matt_spitfire Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Im expecting deliverey of my ta22 bonnet and front guards this week from restored.jp so will get some pics up on my build thread and let you know the quality of the parts once they arrive. Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 ah those were yours! ol kytelers gear had been double packed with your stz, apparently we were lucky to find them cos PBT were supposed to turn up the day earlier to pick yours up according the the sheila there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 yeah mate! i got a call from PBT yesterday arvo asking if i was also getting some stuff delivered to palmy.. I ordered the bonnet back in decemeber then had to wait untill after japanese new year to order my front guards so ive been hanging out to get them for about 6 months haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 i had a look at the parts at Richies place. they are pretty impressive, very well made. ill be getting some parts from restored i just don't know what exactly yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 "all of them in carbon" Is what I heard? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I got my parts this week, very impressed with the quality, the bonnet had one minor bit of damage on the front corner but thats just part & parcel of shipping stuff from japan. Ill try get around to updating my build thread.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hey man, are you going to do the "toymods rolltrack" window roller mod while you have all the internals out of the door? ive just done it in my ta22 (couldnt find roll trak rollers here in nz but found some other 25mm rollers in bunnings that were about $15 for a pair) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 the rollers need replacing no doubt about that. i have a bunch i made years ago so ill probably just use them. the brown glitter turd had some ebay replacement rollers and jellybeans that i put into it. the rollers were a bit strange in that they had a groove in them that didn't fit well in the rear sliders. front was sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Nice one, yeah i got some of them ebay rollers and jelly beans, just used the jelly beans in the end and ditched the rollers because as you said they didnt fit the rear window sliders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcdoll Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I did the old bunnings roller swap on my TA. Now the quarter windows slide up and down like an autistic kid on a blow up My Little Pony... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_spitfire Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I did the old bunnings roller swap on my TA. Now the quarter windows slide up and down like an autistic kid on a blow up My Little Pony... is that good or bad? i havnt installed the mechanisms yet so havnt tried my bunnings rollers haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcdoll Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Ha-ha well it certainly slides smoothly! I found that I needed to heat the rollers up ever so slightly to pop them onto the nubbin thing on the mechs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 That welding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 yea its good ay. highest standard achieved by the panel beater of the year 1998 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Have you considered a year correct Toyota color? http://www.automotivetouchup.com/touch-up-paint/toyota/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 yea I'm at home to period correct colours. that web site seems to be american domestic only because there are a few colours missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 you mah boy dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiRge Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Late to the party but so cool to see someone flare guards correctly. Grinds my gears to no end to see people get a stupid farking generic flaring tool and ruin the shape of a well designed car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I have to say sir that you are a dedicated mother fucker to do all this 2 part painting in the cold weather. Also I only ever did a quick block on that protec epoxy when doing bog/body work on it, chuck down the bog seal with epoxy and then get some high build primer that sands nice on there. It blocks up my flash sandpaper too quick that stuff, they actually make about 3 other epoxy primers those guys and some of them sand better. I don't even think you can buy that one anymore. Anyway its working for you, nice jerb old geezer etc. EDIT: Oh and in spam you mentioned you were trying to wet on wet that stuff? it was late and I forgot to reply. What I did is thin it down just a tad more and use my 1.4 top coat gun, it will go retarded if you dont let it flash the thinners off and set a tad. In your temperatures who knows how long, I only ever sprayed it in 25 degrees straya weather and it worked great, 2K black urethane over top no drama and pretty darn flat. Oh and the recoat window is like 24 hours ( I think, most epoxies are check the data sheet) so you can let it skin right off, clean it and paint with no sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 yea it glues the sand paper aright. I've found that if i knock the skin off with the DA it won't clog the DA paper for some reason and once the skins off it it sands very well. i had long yarns to the old barry in the shop about the various protec paints and the stuff I'm using is apparently the top of the line and best for what I'm doing. it builds very well and once you get the skin off it it sand ok. painting in the cold is alright too according to the guys at the shop. oh, and i have long yarns to them about wet laying this stuff. everything you say is on the money, need to thin it a bit more and lay it with a smaller nozzle. I'm using the 1.4 for it anyway because i found that it runs like shit if i lay it on with anything bigger. they said that you need to leave it about 20 minutes in summer and 40 minutes in winter to flash before putting colour on. i tried thinning it at about 60% on the inside of one of the doors and it went on like glass, beautifully flat and would have been able to lay colour on it and it would look fine. I'm thinning it at 30% for normal use. i tried it with no thinners in it and it went on like clay. lumpy as fuck. temperature changes how it lays obviously and last night i didn't realise how cold it was. i was thinning it at about 40% and it was still a bit lumpy. i was all "what the fuck" then i went outside and my nose froze off and the penny dropped…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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