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A few teaser pics of what Ive been up to today...
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:09 am
by Splinter
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:30 am
by asc_up
damn.
that's awesome looking. i want to see more!!! haha.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:30 am
by greg donovan
is it gonna be all blue or fade to white?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:45 am
by Splinter
All blue, but Im not bothering painting the parts that are covered by trim
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:06 am
by livestrong14
Sweet! Can't wait to see how it looks!
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:15 am
by ericem
I saw a legacy sedan in the same colour. Looked good but the colour scheme he did on his stock rims looked bad. Also noticed u got some paint on the wheels
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:21 am
by Splinter
No worries, they're being replaced with a set of OZ superleggeras
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:49 am
by AWD_addict
Splinter wrote:No worries, they're being replaced with a set of OZ superleggeras
That should look awesome! Are they charcoal colored?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:52 am
by Splinter
Gold
Over red FHI 4-pots
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:47 am
by BAC5.2
No brembo's?
Do you still need a set of 4-pots, or rear 2-pots? I know a guy selling them for not too much moneys.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:03 pm
by Splinter
Brembos just arent worth the cost, imo... especially since my car should only weigh around 2700lbs.
And yes, I need to give your friend a call... I totally forgot about that
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:07 pm
by BAC5.2
I've got 2 friends selling used sets. One is just selling the fronts. One is selling all 4.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:42 pm
by Splinter
Just need the rears, but I also need the mounting brackets for the fronts :S
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:34 pm
by dropdfocus
That's gonna look sick!! More pics!!!
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:20 am
by Splinter
In the sun
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:25 am
by IronMonkeyL255
What about the roof?
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:41 am
by Splinter
Need to weld up the sunroof before I paint it
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:34 am
by greg donovan
Splinter wrote:Need to weld up the sunroof before I paint it
are you going to weld in new steel or drill out the spot welds and replace the entire roof with a non sunroof one?
if you weld in new steel to fill the hole you need to be really carefull that you dont warp the roof. it is really easy to warp it and have the roof look really crappy and wavy.
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:44 am
by Splinter
Im trying to find a cheap legacy L with no sunroof... if I can, then Ill do that.
Im doing a LOT of welding on the car... not saying exactly what
So Im frantically trying to learn how to weld up sheet steel nicely
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:26 am
by Bheinen74
please, tape off the wheels, they make bags to cover them. Where are your doors?
trunk, hood, and fenders? yikes show more
so far so good, just don't let it set in primer long. in primer, it will rust, cause remember, primer is not a sealer like paint. paint seals, primer no
good luck keep posting pics.
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:47 am
by Splinter
The wheels are getting sandblasted and repowdered anyway, they're my worst set of rims
The doors, hood, and fenders are in my basement, pending bodywork
What primer?
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:30 pm
by ericem
you didn't prime the car? LOL
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:50 pm
by greg donovan
ericem wrote:you didn't prime the car? LOL
if he is doing what i think he is doing priming the car would be a big waste of time.
lots of welding and filling in the sunroof gives me a pretty good idea of what he is up to.
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:52 pm
by 555BCTurbo
Splinter wrote:
So Im frantically trying to learn how to weld up sheet steel nicely
Low heat, and space out your tacks...
And if possible, clamp some 1/8" or so flat bar around the area that you are welding to help dissipate the heat
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:03 pm
by Splinter
Ive also heard that spreading out some damp towels on the panels can help
