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nice finding lol
nice finding lol
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wasn't trying to rip on ya.. just offering some advice or looking for some helpful hints the way you were doing it.... good job coom
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Budget.
Like I said in the first post, I cut some corners to save money, since it is just my project car. I read that the fiberglass should hold up, and it has for a long time on my bro's car, so hopefully it holds up.
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QUOTE(dustin15brown @ May 30, 2006 - 1:09 PM) [snapback]439399[/snapback]
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I have been recomended to weld shut the sidemarkers and trunk hole.... Is there any reason that you chose not to?
I have been recomended to weld shut the sidemarkers and trunk hole.... Is there any reason that you chose not to?
Budget.
Like I said in the first post, I cut some corners to save money, since it is just my project car. I read that the fiberglass should hold up, and it has for a long time on my bro's car, so hopefully it holds up.
wasn't trying to rip on ya.. just offering some advice or looking for some helpful hints the way you were doing it.... good job coom
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[*]I used to machine fiberglass bow limbs, it would make a cloud of dust.
wear at the least a particle mask. Nasty crap.
[*]Send some of that motivation my way. Props for the work.
Looking good.
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[*]Wear a respirator when wetsanding fiberglass...don't think that the water will contain all the fiberglass...small particles still get into the air and are very bad for you. If you can smell fiberglass when wetsanding, that's a sign that you should be wearing a respirator.
[*]Quit when you're tired, and if you start to lose inspiration take a break and go look at some sexy cars online or something...that's always motivating for me.
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That's all I can really think of now.
[*]Wear a respirator when wetsanding fiberglass...don't think that the water will contain all the fiberglass...small particles still get into the air and are very bad for you. If you can smell fiberglass when wetsanding, that's a sign that you should be wearing a respirator.
[*]Quit when you're tired, and if you start to lose inspiration take a break and go look at some sexy cars online or something...that's always motivating for me.
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That's all I can really think of now.
[*]I used to machine fiberglass bow limbs, it would make a cloud of dust.
wear at the least a particle mask. Nasty crap.
[*]Send some of that motivation my way. Props for the work.
Looking good.
JDM guy made me do it.
Plans to keep the car after all eh? ...not selling it any more?
Good work. Keep the updates coming!
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Good work. Keep the updates coming!
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Coomer what year bumper do you have? And are you selling it? Also I noticed you got rid of your sidemarkers... hahah, I'll take those too.
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Shoot me a PM.
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welding would be the way to go...but also takes time and can be a pain (if you don't tig) cause fenders are fairly thin...fiberglass probably the quickest, cost efficient and easiest...cause don't forget you have to form the metal a little bit to the contour of the fender curve before you weld it in..
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wasn't trying to rip on ya.. just offering some advice or looking for some helpful hints the way you were doing it.... good job coom
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QUOTE(Coomer @ May 30, 2006 - 8:25 PM) [snapback]439411[/snapback]
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Budget.
Like I said in the first post, I cut some corners to save money, since it is just my project car. I read that the fiberglass should hold up, and it has for a long time on my bro's car, so hopefully it holds up.
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QUOTE(dustin15brown @ May 30, 2006 - 1:09 PM) [snapback]439399[/snapback]
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I have been recomended to weld shut the sidemarkers and trunk hole.... Is there any reason that you chose not to?
I have been recomended to weld shut the sidemarkers and trunk hole.... Is there any reason that you chose not to?
Budget.
Like I said in the first post, I cut some corners to save money, since it is just my project car. I read that the fiberglass should hold up, and it has for a long time on my bro's car, so hopefully it holds up.
wasn't trying to rip on ya.. just offering some advice or looking for some helpful hints the way you were doing it.... good job coom
welding would be the way to go...but also takes time and can be a pain (if you don't tig) cause fenders are fairly thin...fiberglass probably the quickest, cost efficient and easiest...cause don't forget you have to form the metal a little bit to the contour of the fender curve before you weld it in..
This weekend I'm going to have lots of free time, so I'm considering filling in the license plate panel and putting the plate below the rear bumper, possibly attached to a linear actuator so that it can retract into the bumper for pictures and stuff.
What do you guys think of this idea? I did a rough Photoshop rendering:
And if I choose to go this route, what would be the best way to go about doing something like this? Someone mentioned filling the panel with Great Stuff expanding foam, then shaving it down, then fiberglassing over the foam, and then applying body filler and sanding to finish it off. But I'm not sure if that's the best way to go.
What do you guys think of this idea? I did a rough Photoshop rendering:
And if I choose to go this route, what would be the best way to go about doing something like this? Someone mentioned filling the panel with Great Stuff expanding foam, then shaving it down, then fiberglassing over the foam, and then applying body filler and sanding to finish it off. But I'm not sure if that's the best way to go.
New Toyota project coming soon...
