BUILD THREAD 87 Cutlass EFI build: 9/13/23..NEW STUFF!
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But all the overspray will stick to the plastic. Get it all cleaned up before she gets home and then burn up a bag of popcorn in the microwave, BAD. It will cover your tracks smell wise.😏
Something to think about,all the smaller parts (shy of a bigger body part)i blast and in this weather i warm with small handheld torch over them.that way the part get some heat and it burns off any contaminants.especially with the blasted ones they're to rough to wax and grease. Go straight to seal/paint.next time your scrambling outside with parts a light wave with the torch might buy you a little time and some free paint adhesion in the process
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Ha, I just realized that other than adjusting the altitude on the Cutlass, my suspension is done! Who woulda thought a junkyard sway bar swap would be legit...and in total maybe $70 invested.
90's NY .....Allegedly a lot of bare frames got left across the border into Long Island.45 minutes to cut off the frame horns?????
I guess they never stole and striped a car before!!
White boy chop shop!!!
Ran to my local metal supermarket so I could get a small sheet of aluminum to work on the ECM mount. They had a perfect piece in the scrap bin and I was out the door for $5!!!
Got the template transferred, went nextdoor to the fab shop a d the neighbor trimmed it down real quick with some HF electric shears. I grinded it down to where I need it. Obviously still needs some holes drilled but this should work out swell!
Got the template transferred, went nextdoor to the fab shop a d the neighbor trimmed it down real quick with some HF electric shears. I grinded it down to where I need it. Obviously still needs some holes drilled but this should work out swell!
Been chipping away at this mount panel. Got the idea for fastening the ecu bracket squared away, then had to triple check measurements for the hole locations to hold it to the firewall. Nailed it....
With the weather being super nice today, I had to get something productive done outside. The long dreaded driver side wheelwell has been getting attention as I've hit it with 220 and almost done with 320. Have to spot putty a few areas, then block in 400 and 600 but that'll have to wait.
It was more imperative to paint since the bottom is gonna fall out of the temp the next few days!!! So instead of testing out the SEM texture coating I just went for it! I taped off most of the gauge surround, and used Donovan's tip of doing a blend repair to get the area tackled. The first couple coats were applied really light to get the feel of it, then I laid down heavier coats, untaped some of the area and blended it out the best I could think to do it!
I think it looks awesome, hard to get the real feel in the pics, but I might hit the edges with a grey scuff pad to ensure the blend is seamless before color coat. Thanks again Donovan for sharing your knowledge, it saved the day!
It was more imperative to paint since the bottom is gonna fall out of the temp the next few days!!! So instead of testing out the SEM texture coating I just went for it! I taped off most of the gauge surround, and used Donovan's tip of doing a blend repair to get the area tackled. The first couple coats were applied really light to get the feel of it, then I laid down heavier coats, untaped some of the area and blended it out the best I could think to do it!
I think it looks awesome, hard to get the real feel in the pics, but I might hit the edges with a grey scuff pad to ensure the blend is seamless before color coat. Thanks again Donovan for sharing your knowledge, it saved the day!
Nice job, Scott.
The texture coating came out nice as well. 👍
The texture coating came out nice as well. 👍
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