Tim's new build thread....

[xTimx]

welp gots some pics as i said i would...i had to try out my new phone that i bought. its a palm treo 700wx. bassically a black berry only with a camera installed.

anyways friday we took the front bumper off, so its easier to paint it.


here's a shot of the hinges for the door that they welded. solid now!!!!!


here's a shot of the interior, dirty again....OH and the steering wheel i'll be putting on soon.


they had the door worked on more, it was outside when i took this pic.


here's the new rear bumper support that i'll have to fix up and paint.


and the best part of this post. the front lip that misha gave me (thanks man)


i pondered how the heck am i going to put this thing on and get it attached and one of the body shop guys says "use those plastic trees, it'll hold up, but at least you wont expletive up your lip if you hit a curb!, the plastic trees will rip out and wont damage the lip or your bumper" so thats what i did! i drilled holes for the trees, popped them in and here's what it looks like.






here it is attached with the bumper upside down




and here is the bumper right side up!



(^^^^ that corner is bugging me^^^^)

oh well...it looks good and it'll look good when the car is done.

thanx for the viewing.....have a nice day.

[xTimx]

JOHN THIS POST IS FOR YOU!!!!

another update! two updates into one:

yesterday i went in there and helped around the shop with the car and such. when i got there, randy was spraying on the pre-primer/bondo type deal..










OH i forgot to show you a pic of the new sunroof!


its coming together, just transfering over the parts and such.


so today i decided to pick up some silica sand for sandblasting. then i went over to the shop and i was really surprised! cause either they're anxious to get my car out of the shop or something. randy laid the primer on!

















so i had my first hand at sandblasting!.....its super easy but annoying at the same time!!




still needs a lil work to it still..welding new brackets on and such.. at least its alot better than the one thats on my car!!

[drummingpariah]

It's really coming along. Must feel great to finally see notable progress (not that the prep work wasnt cool and all). I can't wait to see the finished product.

Oh, and everyone's been through the rear bumper support game. It's a mess, and they're all in horrid condition. There isn't too much you can do about it. Put lots of coats of sealer over your primer. I'm actually considering underbody or truck bed paint for mine, because it gets scuffed up so quickly.

[stjohnscrx]

yeah either spray it with under coating or have someone spray on some rino lining. but its coming along nicely

[Pooch 1069]

I was forced to buy a new bumper support because I angrily ripped the old one off... Is the car painted yet?

[jadkar]

I've been reading all your updates just not commenting. Everythig looks great.


but why was the last update for me specifically?? Because of the sandblasting?

[xTimx]

naw, you asked to see it primered lol. i'm hoping to see the car out next week sometime...if everything goes well.

thanx for all the comments too guys really appreciated!

[xTimx]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fucking awesome update!!!!! they're doing prep work on the car right now!!! should be in for paint tomorrow!!! soooo excited!
i'll let the pics talk for themselves


















sorry the pics turned out so crappy! i might even go in there tomorrow before work and take some with my digi cam! these were taken with my new palm treo 700wx

[Calicab]

it looks like it is coming along nicley, wish i could afford to do body work and paint

[Pooch 1069]

Originally Posted by Calicab

it looks like it is coming along nicley, wish i could afford to do body work and paint

The trick is to get hit by a retarded foreign woman

[xTimx]

its true....i had to sue her 3 times over! now i cant even get it up, i have to use viagra! lolol jk man....

[drummingpariah]

Originally Posted by xTimx

I have totally been there, man. Good stuff

[stjohnscrx]

looking good, whats the final color gonna be or are you gonna make us wait

[xTimx]

actually i'm just not gonna make it a surprise...its still gonna stay the same red... not going to do a color change..if i did then i would have to pull the engine, do the door jams and all that stuff. (sighs) too much... but if i could of done that i would of gone white

[xTimx]

ladies........and gentlemen........i present to you!!!!!!!!!!

CAR IS IN PAINT!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!


teaser pic



mmmmmmm yummy




thats just the base on it... they still have to do clear...it'll be done today for paint......then they have to assemble.



EDIT: i just got word today, the car is fully painted and clear coated. all they have to do is paint the bumpers and assemble the sunroof tomorrow. and start assembling the car.

[stjohnscrx]

WOOT WOOT, looking good. how are they on doing the wet sanding and all that other final stuff to make it look good?

[xTimx]

actually they're not going to sand the base coat. so there's is going to be orange peel oh well....factory finish? lolol

[stjohnscrx]

there are a few detailing shops in my area that do a pretty good job on doing the finishing work, you should ask around and see what it would cost if they do that type of stuff

[drummingpariah]

I love seeing your car progress! Mine's still multicolored though, so you're pulling way ahead of me

[g2nick]

Originally Posted by xTimx

actually they're not going to sand the base coat. so there's is going to be orange peel oh well....factory finish? lolol

Theres no need to sand the base coat. The base is just color, several light coats for coverage. The clear coat is what really matters. A GOOD painter can spray 2-3 wet coats of clear and not have to do any wet sanding or buffing. Orange peel shows up in the clear if its not laid evenly and flat, but thats something that you can wet sand and buff out if need be.