Honestly, I really dislike that. I'm not fond of shaving the plate location, but the hanging plate just looks "dirty." If you know what im saying. If your going buckwild I'd cut out a new place in the rear bumper and keep the plate from hanging below the bumper.
But thats just my opinion. I am sure I dont have to say how much that doenst make a difference when its your car.
This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jun 2, 2006 - 3:22 PM
But thats just my opinion. I am sure I dont have to say how much that doenst make a difference when its your car.
This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jun 2, 2006 - 3:22 PM
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i dont really like the shaved liscence plate AT ALL, sorry coom
i like the shave plate...well cause i did it...expanding foam, glass and filler are the way i did it and turned out pretty good...for the license plate hinge you'd want to use something like a small cabinet door hinge and probably gorilla glue it to the inside of the bumper (to prevent screws or wat not)...but good luck project seams to come along nicely
^^ what he said. but i think a uk plate surround would look much nicer! all of this reminds me of my old 4th gen project.. oh the memories..
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I dont like the rear plate hanging off the back like that, it just looks misplaced to me
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Thanks for the comments. I'll probably just go with a normal plate panel with the shaved keyhole, since it'd be a lot of work to make the panel look perfect if it were flattened anyway. If I get a hold of an extra, perhaps I'll do it on the extra panel, paint it (I'll have leftover paint,) and then throw it on to see how it looks.
I'll probably just go with a normal plate panel with the shaved keyhole, since it'd be a lot of work to make the panel look perfect if it were flattened anyway. If I get a hold of an extra, perhaps I'll do it on the extra panel, paint it (I'll have leftover paint,) and then throw it on to see how it looks.
New Toyota project coming soon...
Christian, what are you going to do for paint? (color, technique, clearcoat, etc)
QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback]i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this.
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I'm not entirely sure yet. I think I'm going to use an acrylic or synthetic enamel single-stage gloss paint, which I'll color sand and buff and polish afterwards. There will be no clear coat.
I'll be painting with a small-ish Craftsman air compressor and a HVLP gun in my garage which will be turned into a makeshift paintbooth, so we'll see how that goes. The hood, bumpers, rear plate panel, trunk lid, spoiler, extensions, sideskirts, and fuel door will be painted off of the car to make painting easier for me.
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Christian, what are you going to do for paint? (color, technique, clearcoat, etc)
Christian, what are you going to do for paint? (color, technique, clearcoat, etc)
I'm not entirely sure yet. I think I'm going to use an acrylic or synthetic enamel single-stage gloss paint, which I'll color sand and buff and polish afterwards. There will be no clear coat.
I'll be painting with a small-ish Craftsman air compressor and a HVLP gun in my garage which will be turned into a makeshift paintbooth, so we'll see how that goes. The hood, bumpers, rear plate panel, trunk lid, spoiler, extensions, sideskirts, and fuel door will be painted off of the car to make painting easier for me.
New Toyota project coming soon...
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Did you see the 3rd post in this thread?
Budget Paint Job Thread
Makes me wonder if this isn't a good way to go?
QUOTE(Coomer @ Jun 2, 2006 - 7:10 PM) [snapback]440495[/snapback]
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I'm not entirely sure yet. I think I'm going to use an acrylic or synthetic enamel single-stage gloss paint, which I'll color sand and buff and polish afterwards. There will be no clear coat.
I'll be painting with a small-ish Craftsman air compressor and a HVLP gun in my garage which will be turned into a makeshift paintbooth, so we'll see how that goes. The hood, bumpers, rear plate panel, trunk lid, spoiler, extensions, sideskirts, and fuel door will be painted off of the car to make painting easier for me.
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QUOTE(jgreening @ Jun 2, 2006 - 4:21 PM) [snapback]440480[/snapback]
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Christian, what are you going to do for paint? (color, technique, clearcoat, etc)
Christian, what are you going to do for paint? (color, technique, clearcoat, etc)
I'm not entirely sure yet. I think I'm going to use an acrylic or synthetic enamel single-stage gloss paint, which I'll color sand and buff and polish afterwards. There will be no clear coat.
I'll be painting with a small-ish Craftsman air compressor and a HVLP gun in my garage which will be turned into a makeshift paintbooth, so we'll see how that goes. The hood, bumpers, rear plate panel, trunk lid, spoiler, extensions, sideskirts, and fuel door will be painted off of the car to make painting easier for me.
Did you see the 3rd post in this thread?
Budget Paint Job Thread
Makes me wonder if this isn't a good way to go?
QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback]i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this.
What you SHOULD do coomer is wire in a couple of reverse lights into the shaved license plate panel. That might look sweet!.
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I actually came across that thread a couple months ago, and I tried it a few weeks ago on an old hood, but couldn't get the paint to look right at all. I tried a few times but had no luck at all.
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Did you see the 3rd post in this thread?
Budget Paint Job Thread
Makes me wonder if this isn't a good way to go?
