Bubbles Build Thread
#1155
floor pans prototype done, now i just got to lay up some carbon fiber ones for meeself =)
Making a customer a custom dash, nice to see some visuals so i can get a better idea how i want to make my dash... Mine will be something like this, with a center console coming down with swtiches and some how try to figure out how to utilize the stock gauge cluster... This is raw, mine will be wrapped in black suede with some CF trim =)
Making a customer a custom dash, nice to see some visuals so i can get a better idea how i want to make my dash... Mine will be something like this, with a center console coming down with swtiches and some how try to figure out how to utilize the stock gauge cluster... This is raw, mine will be wrapped in black suede with some CF trim =)
#1156
figuring out how else i could ruin this FD...
I came up with this..
I photoshop worser than you..
Fronts are styled/inspired from j's racing s2k
rear are styled and inspired from Rmagics 7
side skirts will be a modifed version of what i was previously designing
Rear bumper will just be trimmed so the bottom "valence" are is straight across vs curved
Front bumper will be a Frankenstein 99spec/RE-amemiya, and my own creation.
I plan to switch over to RPF1's cuz im boring. idk i have some fetish for them... 17x10 +18 all around, 25-30mm spacer up front w. 255 , 50mm spacer in the rear 265/275? in the rear. dunno yet.
dash:
it will be a hybrid of aluminum wrapped in suede/CF trim
I came up with this..
I photoshop worser than you..
Fronts are styled/inspired from j's racing s2k
rear are styled and inspired from Rmagics 7
side skirts will be a modifed version of what i was previously designing
Rear bumper will just be trimmed so the bottom "valence" are is straight across vs curved
Front bumper will be a Frankenstein 99spec/RE-amemiya, and my own creation.
I plan to switch over to RPF1's cuz im boring. idk i have some fetish for them... 17x10 +18 all around, 25-30mm spacer up front w. 255 , 50mm spacer in the rear 265/275? in the rear. dunno yet.
dash:
it will be a hybrid of aluminum wrapped in suede/CF trim
#1160
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
iTrader: (4)
Thanks darling
Been busy with so many projects lately i havent really had time to work on the car.. Unfortunately the place i was suppose to move into had some chemical pollution and we found out the day we were going to close it was a superfund site as well. womp womp.. hopefully I can find some place so i can get the FD inside on level ground to get to work on the widebody kit.
for now, just restoring some old spare bolts. I hate chrome and silver, so i went with an black oxide finish... hopefully it holds up! we'll see
They look greasy as hell because the last step is to saturate them in oil to "seal" them and i was to lazy to finished wiping them down lol
Been busy with so many projects lately i havent really had time to work on the car.. Unfortunately the place i was suppose to move into had some chemical pollution and we found out the day we were going to close it was a superfund site as well. womp womp.. hopefully I can find some place so i can get the FD inside on level ground to get to work on the widebody kit.
for now, just restoring some old spare bolts. I hate chrome and silver, so i went with an black oxide finish... hopefully it holds up! we'll see
They look greasy as hell because the last step is to saturate them in oil to "seal" them and i was to lazy to finished wiping them down lol
#1161
RX-7 Bad Ass
iTrader: (55)
How did you re-plate those bolts? What product did you use?
Dale
Dale
#1162
Mr Clarks of Dale,
1 strip bolts- I used my vibrating tumbler with glass media to get them to a nice metal finish (ill get pictures later today)
2 rinse/clean
3 soak in black oxide solution
4 seal with oil
I used Castwell platings solution and regular motor oil to seal it
Black Oxide Kits - Metal Finishing Solutions - Caswell Inc
^^this is there kit, i only used the black oxide solution
DIY reference i used
Some black oxide pics - The Garage Journal Board
not sure how they will weather, we'll see by end of next year? ahhaha
1 strip bolts- I used my vibrating tumbler with glass media to get them to a nice metal finish (ill get pictures later today)
2 rinse/clean
3 soak in black oxide solution
4 seal with oil
I used Castwell platings solution and regular motor oil to seal it
Black Oxide Kits - Metal Finishing Solutions - Caswell Inc
^^this is there kit, i only used the black oxide solution
DIY reference i used
Some black oxide pics - The Garage Journal Board
not sure how they will weather, we'll see by end of next year? ahhaha
#1163
RX-7 Bad Ass
iTrader: (55)
Very good, thanks for posting that up! Any new techniques I can find for enhancing and restoring stock parts is gold for me .
