My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)

[Jdesign]

Hey Earl. Motivation called me, asked what you have been doing lately..........

[Earl]

I mean Battlefield 1 came out on the 20th...

[Jdesign]

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[Earl]

I never posted these pictures from around early August because I had planned to start working on the car on a regular basis again. Obviously that didn't happen haha

Replaced the crusty nuts for the front of my rear subframe. I'm not sure why I didn't order these and replace them the first time I redid the rear subframe. 

I had noticed that the stainless hardware on my diff had corroded when I used the KBS Rust Seal chemicals to prep the diff to be sealed. Instead of polishing them and leaving the wave washers I had initially used, I thought it would look a little nicer with some beauty washers. I bought new bolts again and ordered more washers from Downstar. 

Before

After

I figured it only made sense to mount the brake master with some as well.

The most recent work I did was cleaning up the fuel tank access areas under the rear seat. There was light rust around the openings and plastic captive nuts so I wired them down to bare metal and primed them for now. 

Once I clean up the underside and redo the undercoat there, I will spray down the semi-gloss.

I'm hoping to start putzing again on it soon so that I can get an idea on when I want to actually get it all together and maybe to a somewhat "done" stage

[Jdesign]

Yes. Now that its getting into build season, I expect to see regular progress!

[Earl]

I registered this for Euro District on April 15th...not sure why I did it but I figured it is time for me to set a goal to achieve.

[Jdesign]

YAS. Goals!

[B C]

YAS Marina!

[Earl]

Time to wipe a little dust off...

I pulled the front subframe to get powdercoated since it got pretty messed up at the body shop from the bay work and being jacked up without any padding.

Tonight I will put the rear up on stands as well so I can remove the undercoat and any surface rust from the rear subframe forward. I am still trying to think of a clever way to heat under the car so that I can recoat within a few days and have it actually dry (since it can't dry in 30-40 degree weather) 

[Bassboy3313]

forced air propane torpedo heater aimed under the car. Works great for me.

[Earl]

Will this keep from getting too hot to actually burn other things? lol

[KaiserRolls]

Start it on fire earl.

Make sure they don't get powder in the balljoint area lol.

Could you use a space heater? Like a propane one?

[Earl]

I'm assuming I could. There is a heater in the garage but the doors fit like ass and it isn't insulated. A floor heater of some sort is my best bet I guess=) 

Rampelsauce is doing the coating so I am sure he is aware of that. Dave had his done and I haven't seen a picture of it thrown across his garage yet=P lol

[Bassboy3313]

Earl said:

Will this keep from getting too hot to actually burn other things? lol

I have yet to burn anything with the torpedo heater, unless you count the air hose laying on top of the heater and bursting. 

Earl said:

I'm assuming I could. There is a heater in the garage but the doors fit like ass and it isn't insulated. A floor heater of some sort is my best bet I guess=) 

Rampelsauce is doing the coating so I am sure he is aware of that. Dave had his done and I haven't seen a picture of it thrown across his garage yet=P lol

My subframe has zero areas that couldn't be coated as it was the rear subframe and the mount are separate. Doesn't hurt to mention it to him. 

[Earl]

I forgot it was a rear you had done=P

[jc43089]

I have had front control arms powder coated and they used some special greenish clear tape to mask the ID where the ball joint presses in.

[KaiserRolls]

Hang some plastic sheeting to seal it and crank a propane heater. No excuses.

[Earl]

KaiserRolls said:

Hang some plastic sheeting to seal it and crank a propane heater. No excuses.

That was what I was thinking=)

[Jdesign]

Ive done the plastic wrap for heating a garage before and it works really well. I used a convection propane heater that looks like this and it was way better than a torpedo:

[Bassboy3313]

The hot chode?!? Oh I see, its chaud, gotcha!