RB26240Z Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Slowly going ahead, not as fast as I would like but better than nothin. Will post pix of exterior, should be painted by this weekend. Just cut & paste link in address,will take you to foto time logged in. last 4 pictures http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid={31146962-E1C7-426D-808A-A71BBC0BD54E}&tio=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Looks good man! Brings back memorys of puting mine back together.. *shudder* Gona be a nice solid ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfreer85 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Whats the point of the stitch welding around the strut tower area? I understand it for every else except there. Does it provide more strenght or stability? Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Looks great! What did you use to strip the car? Did you sandblast the ENTIRE car? Awesome progress....man do I need a rottisserie!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Awesome!! That looks so familiar, even the same old color. I stripped mine by hand, sure wish I had media blasted instead. Keep us posted!! Rufus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Looks Great! Sweet roll cage too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26240Z Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 The roll bar and the stitch welding was done by the master himself (john coffey/Betamotorsports). As far as the stitching, I think any re-inforcement(spelling) done to a 240 is beneficial. Thanks for the compliments, I'll pass it on to J.C., I will post more pix as it progresses. Next step after body shop will be suspension and then the engine & tranny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I think I would shudder if I saw the price tag on this work right now... I need a better job. Looks great, man. I'm jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToplessZ Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Hmm Im looking at sandblasters right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93anthracite Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 awesome! quick questions (forgive me for being a stupid newB). -What is the difference between media blasting and sand blasting? -Why stitch welding as opposed to running one long bead down the entire seam? -Where did you get the floor pans? DId you cut out the old ones and then weld these in, or is there another process? -What color are you going to paint it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 73LT1Z Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 awesome!Quick questions (forgive me for being a stupid newB). -What is the difference between media blasting and sand blasting? -Why stitch welding as opposed to running one long bead down the entire seam? -Where did you get the floor pans? Did you cut out the old ones and then weld these in' date=' or is there another process? -What color are you going to paint it?[/quote'] What he said & a few more: I'm looking at a rotisserie & what brand & type of brackets did you buy on yours? Any hindsight as to this brand vs. buying another brand? I'm looking at the Roto 2000: http://www.theroto2000.com/ Would it be better to have wheels or casters on it (thinking of blasting on the driveway to keep the mess out of the garage & would like to roll the whole thing in & out)? Great job on all the work BTW, I need some motivation to strip mine down & get to "blasting". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savageskaterkid Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 sand blasting is media blasting, isn't it-a sand blaster is a media blaster that uses a diffrent media......such as sand. In a media blaster, u use all sorts of stuff as media, such as walnut shells, sand, and diffrent grains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 The welding process also makes the metal a bit more brittle. A lot of people thaink that a solid seam is better, but racers have found that a solid seam in a torsional area will crack on one side (or both sides) of the seam. By stitch welding, you leave some of the metal a little more flexible/tensile and get the benefit of having more area welded together as opposed to the standard spaced spot welding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26240Z Posted May 23, 2005 Author Share Posted May 23, 2005 Thanks for the comments : ) As far as the stitch welding, I think it gives it more flexibility as mentioned by the previous post, unless someone else has more to chime in on this. If you got to eastwood web site under media blast, you will find different medias with detailed description of the pros and cons. The floor pans I ordered from Victoria British, the old ones were cut out, and new ones welded in by John Coffey (Betamotorsport). After a long wait in deciding which color to go with, this color is from a c55 AMG (gun powder grey) I saw it at the body shop where my car is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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