Polished Dash Subframe!!
03-12-03, 10:23 AM
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Polished Dash Subframe!!
Well it took a while but I finally finished polishing my dash subframe. This pic doesn't show it off very well but it is all I have to post right now. I am not sure I would spend the 35+ hours to do it again but I am sure it will be well worth it one I get it all back in.
03-12-03, 11:28 AM
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I give you credit for loving your car as much as you do.
Now, you can add that as a selling point, if you decide to sell your car. "The subframe has been polished to not just eliminate excess weight, but also adds strength by smoothing off the imperfections found w/ normal subframes."
I'm speechless that you went through all that polishing. You set a new standard for "bling bling". You "bling bling" from underneath.
(As a note, you may want to clear coat the subframe. IF it is a metal that is capable of oxiding/rust, then you may want to protect it w/ a coating. Or else, your work will be for nothing.)
Now, you can add that as a selling point, if you decide to sell your car. "The subframe has been polished to not just eliminate excess weight, but also adds strength by smoothing off the imperfections found w/ normal subframes."
I'm speechless that you went through all that polishing. You set a new standard for "bling bling". You "bling bling" from underneath.
(As a note, you may want to clear coat the subframe. IF it is a metal that is capable of oxiding/rust, then you may want to protect it w/ a coating. Or else, your work will be for nothing.)
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03-12-03, 11:51 AM
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I think the ironic thing is that it's going to rust... the dash subframe isn't stainless or aluminum. I've seen them covered with rust, and even mine has light rust in areas where I've touched it. Same goes for the steering column.
If you went to all the trouble of polishing it, you'll want to clearcoat it before reinstalling it. It's the least you could do.
If you went to all the trouble of polishing it, you'll want to clearcoat it before reinstalling it. It's the least you could do.
03-12-03, 12:13 PM
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I'm with everyone else. Why?
Also I'm with everyone else on the clear coat or painting. That sucker is just mild steel, it'll rust everywhere you touch it and it'll rust from humidity and even worse if your near the ocean. North Carolina right?
Jeff
Also I'm with everyone else on the clear coat or painting. That sucker is just mild steel, it'll rust everywhere you touch it and it'll rust from humidity and even worse if your near the ocean. North Carolina right?
Jeff
03-12-03, 12:41 PM
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Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
Originally posted by mynamegotjacked
Someone has waaaaaaaay too much time on their hands!
Someone has waaaaaaaay too much time on their hands!
03-12-03, 12:50 PM
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Originally posted by DamonB
Somebody save this man before he gets crazier. How may I ask will you view the work with it back in the car????
Somebody save this man before he gets crazier. How may I ask will you view the work with it back in the car????
03-12-03, 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by jimlab
I think the ironic thing is that it's going to rust... the dash subframe isn't stainless or aluminum. I've seen them covered with rust, and even mine has light rust in areas where I've touched it. Same goes for the steering column.
I think the ironic thing is that it's going to rust... the dash subframe isn't stainless or aluminum. I've seen them covered with rust, and even mine has light rust in areas where I've touched it. Same goes for the steering column.
Shawn must be a victim of the North Carolina Public School System. Exactly where in NC are you, Shawn?
03-12-03, 01:25 PM
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I'd like to also recommend a few other items to polish, since you seem to have ample time;the entire frame, the roof portion under the headliner, and the trunk space under the spare. When you finish that, pull up the cabin carpet, I'm sure there's plenty to polish under there............poor guy must have a chromosomal disorder.
03-12-03, 02:00 PM
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I think shawn should pull his fuel filter and have it chrome plated. And neon colored hose for inside his fuel tank. And for the motor, have murals air brushed in the water passages.
I shouldn't make fun of him. I've done stuff almost as bad. But, when it comes to unseen mods, The person who knows it's been is the person that matters the most: the owner.
I shouldn't make fun of him. I've done stuff almost as bad. But, when it comes to unseen mods, The person who knows it's been is the person that matters the most: the owner.
03-12-03, 02:30 PM
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Weird Cat Man
I'm saving that pic for my reference... sometimes it's nice to have a real life picture of some of that crap so you can see where to mount something or what bolt or piece might be causing something to stick...
Oh yeah while you're at it, you may want to polish the inside of the wheels...
Brian
Oh yeah while you're at it, you may want to polish the inside of the wheels...
Brian
03-13-03, 01:46 AM
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anyone tried polishing the rotors? I bet it'll give you at least 40 more HP!!! I'm going to pull my motor and try it right after I go INSANE!!! hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa
