91 SS to RSRA Spec bare shell complete restoration/build

[BC622B05STI]

Also on a side note to my work( not Legacy related) I have been working on a 41 Chev, we took an engine which was a 292 straight six out of the owners 55 Chev and fit a 350 Chev V8 to it and then fit the straight six into the 41. I have also rebuilt a Mclaren F5000 race car this year
Here are some pics of those projects

[NICO]

Shit !! Eye candy all up in this build, it's like I'm at a book stand flipping threw a magazine lol.

[BC622B05STI]

Thanks, really going off track here but you guys are edging me on:)

Mclaren Engine

Shadow DN4 we were working on

86 March Indycar I was working on at the beginning of this year

Two of my weekend projects

Sitting in Mansells Lotus

Sitting in 962 Porsche with my Son

[Doaomo]

Holy cow! My eyes are drying out looking at this! Gorgeous work!

[BC622B05STI]

I am scrolling through my Photobucket albums and I found some pictures and I have to say that one thing I really am into is scale cars, I enjoy building and collecting them, Before I get back on track I'd like to show you some of my builds











Most of the cars have some story behind them, I have worked on many of the cars with teams etc so it is nice to have the models of those cars

[BC622B05STI]

Ok..... Back on track here, tonight I worked on making a frame for my radiator (cooler) for my intercooler, I made a quick cardboard version first and then marked out a copy on a piece of Aluminum.

This will hold a cover to protect the cooler, I will be using a material that we used to protect radiators in Indycars, I will post pictures of the material and project when I get further along with it

[cj91legss]

[quote="BC622B05STI"]Thanks, really going off track here but you guys are edging me on:)

Mclaren Engine

"Holy Torque Specifications Batman, How are we going to beat this one?"

[subytech]

I really don't think anyone cares how off topic this gets! The only reason I subscribed to this build is for the top notch hard core automotive porn! The fact that you are doing one of the most comprehensive builds on a first gen legacy is just a bonus!

[BC622B05STI]

I spent the evening on the mill making a frame to protect my cooler that's mounted in front of the radiator, it cools the water in the intercooler, and it's vulnerable to damage and very expensive so it's worth the effort to make this frame to mount a meshscreen to protect it.

[BC622B05STI]

I really don't think anyone cares how off topic this gets! The only reason I subscribed to this build is for the top notch hard core automotive porn! The fact that you are doing one of the most comprehensive builds on a first gen legacy is just a bonus!

Thanks, here are a few more for You, I hope these have not been posted already, these are photos of cars that I have built/ restored.
















As I said, These are some of the cars I have built, I have also restored a Lola T70
A Brabham, Another Ford GT40 Chassis 1018, the other Ford was J11.
Unfortunately most of these are documented with real photographs so they are not too good with quality when I upload them to digital

[BC622B05STI]

Here's a couple of the two Ford GT40s and the Lola T70

[jefferson]

That Mk4 and Mk2 would be my high point. It looks like the Mk4 gets used too with the rock chips on it's nose. Love to see that thing run loose on a track.

Jeff

[subytech]

Awesome

[BC622B05STI]

Heres a few more photos, these are from my 9 seasons spent in the Indycar series, all these. Photos are of some of the cars I worked on, sorry if I have repeated some during my threads

[BC622B05STI]

Hope these are able to be seen, I can't see them on my I phone

[BC622B05STI]

Im Not really Sure what to say This is some next Level Sh!t

Love the cleanliness and attention to detail !!! Absolutely Inspiring

Thanks, I appreciate you taking a look at this build, lots of things to do, it should stay fairly interesting till the end, I have the engine to build yet which I will detail in more photos and wheels and brakes to decide on and the turbo and exhaust yet to be done for this car. Keep watching thanks

[AWD_addict]

Most of the cars have some story behind them, I have worked on many of the cars with teams etc so it is nice to have the models of those cars

Those models look great. What's the story behind the Ferrari 512BB LM? I see your photos of the real car too.

[Legacy777]

Wow, those are some old pictures! Back in the day when Mercedes was still making engines for CART. Plus I saw some stickers for an ENRON sponsored car. My uncle's roommate from college used to work for Penske racing doing the suspension work/tuning. Then he went to Players and is now working for Ilmor and engine testing & support.

I saw my first live CART race back in 96 I believe at Portland Internation Raceway. Cool track, but all you really see is the blur on the front straight.

[BC622B05STI]

What did the rear triangle trim set you back? I really need a new one on my car.

Also, you mentioned, you "resprayed" the plastic interior parts. Can you elaborate on what you did?

Thanks

I have to apologize for not responding to this question as I is a good one and makes a big difference to your interior. I use a wax and tar remover( which I will add photos of the products I have used) and then spray the panels with the adhesion promoter, both these steps are probably the mostimportant ones, they ensure that the spray sticks. Once you have cleaned the plastic with the grease and wax remover and then sprayed with the bulldog adhesion promoter then I spray with a airbrush. It's a little tricky to spray the dash with that so a regular Automotive paint gun for painting cars can be used.
I just finished painting a 68 Corvette 427 interior with a small automotive style paint gun and my airbrush on the smaller panels and it worked well


The most important part would be the prep, there are products in a spray can that work ok but I like to use air brush because it applies the color in a very light coat and it's hard to tell it's been sprayed

[BC622B05STI]

The other suggestion I have is to remove the panels before you paint them, it is the only way to make it look factory, The Corvette was a victim of a partial respray with the panels in place and it looked terrible, I had to remove all the panels to make it look like original

[Legacy777]

What did the rear triangle trim set you back? I really need a new one on my car.

Also, you mentioned, you "resprayed" the plastic interior parts. Can you elaborate on what you did?

Thanks

I have to apologize for not responding to this question as I is a good one and makes a big difference to your interior. I use a wax and tar remover( which I will add photos of the products I have used) and then spray the panels with the adhesion promoter, both these steps are probably the mostimportant ones, they ensure that the spray sticks. Once you have cleaned the plastic with the grease and wax remover and then sprayed with the bulldog adhesion promoter then I spray with a airbrush. It's a little tricky to spray the dash with that so a regular Automotive paint gun for painting cars can be used.
I just finished painting a 68 Corvette 427 interior with a small automotive style paint gun and my airbrush on the smaller panels and it worked well

The most important part would be the prep, there are products in a spray can that work ok but I like to use air brush because it applies the color in a very light coat and it's hard to tell it's been sprayed

Thanks for the follow up on the interior painting. Just like any painting....prep is about 90% of the work.

[BC622B05STI]

Most of the cars have some story behind them, I have worked on many of the cars with teams etc so it is nice to have the models of those cars

Those models look great. What's the story behind the Ferrari 512BB LM? I see your photos of the real car too.

The Ferrari 512 was the last one from the factory, it belonged to a Japanese millionaire as did the Ford GT40. The GT40 Was a complete restoration and the Ferrari was in good shape but someone had washed the car and water went straight into the. Engine through the intake ducts in the rear bodywork so we rebuilt the engine and replated the suspension and went through the brakes etc. These were the firs two cars I restored and I did these while working for my dads business, I later went on to restore Another GT40 on my own but these were interesting because they were a significant departure from the Legacy Rally car I had been working on prior to this. The projects were the first ones for me Here also as I had just moved to the US. I believe Both projects spanned over several years as we were still doing engine work and other smaller projects!

Here is the original sales document from the Auction.

[CFK]

All very amazing stuff and Awesome Photos !!! This one's my favorite :



Clearly it appears you know what your doing. I don't, but am currently spraying all my exterior pieces and am learning alot after just spraying my car. Before every step I used wax and grease remover, but in my "How to paint a Car" Book it says you should use glass cleaner after the wax & Grease remover, I never did this step after wiping down my car before paint and now am a bit worried after hearing some horror stories from my Paint Supplier. Granted it's probably 1 in a 100, but apparently your only supposed to use W & G remover before sanding after washing with soap and water at the very beginning. Since it is a Petroleum base it can react with some products and reduce adhesion.

So I have just purchased Plastic Parts cleaner & Final Wipe Solvent since they are both Alcohol based and will not leave any residue. The only problem is I have only 6 exterior pieces left and the rest in all finished. Im keeping my fingers crossed

[BC622B05STI]

All very amazing stuff and Awesome Photos !!! This one's my favorite :



Clearly it appears you know what your doing. I don't, but am currently spraying all my exterior pieces and am learning alot after just spraying my car. Before every step I used wax and grease remover, but in my "How to paint a Car" Book it says you should use glass cleaner after the wax & Grease remover, I never did this step after wiping down my car before paint and now am a bit worried after hearing some horror stories from my Paint Supplier. Granted it's probably 1 in a 100, but apparently your only supposed to use W & G remover before sanding after washing with soap and water at the very beginning. Since it is a Petroleum base it can react with some products and reduce adhesion.

So I have just purchased Plastic Parts cleaner & Final Wipe Solvent since they are both Alcohol based and will not leave any residue. The only problem is I have only 6 exterior pieces left and the rest in all finished. Im keeping my fingers crossed

If your plastic panels were quite dirty then I would recommend washing in soapy water as you have stated. The wax and grease remover is the most important step and I take a lot of time using many new clean rags to make sure the parts are clean, I use the white shop towels and then I can see if the panels are clean by looking at the towels when they are clean then I know the panel is clean. I leave these to sit for a while but from my experience with painting plastic panels they will dry just fine, you can see this occurring, after sitting for a while I spray with the bulldog adhesion promotor and then I let this dryand then the plastic vynal spray with the airbrush. I have had very good results doing it this way and never any problems with the grease and wax remover but it needs to sit for a while before adhesion promotor. I don't think the extra steps you are planning to take will be a problem, although I don't know how the Alcohol will react with certain plastic either, I have never used alcohol on panels prior to paint before, I hope that works ok.

[CFK]

Both products are made by Pro-Form and are meant to evaporate. He said only to use the wax and grease initially before sanding. Then before all other steps use the Final Wipe instead of the W&G Remover as it evaporates and will not leave any petroleum residue as the W&G will. Of coarse it's fine with most products and thats the way the majority of people do, he just mentioned he has heard horror stories with certain products reacting.

If everything has worked out for you, why change it. Here is the products he recommended :




Thanks for the Tips