Comprehensive S14a refurb

[Petrol]

Complete it by the end of 2008 I thought it looked nearly done!
What goes on in your actual garage then Pete?

Still loads to do like remove engine and box, sort engine bay, remove and respray front suspension.
Garage door has been sealed up and it’s full of my stuff for work

Also noticed mud accumilates between the inner and outer wing at the back of the wing where it meets the sill !!

I might take the wings off to check, thanks


Couple of pics

[pdh 14a]

Ahh right,wandering why the garage never gets a mention!I'd be lost without mine! Also just had this fitted
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.p...wpost&t=320205

[Evilchap]

Ignore me, keep up the good work!

[Petrol]

Loads of progress today Using paint stripper and soaking in Deox C massively reduces the amount of time needed to blast clean parts. Oh and Deox C does remove paint. Those particles are Electro coat




More of the same - carbon canister bracket straight out of the Deox tank



Only took a minute to blast off any bits of paint



Couldn’t fit the bumper bracket in the Deox tank and it took ages to blast this rust off



Again these were dipped in Deox, after rinsing I heated them up with a fan heater to remove any moisture inside the seam.



I now have a load of parts in primer, just need another good day to lash some black on

Used gel on the arch liner rivets



Brushed primer on

[Mista Weava]

jesus christ.

going to town on this one fella.

[CrazySx]

Loads of progress today Using paint stripper and soaking in Deox C massively reduces the amount of time needed to blast clean parts. Oh and Deox C does remove paint. Those particles are Electro coat

I thought you were using the local lake for deox-ing your bigger parts

[Petrol]

jesus christ.

going to town on this one fella.

Yeah its got a bit out of control

I thought you were using the local lake for deox-ing your bigger parts

A wheelie bin would make a good sized dip tank

[CrazySx]

or the bath, but I ain't sure your Mrs would appreciate that one

[Petrol]

or the bath, but I ain't sure your Mrs would appreciate that one

Car parts have been banned from the house

Got loads painted today in between showers. When spraying parts I usually wire and hold them. Hanging on a bar seems to make life a bit easier



Same to support the bumper insert



PAS pump bracket




Air con pump bracket



Carbon canister holder




Fog light brackets



Fuel filter holder



ABS bracket



Close up. Apologies for the poor pics, struggling with the exposure.

[Chris]

Car parts have been banned from the house

There is someone on here (no names mentioned but not me ) who uses the dishwasher to clean car parts His missus can't complain It was her idea

[Alex]

There is someone on here (no names mentioned but not me ) who uses the dishwasher to clean car parts His missus can't complain It was her idea

Good work yet again Petrol. Are you gonna take the engine out then

[Petrol]

Good work yet again Petrol. Are you gonna take the engine out then

The original plan was to get rid of the rust and generally tidy it up but as you can imagine, one thing leads to another. I stripped everything from the back end and refurbished it so I am going to have to do the same at the front. If half the parts were refurbished in the engine bay, it would make the rest look a mess. So yes the engine and box is coming out

I didn’t intend having any of the blue paintwork refinished in an attempt to keep the car “sort of original” but that’s gone out of the window now Since the bonnet it coming off that will be resprayed along with the sideskirts, front wings, door handles and rear bumper. At least these will be painted off the car so there is no blending in or masking up

Edit: Is it easier to take the engine and box out as one? If so, please don’t tell me I need to remove the prop Can I pull the engine and box forwards to allow the front of the prop to come out of the back of the box?

Thanks

[Torbjorn]

I'd say drop the box down first. Just undo the middle bracket for the prop and it'll slide out of the box, no problem. Fantastic work as always!

[diamondsink]

Gear box comes off easy, just split the prop, (mark it up if it hasnt be marked already, to get it back together in the same place.) Once you've done it once you'll realise how easy it is really.

[CrazySx]

The original plan was to get rid of the rust and generally tidy it up but as you can imagine, one thing leads to another. I stripped everything from the back end and refurbished it so I am going to have to do the same at the front. If half the parts were refurbished in the engine bay, it would make the rest look a mess. So yes the engine and box is coming out

I didn’t intend having any of the blue paintwork refinished in an attempt to keep the car “sort of original” but that’s gone out of the window now Since the bonnet it coming off that will be resprayed along with the sideskirts, front wings, door handles and rear bumper. At least these will be painted off the car so there is no blending in or masking up

Edit: Is it easier to take the engine and box out as one? If so, please don’t tell me I need to remove the prop Can I pull the engine and box forwards to allow the front of the prop to come out of the back of the box?

Thanks

Hey Pete,

A couple of questions.. firstly.. if you are painting panels off the car.. won't you get a mismatch in colour? As i understand it metallics are very hard to get a 100% match on, hence painters tend to blow into neighbouring panels so u cannot see an obvious difference in shade. I had the front half of my saph blue s14a painted and it is a bit darker then the original shade..

Secondly...

When you did the back half of the car, did your have a look under your cd changer? I found that when i took mine out and change it, the bolt holes were quite rusty and one if the locator threads came out with the bolt

Keep up the great work! I am sure 80% of the board if not more envy you

[Petrol]

Thanks for the info on the prop

I know very little about spraying metallics. A friend of mine owns a top notch bodyshop and I was just going to drop the panels off. I will ask him about it.

I didn’t take the CD changer out but will do next time the car is out. Thanks for the heads up

[Petrol]

Tonight I have mostly been...

Cleaning up the arch liners







Got loads done again today but it's more of the same old prepping and painting...

I hope these pics are not boring you guys

[Mr OCD]

A couple of questions.. firstly.. if you are painting panels off the car.. won't you get a mismatch in colour? As i understand it metallics are very hard to get a 100% match on, hence painters tend to blow into neighbouring panels so u cannot see an obvious difference in shade. I had the front half of my saph blue s14a painted and it is a bit darker then the original shade..
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My concerns as well Pete... I would seriously not advise repainting the wings on own...

[Mr OCD]

I know very little about spraying metallics.

Its not metallic paint either... its pearl

[Torbjorn]

Got loads done again today but it's more of the same old prepping and painting...

I hope these pics are not boring you guys

Please keep posting lots of pics! Makes it easier to appreciate the true detail in your project.