Pearl white coupe revival

[ottawa coupe]

Entirely possible, but i haven't seen rusty bits after por. But at the same time, any car i've used por extensivly on has never seen properly harsh conditions ever again either..

Gettin stuff done.... underside is 95% coated, the last 5 is after i flip it. Started on the undercoating, that's gonna take forever. It comes out in such a fine and narrow mist.... got the first upright painted as a test case as well. Hopefully, i can properly get on to the subframes and suspension sometime next week. All the bushings and balljoints are making their way here, still waiting to her back from bc racing and kw WRT coilovers.

If i can get the underside done and the subframes ready to bolt on by the end of January i will be pleased

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[ottawa coupe]

Anyone have a recommendation on undercoating product? I have ushered in the new year high as a kite on propellant fumes after emptying 5 cans of undercoating on the bottom. I am finding the coverage to be crap. Very thin and i can see through it very easily. Nowhere near what the original stuff is like. I find it hard to see it providing much protection unless i threw another 15 cans at it....

[Tractor Dave]

Dinitrol

[ottawa coupe]

I decided to just get another buncha cans of the readily available stuff and it seems to be building up after the initial go. 6 cans on the first round and 2 cans the second. It'll get there slowly it would seem.

I will not make end of january on it's wheels unless i can jerry rig the old struts into the housings without the gland nuts..... just ordered from bc racing and they say 6 weeks. I will prepare myself for disappointment and shipping delays and say 2 months.

Only variable with that i can see at the moment is it's not clear if the fronts are drilled to m12 or 14. My coupe has m12 uprights. However the cabby parts car is m14 so i guess i could use them if required.

probably 1 more coat of undercoating before i flip it and finish the last 10%.

[jbrentd]

I decided to just get another buncha cans of the readily available stuff and it seems to be building up after the initial go. 6 cans on the first round and 2 cans the second. It'll get there slowly it would seem.

I will not make end of january on it's wheels unless i can jerry rig the old struts into the housings without the gland nuts..... just ordered from bc racing and they say 6 weeks. I will prepare myself for disappointment and shipping delays and say 2 months.

Only variable with that i can see at the moment is it's not clear if the fronts are drilled to m12 or 14. My coupe has m12 uprights. However the cabby parts car is m14 so i guess i could use them if required.

probably 1 more coat of undercoating before i flip it and finish the last 10%.

Good to know on the wait time from BC. I just ordered some of their coilovers for my coupe and was unsure on the timing. I thought I read somewhere that they might provide hardware to account for both 12mm and 14mm options. Not sure where I ran across that bit of information though.

**EDIT #1** Sent an email to them and got a really quick reply saying 3-5 week lead time.

**EDIT #2** Found this link that mentions "Comes with adapters and both 12mm and 14mm bolts so suits either version."

https://balancemotorsport.co.uk/bc-r...o-s-16-br.html

[ottawa coupe]

Good to know. They told me they were drilled for m14. They said nothing about adapters. That said, as long as the bolts are long enpugh and the washers are big enough, i suppose it doesn't matter that much and you just end up with greater camber adjustment....

looks like i'm ready to flip it and finish up the last little bit of the underside.

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[ottawa coupe]

So, without actually trying to do things today, actually made progress, at least in terms of sorting the way forwards.

All the bushings and balljoints got here. did the final coat on the exposed side of the underside and "finalized" the front brake situation.

Looks like the way forward will be 320mm rotors from a/q5 and 4 piston calipers from the same with adu enginnering adapters with a shim. Will see what i can do about a rotor for final measurements.

Flipped the car onto the other side so i can finish up the bottom properly. A bit of a question moving forward on the body. The reason i bought the cabby is that the drivers door is totally fubar as well as a bunch of bits i needed. Unfortunately, the panel aft of the driver door is a bit wavy now that i look closely. Question is: just add more filler to get it right? grind it back to metal, hammer it closer then add filler? Close my eyes and walk away?

I don't think it's bad enough to warrant cutting a panel out of the cabby and then expose myself to welding warpage....and then filler..... not really further ahead with that approach...

[ottawa coupe]

We'll see if i can take a decent pic tomorrow. Soooo close to finishing the bottom. I need to prep and paint the other sill and finish undercoating in the wheel arches.

Still have some greasy bits at the very front of the frame rails to get off before i can be ready for the eventual respray.

Did a quick coolant flush on the cabby as the coolant looked very clear, i noticed the heater core had been bypassed and we were about to finally get some cold overnight temps. While i am not enthousiastic about the prospect using the v6, that doesn't mean i want to ruin a perfectly good engine thru neglect....

Actually got a reasonable quote for blasting the rear subframe and uprights, the scaliest bits, in the meantime painted and rebushed the control arms and front subframe. With any luck, the subframes will be back in order in a week.

So many little details to sort!!!

[ottawa coupe]

Oh balls.... thar be dragons under that filler..... and here i thought i was soooo close to being done with the shell

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[ottawa coupe]

Underside corrosion protection complete....i think it's 16 cans later lol

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Gotta clean the bottom front frame rails, still have all kinds of goop on them and then it gets put upright and the inside of the floor gets sorted. Gonna let the sleeping dog that is the rear quarter lie for now while i get subframes and other details sorted

[newsh]

Looking very tidy underneath now, good work !

[ottawa coupe]

Thanks, i think you're being generous though lol!!! At least it's the bottom so the quality of finish is at about my skill level lol.

Will get the inside cleaned up and painted over the next couple days and then get the fuel tank back in. Once done i can flip it back on it's side and do the fuel and rear brake lines without breaking my neck or laying on a frozen concrete slab for the first time ever.

And then a coupla weeks getting the nasty blue paint off it.... that's gonna SUCK.

[ottawa coupe]

Got the car on it's side and decided it was a good time to organize and get rid of as much 7a stuff as possible. Down to misc bracket and lines n stuff. Cabby is at least paid off now. Lol

The 2 $$$ things left are the rads and a brand new 034 injector upgrade....if anyone on the other side of the atlantic are desparate for stuff send a message. Not looking to retire off this stuff, just create space.

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Fuel tank in, filter on, just gotta find fittings to tie that stuff together and i can get started on that and brake lines. Still waiting to get my rear frame and uprights back. Found a boot for the rear diff lock....at least i've paid for one, it hasn't shipped yet.... once these things get here i can get cracking on the rear end and prep to get it rolling again....

Baby steps right now....

[Jaswan]

The underside now looks great!!!

[ottawa coupe]

Lol, phone camera makes it look better that it truely is!!! But it'll do.

Got a good chunk of the spare 7a bits out, down to one half filled tote. Fuel and brake parts ordered, but i've got at least a week before they get here. So i'm in a holding pattern for a bit while i wait for things. About the most i can do for now is try and unmangle the heatshields....

I see a time crunch in my future. New job starts thursday, i go away for 2 weeks in feb for training and we'll be away in both march and april. And i need to have my racecar ready for the season by the end of april... so this will need to be kicked out of the workshop at some point.