Project "well, I don't know what to do with it yet"

Great thread so far, I don't think I have ever bothered reading a build thread of any car like this....but I am impressed so far and now off to convince my friend to pick up another project car to tinker with!

Keep up the good work mate :) Also, I like the camo primer look!
 
Totally hate the car if i am totally honest but a very interesting read all the same and great work, amazed at how that paint is coming out and that rust treatment stuff looks very good. Keep the updates coming :)
 
Jez said:
Totally hate the car if i am totally honest but a very interesting read all the same and great work, amazed at how that paint is coming out and that rust treatment stuff looks very good. Keep the updates coming :)
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Hey - no worries at all! Be boring if we all liked the same stuff. My drive behind this isn't to create something showroom condition (obviously :p) but more just to learn and practice, have a bit of fun and try a few ideas of my own.

That Kurust stuff really is quite useful - it'll be interesting to see if that rust ever comes back up. Apparently the paint-on stuff can sometime still leave live rust which then consequently reappears - although I guess this depends on how well you prepare and apply it. A fellow club member recommends the gel-based one if you really want to stop it in its tracks :)

The car doesn't stand me much, so it's an ideal canvas just to mess around on - something that most of the time is hard to commit to and get on with :)
 
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Excellent read!

With regards to kurust and rust coming back, I'm afraid it probably will in the end, I've used it a good few times. Certainly lasts longer than without using it though.
 
As others have said, not really a big fan of this type of thread, but your writing style and attention to detail has got me hooked - keep it up :)

Great thread. Would definitely read again. A++++++
 
Lash, this is a great thread! As with Booner, I've never really read one of these through, but it's really interesting and perhaps inspiring!
 
Wow... love it, love it, love it.
Love the vids too, first one it sounds like an M Power straight six howel, and second vid from rear it has a real scooby'esq burble at low revs. With a combination like that you can't loose!
 
Datamonkey said:
Brilliant thread Lashout.
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Absolutely. To the extent that you've made me make my first post in motors :eek:

It's looking good as a fun project. I can't say I'm a huge petrol head myself, but we've had loads of classic cars over the years, the most recent being an MGBGT, a Morris traveller and now a Scimitar. That's my Dad's current project - the standard 3ltr V6 out for a cosworth V6 from a scorpio - though it's currently stalled through a lack of funds :(
 
Thanks everyone - I shall endeavour to continue in a similar fashion!

I didn't get anything done today at all - a thin layer of ice over all the panelwork is not conducive to getting bodywork done. It'll be going in the garage tomorrow and getting warmed through, so I will have quite an update hopefully by then! If all goes to plan I will spend most of tomorrow doing any of the final prep and maybe laying down a few panels worth of paint. It shouldn't take more than 2-3 days to have it finished!

In other news, I bought and fitted a new battery to the BMW - the old one dropped dead without warning! I think the winter cold got to it. Came out one morning and it was a very slow start, then it failed to restart the next time. I can cross that one out on my list of 'motoring experiences' now, as it's the first time I've had a battery go out on me.

With the help of my dad I checked for any unusual current draws only to find there were none - it was well within the 30-50mA pull when off (although initially it was at 350mA - boot light - D'oh!). The alternator I knew was working, because it kept the car going with everything on even when the battery was dead, thus the fault lay squarely with the battery.

The old battery doesn't hold any charge at all now - although entertainingly it has turned into a very good hydrogen generator (as a result of not being able to store anything). Put it on a charger and it vents quite viciously :D

My neighbour suggested I collect it in a bag and light it. Hmm........ :p
 
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Hah!

Quick question I should really know the answer to. I presume father and you utilised a multimeter to check the draw? Which bits did you stab with the pointy bits of the multimeter?
 
Awesome thread, love these project reports with so much effort put in - interesting to read even without much knowledge of some things that are happening. Wish I could do mechanics... :(

Subscribed! :)
 
Spurned on by a request, a small update!

VXG is now safely stashed in a dry garage, avoiding it developing an encasing layer of ice which made bodywork rather tricky:

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With this done I set about the job I'd been fearing the worst......getting the remains of the glue and vinyl off the roof. It's heavy duty stuff but fortunately I was saved by this little beastie:

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Cuts through it cleanly and quickly - and I had the majority of it off within the hour.

Clean(ish) vs. not:

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...and working across:

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The roof's pretty much ready to go now:

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All I have left to do tomorrow is give it a quick sand, to remove any remaining deposits, then pull it outside to wash it down. That'll get rid of all the dirt and grime that's accumulated from removing the vinyl and allow me to do the final prep so I can finally start laying some paint on the exterior panels.

I may pull the front windshield out tomorrow too, enabling me to get a good finish around the windscreen and replace the dripping seal at the same time.

Must get the damned bumper and tow hitch off too :D

More tomorrow! :)
 
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Awesome thread.

I've got a few project cars lying around that I really should get started on.

How do you motivate yourself to go out and work on your cars when its so bloody cold outside??

I just cant do it. I need a garage.
 
Had a bit of an odd one today. Realised that my prep on the roof was nowhere near adequate for paint (did a few test patches and was not impressed with the results) so that's now tomorrows task, get it really flat and smooth. Despite using spirits, sanding and scraping, there's still pits, bits of glue and roughness in patches.

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(The primer was just to cover some bare metal, I later tried some satin on it)

I then proceeded to get into an argument with my roller and paint tray, for some reason the paint's acting up and not going on well and it also doesn't seem to be covering much ground. Consequently I got bored and just hit the spraycans - it's still wet in most of these shots but gets the idea across:

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(Maybe.....)

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Really impressed with the mileage I'm getting out of the Halfords satin sprays, so I'm kinda inclined to just do the whole damned thing in it now and save my paint for internal panels and detail work, or bulking areas out. You get a nice smooth finish as well, provided you prep the surface to a suitable standard. Maybe it's just that I'm more comptent with spray than I am brush, I just can't repeat the result I had on the bonnet at the moment.

Tomorrow I'm going to have to prep every panel well, mask everything up and get it all good and clean so I can just get a rattle on with the cans. I also did some 'crossover' tests today on previously sprayed satin, to see how easily you can blend between the panels so I'll find out the results of that tomorrow.

I still need to take the windscreen out.

I also still need to take the rear bumper and hitch off.

Must prep everything really well......it's all in the prep! It's boring and unrewarding but I just have to get it done so I can move on with any effectiveness. Just bumbled around too much today.

Tell you what though - it's black. Turn off the lights and the satin parts just.....evaporate into nothingness!

Good view through the Webasto too:

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:)
 
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