scooters Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 project chat thread now up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I dont know if anyone does that type of coating. I've always used the VHT one in a can. Maybe hit it with two pack clear afterwards? You can get hammertone powder coating. I've often wondered if there might be a wrinkle powder caot too? Middy's B16A needs the wrinkle finish on that redoing too. So I'm all ears if someone knows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocky41 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 @CUL8R has done a couple of great jobs on rocker covers with the VHT stuff. - any pics Chris? Just make sure the missus is out so you can bake it in the oven (well sort of with the 6 cyl) Also I have no idea where to make / buy those bushes for the subframe - you could ring around the genuine dealerships until you get a @Brdflu kinda parts guy that loves to find the old stuff. Ball joints and the like are still available aftermarket if they need replacing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Yeah VHT wrinkle black and then oven cure it yourself is the best bet. Might take a couple of goes to get it looking perfect but still cheaper than sending it to the man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 No decent photo's of the rocker cover, however you can see it here. I brushed oil on the raised parts. I just painted it and put it in the sun to be honest, two coats. Then wiped the oil smeared areas off to leave the raw alloy raised parts.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 sounds like it's all within my abilities.. I'll wait till if got the sub frame back in and give it a good crack. I'm going to have to sub a nice oven for a heat gun... needs must. it's all been stripped and etched .. @brocky41 the sub frame mounts look manky but they are not cracked id say they are going to go another turn. The ball joints i'm just going with the whole if it has a ripped boot i'll replace it deal. As long as the bloke who looks under it for the next WOF see's that it's kind of loved i'll be happy... Did you put the stainless muffler on the back of it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 was finding a chin spoiler are major ? @CUL8R or @kicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Never ran a chin spoiler sorry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Measure your front end. I might have a C110 one going spare as I've changed up (I've bought 3 or 4 different ones so far. I'm an idiot) I think this is the one I have sort of spare... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, kyteler said: Measure your front end. I might have a C110 one going spare as I've changed up (I've bought 3 or 4 different ones so far. I'm an idiot) will do i'll go sus it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocky41 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Found the one i did - was in the C231 Laurel hardtop (wish i kept this one). This was 3 coats plus heatgun after the last coat - make sure coats are sprayed horizontal, vertical then diagonal - seemed to work legit. Chris's oil thing worked too - i was going to sand the letters back etc and polish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Legit I'll give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otodat Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hey scooters, just out of interest would you be able to measure the blocks and front bushes so I can compare to President ones, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, Otodat said: Hey scooters, just out of interest would you be able to measure the blocks and front bushes so I can compare to President ones, cheers. sure I wont be pulling mine out but i'll do my best with some verniers tonight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 these are approx measurements @Otodat round bush is 52mm and best guess about 37.5 mm deep set into the frame. the wedge type is 62x29 mm on the rectangle wedge bit... I'm not pulling them out but here is a photo hope it helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otodat Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Cool thanks I measure 55x38 on the round bush and 62x30 on the top of the steel block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 27 minutes ago, Otodat said: Cool thanks I measure 55x38 on the round bush and 62x30 on the top of the steel block sounds a lot like you might have a winner. was the 55 measures on the rubber I tried to measure the id of the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otodat Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Yeah the 55 is the id of the frame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 03/01/2019 at 21:37, scooters said: was finding a chin spoiler are major ? @CUL8R or @kicker Not hard, the one I used was just a universal one from Japan, I bought the biggest I could find which was still only about 1.3m wide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 I know center caps are a arse... who can get me onto some ? Pine can't spin any out they must be a real oddball size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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