Dale
Dale
#1165
True and false, Based off my understanding, Black oxide is actually a type of corrosion, a good corrosion. The chemicals used to corrode the bolts its what actually turns its black. as far as holding up to other corrosion like rust and stuff, it depends. Black oxide alone doesnt hold up very well and thats why the last i soak them in oil. This is to "seal" the black oxide which should make it hold up longer, but not sure how long
#1166
I'm the Juggernaut BITCH!
iTrader: (7)
True and false, Based off my understanding, Black oxide is actually a type of corrosion, a good corrosion. The chemicals used to corrode the bolts its what actually turns its black. as far as holding up to other corrosion like rust and stuff, it depends. Black oxide alone doesnt hold up very well and thats why the last i soak them in oil. This is to "seal" the black oxide which should make it hold up longer, but not sure how long
#1168
Well the car hasnt been touched in months and not much desire to work on it at the moment. but still keeping busy, up next is my CNC machine to help make a few parts/ideas i have in mind =)
Cnc router style table
steel construction
linear bearings/rails
blah blah blah, im sure no one cares and i dont really know what i have since i bought all this crap last xmas and just been getting around to working on it ahah
Cnc router style table
steel construction
linear bearings/rails
blah blah blah, im sure no one cares and i dont really know what i have since i bought all this crap last xmas and just been getting around to working on it ahah
#1171
Got Boost?
iTrader: (23)
Ben, I just read all 60 pages of your thread, over the last couple days.
I run a closed cooling system, using a VW reservoir. I'm fairly certain there's a pic in my build thread (linked in my sig).
I enjoyed reading through your whole build and look forward to applying some of your lessons learned with my own upcoming FD build. It's an aborted LS swap, so we'll see how hard she fights me.
I run a closed cooling system, using a VW reservoir. I'm fairly certain there's a pic in my build thread (linked in my sig).
I enjoyed reading through your whole build and look forward to applying some of your lessons learned with my own upcoming FD build. It's an aborted LS swap, so we'll see how hard she fights me.
#1172
Got Boost?
iTrader: (23)
Here you go:
The reservoir's bottom fitting is t'd into the lower water pump hose. I swapped the S4 radiator neck onto the water pump housing and put the regular S4 flat cap on it. Then the nipple is plumbed to the upper fitting on the reservoir. The VW cap is rated around 13psi. I haven't had any issues with the setup at all. In fact, I was even able to wire the VW level sensor into the factory warning buzzer.
The reservoir's bottom fitting is t'd into the lower water pump hose. I swapped the S4 radiator neck onto the water pump housing and put the regular S4 flat cap on it. Then the nipple is plumbed to the upper fitting on the reservoir. The VW cap is rated around 13psi. I haven't had any issues with the setup at all. In fact, I was even able to wire the VW level sensor into the factory warning buzzer.
#1173
Ben, I just read all 60 pages of your thread, over the last couple days.
I run a closed cooling system, using a VW reservoir. I'm fairly certain there's a pic in my build thread (linked in my sig).
I enjoyed reading through your whole build and look forward to applying some of your lessons learned with my own upcoming FD build. It's an aborted LS swap, so we'll see how hard she fights me.
I run a closed cooling system, using a VW reservoir. I'm fairly certain there's a pic in my build thread (linked in my sig).
I enjoyed reading through your whole build and look forward to applying some of your lessons learned with my own upcoming FD build. It's an aborted LS swap, so we'll see how hard she fights me.
However i wouldnt consider your cooling system "closed" when the pressure builds up the spring on your cap releases pressure and coolant into the reservoir. I've seen someone who eliminated the reservoir and spring loaded cap. i cant remember who or what the benefits were...
#1174
Got Boost?
iTrader: (23)
No no, there's no spring loaded cap. The cap on the water pump housing is the factory flat cap from the S4 FC. It doesn't have any spring loaded pressure relief, it's just there to keep the coolant from leaking out. Coolant moves freely to and from the coolant reservoir.