Perfect240z Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Wow, nice job Alex. I'm sure that took quite a bit of time and patience. Every little bit of work adds up, as tough as it can be to squeeze it in sometimes. Keep it up, little-by-little and you'll be on the road soon enough! Im going to seek out a small sand blaster and use it on the head light bucket and a couple spots I missed. Way too many angles for a sander and too weird to scrape with air craft stripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Im going to seek out a small sand blaster and use it on the head light bucket and a couple spots I missed. Way too many angles for a sander and too weird to scrape with air craft stripper. I hope you have a big enough compressor and tank to keep up with a sandblaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamo3 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Pressurized SandBlaster does not require high CFM for the small spot. You might want to check out this. http://www.harborfreight.com/40-lb-pressurized-abrasive-blaster-68992.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Pressurized SandBlaster does not require high CFM for the small spot. You might want to check out this. http://www.harborfreight.com/40-lb-pressurized-abrasive-blaster-68992.html I have a big air compressor, I just ordered the handheld gun and 25 pounds of walnut shells. It was cheaper then the pressure blaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I hope you have a big enough compressor and tank to keep up with a sandblaster! 36 gallon tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Scratch that 33 gallon lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Tomorrow is going to be a good day, I'll be starting the sand blasting on a few small parts, bumper, and some interior parts of the car. I Have glass beads for that and walnut shell for the block so I can repaint it black. I'll also be checking on my head, should be done this week or next and I can start putting the motor back together. A good day indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Tomorrow is going to be a good day, I'll be starting the sand blasting on a few small parts, bumper, and some interior parts of the car. I Have glass beads for that and walnut shell for the block so I can repaint it black. I'll also be checking on my head, should be done this week or next and I can start putting the motor back together. A good day indeed. Nice, just be sure to clean all media after you're done! A few specs always get caught somewhere. I think you're going to like blasting a bit better than doing it by hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Yes I think I will. Jest checked on my head. Should be ready next week for me to pick up, I wanted to have the valve seats replaced but that was just too much money, so it'll be all clean and read to put back on my block, since this is my first motor build we'll see if I can do that and if so I'll build a performance motor afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Well I tried out my new sand blaster from harbor freight and it...sucks the max psi Is 90, I fine glass beads and course walnut shells. I don't know why it wouldn't take paint off...maybe I'm doing something wrong but since it didn't work I went to try my friend's blaster and the only difference is mine actually cent use the walnuts, his can. After a few attempts i gave up swapping out the air inlet fRom the compressor to blaster I just went back to sanding. Not much done maybe 20-30% of the engine bay. Good news is since my head will be done this week I ordered some parts to put it back together. To be continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) Got back to sanding tonight, after that sand blaster fiasco I needed to get ahead heres what I can got done with a 3m disk and 80grit I got really thirsty and it was hot so I had myself a cold one as a break What a good advertisement this would be lol. Heres after the beer, I got maybe 30% of the engine bay done, I was also tackling the back bumper area…so much bondo back there. I may have to order a new back piece as well from black dragon auto along with me rear arches. That beer made me super tired so I got a good rest all relaxed knowing a lot of work got done. Edited August 22, 2012 by Alex731 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 That's a whole lotta sanding, keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Picking up my cylinder head after a dr. appt today. So stoked to have it back, this gives me something to do and take a break from sanding. I need to order some body filler for the deep scratches and such from whoever used a wire wheel on the car. I'll also be renting my ar/co2 for the welding and ordering my rear wheel arches soon too. hopefully I get get a lot of this done in the net week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Keep chugging!!! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Might be ready to drop 300 bucks on a brand new cannon manifold. It's a chunk of change but I'll be on my way really soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Might be ready to drop 300 bucks on a brand new cannon manifold. It's a chunk of change but I'll be on my way really soon. Curious as to why, did you get carbs? You can find used manifolds for half of that or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitz17 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Do you suspension and brakes first Alex! SU carbs are perfectly fine.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Do you suspension and brakes first Alex! SU carbs are perfectly fine.... Good point, stay focused Alex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 My carbs abduction linkage are shot. It's either spend 600 on z therapy carbs or pay a few hundred more for what I want out of the car. I'll be ordering suspension pieces at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect240z Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Im going to use the stock brakes just for a short while and the car up and running. Im pretty sure my suspension is shot I think lol, cant really tell since I drove the car round the block very slowly and broke down at the gas station afterwards lol. But I'm planning on getting T3 suspension set up. This week I'm also ordering my rear wheel arches. Don't worry guys im not planning on doing any engine mods besides the carbs since thats the only thing im looking for at this stage. Everything else is good to use, I also do really want to pay for Su's right now if I don't really plan on using them. And since I found the cannon manifold and its brand new with linkage so the only thing I'll have to order after that are my carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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