Resurrecting a 144k FD
01-15-15, 02:47 PM
#451
It's not backwards. It takes as much paint as it takes. I used a white sealer and blue base coat. You know how many coats of blue you have to shoot to hide the white? Let's just say more than one.
I laid out three coats of clear. As far as mixing ratio, I went off the can, I recommend you do the same if that's why your asking.
01-16-15, 02:32 PM
#452
Lol,
It's not backwards. It takes as much paint as it takes. I used a white sealer and blue base coat. You know how many coats of blue you have to shoot to hide the white? Let's just say more than one.
I laid out three coats of clear. As far as mixing ratio, I went off the can, I recommend you do the same if that's why your asking.
It's not backwards. It takes as much paint as it takes. I used a white sealer and blue base coat. You know how many coats of blue you have to shoot to hide the white? Let's just say more than one.
I laid out three coats of clear. As far as mixing ratio, I went off the can, I recommend you do the same if that's why your asking.
01-16-15, 04:18 PM
#453
That's awesome,
But my paint job is already done and I don't have to pay my bills painting cars.
Correct me if I am wrong but your a manager and don't actually paint yourself no?
If you are that interested in the paint job go back and read, I really don't feel like bringing you up to speed and debating **** that took place the summer before last.
Appreciate your insight but again, the paint is done and has been done for quite some time.
Cheers
But my paint job is already done and I don't have to pay my bills painting cars.
Correct me if I am wrong but your a manager and don't actually paint yourself no?
If you are that interested in the paint job go back and read, I really don't feel like bringing you up to speed and debating **** that took place the summer before last.
Appreciate your insight but again, the paint is done and has been done for quite some time.
Cheers
01-16-15, 04:37 PM
#454
That's awesome, But my paint job is already done and I don't have to pay my bills painting cars. Correct me if I am wrong but your a manager and don't actually paint yourself no? If you are that interested in the paint job go back and read, I really don't feel like bringing you up to speed and debating **** that took place the summer before last. Appreciate your insight but again, the paint is done and has been done for quite some time. Cheers
01-20-15, 09:23 PM
#457
^ Glad you enjoyed the read. I have builds that i love to check in on myself.
I was hoping to have this engine ready to drop back in the car by this week but I was missing pest items like the studs and nuts for the UIM and the TB. Also lost some other bits, the air pump bracket and bolts, small nuts for the pipe and the coil rack. Can't find the bolts for the engine to trans either..
I thought I did a good job of baging and labeling all the hardware but after having to move etc some of the stuff was just misplaced.
I have the small parts to gather this week and I need some coolant hose and the belts. I am on the down slope to getting the engine back in the car.
#rotarypower #rx7 #mazda by iojinxoi, on Flickr
#rotarypower #rx7 #mazda by iojinxoi, on Flickr
I was hoping to have this engine ready to drop back in the car by this week but I was missing pest items like the studs and nuts for the UIM and the TB. Also lost some other bits, the air pump bracket and bolts, small nuts for the pipe and the coil rack. Can't find the bolts for the engine to trans either..
I thought I did a good job of baging and labeling all the hardware but after having to move etc some of the stuff was just misplaced.
I have the small parts to gather this week and I need some coolant hose and the belts. I am on the down slope to getting the engine back in the car.
#rotarypower #rx7 #mazda by iojinxoi, on Flickr#rotarypower #rx7 #mazda by iojinxoi, on Flickr
01-23-15, 11:05 AM
#464
I was tempted to spray a Cobalt Kandy over it too but as you already know I'm not a professional car painter and I didn't want to push my luck trying Kandy.
01-25-15, 05:43 PM
#465
I really wasn't able to do much this weekend since my parts haven't came in the mail from Ray Crowe yet. Today I cleaned up the ABS. Painted the bracket and heat shield and put it back in the car. Not very exciting but that's all I have for today.
01-25-15, 09:22 PM
#466
Man, I don't know where you guys find the time. I'd love to do one of these "from a bare chassis" builds, but I have enough trouble just keeping mine clean for street use and prepped for track use, and slipping some new mods here and there.
Looks great Dave!
Looks great Dave!
01-26-15, 05:11 PM
#468
Yea I have plenty of time now. I do run a small business so I work a lot but I have all the free time to myself when I quit working at the end of a day. Thanks Jacob. I used it as therapy yesterday. It took me nearly two days getting all the vacuum lines right. Amazing how flipping complicated the sequential twins are.
01-29-15, 03:41 PM
#470
The seats never really looked any different than the day I picked them up. I never bothered Austin with them. I don't know what they could do for me other than to sew up new covers which would be more suede etc... I wasn't really happy with the way they turned out but I'm not going make them re-do them. That would be kind of fucked up in my part since they are not all that bad. You always take a risk getting custom work done and I just came up short on that one. It's not that big of a deal though. They look okay I guess.
