Mr Vapour

Hi man Did you find a blaster? Call Allan at baresteel blasting Tell him Brent from Auckland sent ya. He specialises is cars.

What do you do with the Rams?

Keen to know details on the e46 wheels. I'm hoping to be in the market for a e46 330 about Xmas time. Lots of different info out regarding wheel fitment. Good to get infor from some one that has Done it them selves. And no I don't want a convertible.

A good reconditioner will be able to turn one down for you. Measure the valve and give STA a call. They have listings on all their valves by size. They may have something close. But talk to your machinest to see if they will do it as they may not want to. Once you find one that will give them the options for valves from segedins and let them go from there But it was not uncommon when I worked at STA to do valves by measurement for odd ball stuff.

hi man give me a call. I have a blasting company and can help you out. my numbers 0226711855

all good interesting stuff. I support reading tech sheets. best way to get things prepped correctly. I'm not far away from engaging a repair cert inspector so will see what processes he wants me to use. he has told me to not even blast till he sees the car. When requested I supply a phosphorous wash tergophos and the coating epiphos (same as keyphos253) I have the epiphos in 20ltrs so if any one wants some let me know.

I have complete drift trike frame here I'll let go for 50 bucks

try steel cuts in onehunga.

I found a dip stick invmy blaster last week. I think it might be yours.

second coat on. a couple of runs but over all it look mint.

been productive day so far. happy with the first coat. just a quick scrub with the grinder and wire brush. so don't get close. need to flip the cab and prep that ready for a coat of primer. but will do that once this is finished. now to go clean the mess in the shed.

I yep all blew. and no that would just make it look like a smurf. black or silver wheels. plan is for blew tray. blast the back end and smash some blue on. but its winter so may just wire brush the base parts and squirt some black on till summer

stupid rain. paints taking ages to dry. heaters on in shed. hope it drys in next couple of days. will bolt doors back on truck to paint the other side. will be cleaning the shed today me thinks

colour went down very nicely.

got some primer on the doors and small panels colour will be in before dinner

good to know. I just know it has hauraki and the rock. did not go any further.

So today I got cracked in the head buy a rampaging concrete drill as I was making a big hole is a wall. Got sent to the Doctor and he said go home an rest, but don't go to sleep. My standard mode set so if I stop and simply lounge around 8/10 times I will have a nap. So I decided to make a start on the truck. a set of fusion component speakers arrived this week. just 58 delivered of the tard. out with the old and in with the new. when j pulled the door panels off I found all but 2 clips wer missing or broken. luckily I brought a a bag random clips off ali. will be very handy. boring pic but I'm stoked the door is back togeather and the rattles are gone Got a cheap $30 radio offAli. Found a 24_12v reducer under the dash. good to have but the radio I got is 24v so pulled the reducer hoping it may stop my battery drain issues.

Haha I have a BA falcon in my drive with a blue tarp used in exactly the same way.

A few months ago I got a isuzu elf to cart my blast equipment. It was filthy and was in worked in condition. PO was a drain layer and he carted his digger and stuff around. in its life before that it was a mcentee hire truck. it's got a bad paint job that's cracked and ugly. a few small dents and knocks. the interior is filthy with almost every clip broken ,stereo is kaput and the floor mats torn. Tail lift stopped working not long after I got it. Business is slow and I would like to present the best image possiable. Having a mobile billboard cant harm things. So I have set aside some time to tart the old girl up. I'm just wanting it to look presentable so if I pull up on site, driving down the road the truck and I look like a professional company. I dropped it at my neighbour's paint shop for a quick spray, but he found the whole truck is covered in cracks, he stopped work and told me to strip it. I started thinking I could wrap it. I got some cheap vinyl and gave it a go on some various panels and did not have much luck after many hours of you tube videos and giving it a go I decided that I would not ever be happy with the result. So the plan is now a cheap paint job my self. Get some signage printed remove and clean the interior and replace misting clips. ali Express radio ali alarm new LED lights new tail lift pump install racking and covers. I have almost every thing I need. now I need good weather. .

looking good. thanks for the photo. looking forward to seeing it complete

I'll post up some photos of the blasted motor once I'm done !

your problem is going to be removing the chrome. get hold of a chrome place and ask if they can strip them for you. then polish or paint.

top work so far. I have the original starter out of that car you could of had if I had known. also i find a 9mm and a 11mm socket work very well on those bolts. i have also got a e torx set for those bolts now. but prior to that I have removed 3 boxes at pick a part with a long extension shambles similar to yours and a 11mm socket

I'm thinking about sleeving it in garden hose inside the draw bar.