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Hai. Anyone know a good place to buy full set of bushes and shocks for Mk1 Cortina? Potentially Gaz shocks (Ironically) Have found some on ebay but after any other otpions if anyone has experiance. Gaz

Use epoxy primer. It is the right stuff for the job.

What cr you running and how? Gaz

Dinatrol.

Look into running 1500 rods (or pistons can't member which) to drop compression.

You've got so many differant undercoat now, it will obviously only ever be as good as said undercoat. Test each one individually with whatever you plan to blast on top. Gaz

I've used watyl super etch before. It's ok but pretty thin already so a 4l doesn't go very far. Some paints don't like to stick to it also. I'd steer away. Go for 2k epoxy. Durapox or whatever ppgs alternative is. Topcoat.... if going metallic then you need a clear as the topcoat... use 2k, it goes harder. If base colour then you can use base as the topcoat. Again use 2k, it goes harder. Gaz

Those fiberglass guards?

Think I'm about yo answer my own question but can someone confirm. Epoxy then prime then bog? Epoxy seems too smooth to bog directly onto. Pics 4 fred. Epoxy! Gaz

Can still run electric dizzy on a ballast resistor coil setup. I do on my 13b.. two coils tho. A ballast resistor system is designed so that the coil does not have 12v sitting on it when your sitting with engine not running but car on ACC. It basically drops the voltage to 6-9vs but when you flick the key to start it boosts you back up to 12v+. As above, pull feed to coil off. Jamb multimeter into it and if it reads less than 12v when you just have the car sitting with stereo on then you have the ballast resistor in-line. If its reading 12v then get a normal style coil. Gaz

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Depends where you are. Welly Total body shop are ok if your paying retail. Resene automotive and light industrial but I got a trade acnt. Gaz

If you want to be really cautious then: - Check oil level - Pull dizzy out and youll find a hex drive which drives oil pump - Manually turn hex drive with socket and prime engine - Watch cam spray bar, when oil is coming out of here then its fully primed - Replace dizzy - Start Its how I did on my new build pintos. If you cant be farked doing this then just rip off rocker cover and lube the cam lobes.. this is the most vulnerable point of a pinto (usually due to geometry not lack of oil though) Gaz

Sand rust. Treat. Epoxy prime. Wash down after events. Done.

Duncan got his done recently by someone too. May give ta another option if wantef

I've gone with all black undercoat as base is a really dark green.

Only ever used ppg so jus a bit rattled here with new products and a not very logical website. But yeah valid points.... will order tomorrow. Chur

Hey guys, Anyone used Dupont paints before and can advise if what I'm about to order is the best product of theirs to use. Everytime I go into store to pick brains they are way to busy. List to purchase goes as follows: (need to paint rx2 inside, outside & under) 2k Epoxy primer to spray the bare car with (already acquired) 2k 3.5l High Prod Surfacer 1057R 1k 5l Centari 600 Basecoat (metalic colour) 2k 5lt 120SX Standard clear Questions: 1. Can I use a hi build primer as my main primer or do I need a finishing primer also? 2. Centari seems like the normal paint they use for base... is there a better one? 3. PPG do differant types of clear, should I be going for this standard clear or is there a better one to use? Any helps/comments welcomed. Dupont is the supplier I need to use over PPG so just need to know Im getting the right stuff. Gaz

Its what the guys put on after the panels were acid stripped. They ask if your going to immediately coat or if it going to sit for a few weeks/months prior to painting. If not coating straight away or if it may be subject to moisture then they put this stuff over it. Gaz

Right lads in the know. Henkel Emer-Tan..... I have all the Rx2 panels stirpped to bare and now sitting covered in this product. Im ready in the next few weeks to epoxy prime. Have read data sheet but not clear on if I completely remove it or not. I was thinking rubbing panels down with prepsol as normal prior to paint but perhaps not with this stuff? Anyone got exp? Gaz

Engineer yes

My backup bottle is argon and I use it in mig without issue. Lately using to weld panel steel. Argosheild or panelmix is better though. Gaz