifted to tralier height, without too much effort...

After my 1-1/2 hour drive, I arrived at my destination for media blasting ;soda & sand.

I was reassured by looking at his work, that included Willys Jeeps, BMW's. vintage tractors, etc... (all his)

So by next week, I should have all sheetmetal, and some brackets, hinges, engine mounts, axle, etc, all blasted, and primed with epoxy primer.

After that, on to the rotisserie, and let the welding begin, to patch up what needs to be patched up. My painter will receive the hood, fenders, hatch & doors, to start his work on those.

I will be painting the underneath of the car, the engine bay, and the inside of the car. my painter will do the outside part only...

I'm pretty shure, I'm only going to paint the underneath of the car, with POR 15 silver, or urethane paint, and not put undercoating, as it will be mostly a sunday drive car. But if you have any opinions on this, please speak out, as I am one, to go with best judgment decisions, taking in account my applications...

On to pictures

Sand blasting is 100$ /hour

Soda blasting is 150$ / hour

And about one gallon of Epoxy primer @300$ / gallon

About 4 hours of sandblast, and about the same for the soda blast.

So all together about 1300$-1500$

More than worth it, to have a "0" rust Mk1