CP's Trackday 1.6 on TB's re-build

Started to sort the connections for the gear lever connecting rod. Firstly I got a die out and created a threaded end on the gear lever assembly
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When that was done I then attached the connecting rod which is galvanised steel electrical conduit using a threaded joiner
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This fits nicely over the shock absorber piston rod
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Next I mocked it up in the car with the existing standard gear lever still in place to show how much thinkgs are going to change
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I also got round to welding in the support base for the dry sump engine oil reservoir
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lol, absolutley love the materials your using.

Any A team Gen?

not really been busy with work and I've been crook for the last fortnight but all 3 cars are being worked on intermittently - had a bit of a shock when we realised PV is in (I think) 5 weeks:confused: :eek:

Fantastic use of spare parts CP. Also, love the brake pedal mod :thumb: loopy left foot stylee lol

I've offered both CP and Jim a lift to PV!

MC

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I've offered both CP and Jim a lift to PV!

MC

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And rightly so since part of my car will be there ;)

Unbelieveable work CP, legendary modification going on here!

The bulkhead bushing for the gear shaft welded in

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The base plate for mounting the gear lever assembly welded in place

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The gear lever assembly welded and painted

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I'm not far off getting the inside prepped for painting so I had to sort out some other details one of which was some kind of battery holder where the passenger seat used to be. After a bit of prowling around amongst the junk in the work shop I came across a decent battery holder (off an electric wheel chair and no its not minelol )
So I constructed a steel frame out of 20 mm box thus

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This allows the battery box to go in like so

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I've got a couple of securing eyes to go in and the whole lot will be ratchet strapped down. Its a bit belt and braces but I never want to be a crashing car with a battery loose and flying around the cockpit:eek:

Loving the gear lever mod, top work :thumb:

Any gen on that or is it a self concocted idea?

Top work

some of the things im seeing here are really thinking outside the box. great stuff.

makes me wanna change my build and do whatever i like, rather than worry about regulations.

engine looks purposeful too!

having completed all welding it was time to clean up, make a spray booth and prep for painting

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I bought some decent lights since good light is about the most important thing when painting.
I finished off some stuff inside the cabin namely a centre "console" that can be reached by the short **** who also drives the carlol

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Next I went round all bare metal with Ferust 40 rust eater and then when this was dry oversprayed with silver hi zinc galvafroid in all the places that needed a good dollop of rust preventer or were gonna be difficult to get the spray gun to

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The rest of the time was spent prepping i.e masking up and rubbing down with scotchbrite to give the new paint a decent key to adhere to

With nice warm condtions prevailing it was time to get the undercoat on

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This car is immense! Please tell me you are using the same colour scheme!!!

woah! big jump... fast working mr CP

All good, though I think it deserves a new colour scheme.

lol, good old Charlie isnt biased. He'll paint anything, including the Handbreak lol

All will be revealed on the painting front. Admittedly I'm not being too fussy with time against me and the fact that its a trackday basher and not a show car but I did bother to mask the handbrake uplol

John Deere Green with Yellow wheels CP!

looks awesome cp! some nice little one off touches!

The weather this weekend was ideal for paint spraying i.e. the mid 20's so Ive been cracking on

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Firstly I assembled all the necessary materials. There's quite alot of stuff needed if you are applying 2 pack paint. Along with the paint itself (base and top coat) there are hardeners, thinners, special measuring sticks, mixing containers, a special mask (strictly speaking 2 pack should not be applied without a wearing a clean air respirator)special filters and pre paint cleaners

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I use this range of wet and dry paper as the bare minimum. I could really do with some more P500. The smaller the number the co****r the paper. I like to use the scotch brite pads for a lot of prepping work cos they are quick but they do leave a lot of bits about.

One of the advantages of the 2 pack system is that it uses a universal guidance system to help you mix up the paint and hardener easily and accurately. The instructions are usually on ther side of the can and from this info you can select the appropriate measuring stick to use as shown below in the example. Its a primer filler and the paint is mixed with the hardener in a 5:1 ratio using measuring stick marked HS and use the stick as shown in a mixing container

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The way i tackled the whole job was to spray the inside out fully and then mask it up again and spray the outside. Cos its a metallic paint it needs to have laquer coat to finish it off.

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With the inside done I turned my attention to the exterior. I added the new wings and prepped them. Why do they always turn up dented and scratched?

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Then I masked up again

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Finally it was time to get cracking with the undercoat etc

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Before finally getting the top coat

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Now that is lovely and subtle :)

Reminds me of dans !

Good colour choice, I remember this being an absolute beast @ llandow. Can't wait to see it sometime when it's back !

:)

Nice job that :)

Did you just do the spraying with a normal filter mask then??

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Good colour choice, I remember this being an absolute beast @ llandow. Can't wait to see it sometime when it's back !

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Amen.

Really liking the colour on the inside. Will look great all over though. :thumb:

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Nice job that :)

Did you just do the spraying with a normal filter mask then??

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No its not a normal mask - its a special 3M one that I think is designed for general handling toxic material. The unofficial word is that they are so good that you can you use them safely for 2 pack. Certainly I have used them a fair bit and they are brilliant AFAIK. 2 pack solvents really reek with a strong sort of pear drop distinctive smell and you cant pick any trace of it whilst wearing them. I wouldn't even think about opening a can of the stuff without wearing one

Mmmmmm pear drops. That is correct.

Top work CP!:thumb:

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No its not a normal mask - its a special 3M one that I think is designed for general handling toxic material. The unofficial word is that they are so good that you can you use them safely for 2 pack. Certainly I have used them a fair bit and they are brilliant AFAIK. 2 pack solvents really reek with a strong sort of pear drop distinctive smell and you cant pick any trace of it whilst wearing them. I wouldn't even think about opening a can of the stuff without wearing one

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well neither of us have keeled over dead yet so the masks cant be that bad lol.

Its apprently mega toxic stuff, and needs a fully covered body suit etc too as it seeps into your skin

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Its apprently mega toxic stuff, and needs a fully covered body suit etc too as it seeps into your skin

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sme as my wifes cooking then

FPMSL lol

top work there mate its exactly what i want to do to mine,:( im taking its not the first time youve used the spray gun,as the finnish looks clean and neat;) tryin to find a small unit(for the right price of course)to do some work with the brother, wanting mine stripped and painted(thats if i dont give up and move on lol

It is pretty involved and pricey. TBH I have accumulated the wherewith all over the years but its probably very nearly as cheap and certainly easier if you do all the prepping and trailer your car as a rolling shell to the local paint job. Its not too difficult to do an ok job but its much more difficult to produce a finish upto professional standards. Its almost impossible for an amateur to control lighting, temperature, cleanliness etc etc without a proper spray booth and they are pricey