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QUOTE(Coomer @ Jun 2, 2006 - 7:10 PM) [snapback]440495[/snapback]
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I'm not entirely sure yet. I think I'm going to use an acrylic or synthetic enamel single-stage gloss paint, which I'll color sand and buff and polish afterwards. There will be no clear coat.
I'll be painting with a small-ish Craftsman air compressor and a HVLP gun in my garage which will be turned into a makeshift paintbooth, so we'll see how that goes. The hood, bumpers, rear plate panel, trunk lid, spoiler, extensions, sideskirts, and fuel door will be painted off of the car to make painting easier for me.
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QUOTE(jgreening @ Jun 2, 2006 - 4:21 PM) [snapback]440480[/snapback]
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Christian, what are you going to do for paint? (color, technique, clearcoat, etc)
Christian, what are you going to do for paint? (color, technique, clearcoat, etc)
I'm not entirely sure yet. I think I'm going to use an acrylic or synthetic enamel single-stage gloss paint, which I'll color sand and buff and polish afterwards. There will be no clear coat.
I'll be painting with a small-ish Craftsman air compressor and a HVLP gun in my garage which will be turned into a makeshift paintbooth, so we'll see how that goes. The hood, bumpers, rear plate panel, trunk lid, spoiler, extensions, sideskirts, and fuel door will be painted off of the car to make painting easier for me.
Did you see the 3rd post in this thread?
Budget Paint Job Thread
Makes me wonder if this isn't a good way to go?
I actually came across that thread a couple months ago, and I tried it a few weeks ago on an old hood, but couldn't get the paint to look right at all. I tried a few times but had no luck at all.
New Toyota project coming soon...
Are you staying yellow? I know you hated it because you got hasseled.
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I'm not sure...I now live in a different city and haven't been pulled over once, so harassment isn't a problem until I get back to Yakima. Last weekend I didn't make it through two stoplights before I got pulled over immediately after coming into town.
The rear bumper is my old Spa Yellow Pearl color. The fender was shot with synthetic enamel paint tonight, but I don't like the lightness of the new yellow, so tomorrow I'm going to go check on other colors I could go with.
QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Jun 2, 2006 - 6:16 PM) 
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I'm not sure...I now live in a different city and haven't been pulled over once, so harassment isn't a problem until I get back to Yakima. Last weekend I didn't make it through two stoplights before I got pulled over immediately after coming into town.
The rear bumper is my old Spa Yellow Pearl color. The fender was shot with synthetic enamel paint tonight, but I don't like the lightness of the new yellow, so tomorrow I'm going to go check on other colors I could go with.
New Toyota project coming soon...
i think a happy medium of yellow will work good coomer.
94' ST Coupe - 5sfe Motor swap and brake swap.
I know this seems like a stupid question, but why are you being pulled over?
Because Yakima Cops are scared of real criminals. So they
mess with kids just out having fun.
mess with kids just out having fun.
JDM guy made me do it.
well thats a stupid reason to pull people over
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thats yakima..... I mean just look at Coomer.... and his whip.... together they scream the attitude of doing something wrong.... So the police just get him ahead of time..... Kind of like minority report 
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i love your old yellow color. i say stay with that, unless you decide to change the color completely.
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I'm not sure...I now live in a different city and haven't been pulled over once, so harassment isn't a problem until I get back to Yakima. Last weekend I didn't make it through two stoplights before I got pulled over immediately after coming into town.
The rear bumper is my old Spa Yellow Pearl color. The fender was shot with synthetic enamel paint tonight, but I don't like the lightness of the new yellow, so tomorrow I'm going to go check on other colors I could go with.
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QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Jun 2, 2006 - 6:16 PM) [snapback]440525[/snapback]
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Are you staying yellow? I know you hated it because you got hasseled.
Are you staying yellow? I know you hated it because you got hasseled.
I'm not sure...I now live in a different city and haven't been pulled over once, so harassment isn't a problem until I get back to Yakima. Last weekend I didn't make it through two stoplights before I got pulled over immediately after coming into town.
The rear bumper is my old Spa Yellow Pearl color. The fender was shot with synthetic enamel paint tonight, but I don't like the lightness of the new yellow, so tomorrow I'm going to go check on other colors I could go with.
i love your old yellow color. i say stay with that, unless you decide to change the color completely.
ss-iii splitters and 404 skirts areon. which means i need to update my sig.
I Agree, old color is better. Looks smoother, dont have a better word for it.
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get a sexy euro plate holder
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I don't like the euro plate holders with USDM plates, but that's just me.
And my old color would be very expensive and hard to shoot, since it's a tri-coat pearl. It should be decently close though once I'm done.
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get a sexy euro plate holder
get a sexy euro plate holder
I don't like the euro plate holders with USDM plates, but that's just me.
And my old color would be very expensive and hard to shoot, since it's a tri-coat pearl. It should be decently close though once I'm done.
New Toyota project coming soon...