2019 update! Going to add a bunch of new pictures here.. well maybe not a bunch. As of November 2019: Seat is mounted, switch panel is finished as is the digital dash mount. Got a new wiring harness and lq9 coils from Thorn Industries. Chase Bays tucked radiator for room and that sweet sweet dual pass design
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formyhealth - 1991 318is Build Thread - now with 1000% more 1JZ-GTE
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formyhealth - 1991 318is Build Thread - now with 1000% more 1JZ-GTE
Last edited by formyhealth; 12-03-2019, 10:34 AM.Tags: None
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Originally posted by sketchkid View PostKeep up the hard work we in the small boat just different color cars
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I've got some updates coming this weekend probably, new steering wheel, maybe install the new steering rack and tierods too.
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Originally posted by sketchkid View PostWell right now I'm doing mess under the intake so hopefully that helps
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Good luck with yours!
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So I have started prepping the car for a repaint, I have sanded about half of it so far just down through the clear so the new base coat has some thing to stick to. I am going to respray it the same Alpine White as it is now just to clean it up. The paint wasn't to bad but there are a few pretty small dents that I wanted to fill. Also, I am going to shave the side trim, fill the clip holes with weld and then bondo it up.
I'll post up some pics of the progress this weekend.
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Originally posted by bangn View Postif you're painting it yourself I advise to spray it in direct gloss.. A lot less headaches de-nibbing. No worries about shit in the BC then.
What's BC?
Thanks!
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Originally posted by formyhealth View PostThank you for the advice, I got an enamel paint from a place up in Portland, seems like quality stuff and was little $$ so if it gets all screwy I'm not out much.
What's BC?
Thanks!
BC is an abbreviation for Base Coat.. so BC/CC paint systems contains your base coat and then your clear coat over that. Anything that lands in your basecoat when its cannot be removed once the clear coat goes on so its really important the BC stays clean.. Which is hard to do without a booth. Its doable but my lord is it a pain in the ass. You need to sand the nibs out, then re apply blending the basecoat which sometimes leads to redoing that panel to get it to blend correctly.
DG just means direct gloss so no clearBoris - 89 E30 325i
84- E30 323i
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Originally posted by bangn View PostYeh its a heap more forgiving, any crap that lands in the paint you can rub off with 2000 and polish it out and you wont see it.
BC is an abbreviation for Base Coat.. so BC/CC paint systems contains your base coat and then your clear coat over that. Anything that lands in your basecoat when its cannot be removed once the clear coat goes on so its really important the BC stays clean.. Which is hard to do without a booth. Its doable but my lord is it a pain in the ass. You need to sand the nibs out, then re apply blending the basecoat which sometimes leads to redoing that panel to get it to blend correctly.
DG just means direct gloss so no clear
Cool! Thank you for the info, I am certainly a novice painter so I know it won't be flawless, and frankly I am OK with that because after all gravel and dirt roads that I'll be throwing the car around will do their fair share of paint damage.
I'll post up some high res pics when I am finished so you can let me know how I did so I can improve in the future.
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