Progress pic
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Safety Car
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From: AUSTIN Tx
Progress pic
worked all day Saturday, and got the front clip fitted, bonded on, and the seams filled and blocked. It is starting to look like a coupe again!
http://s1222.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0926.jpg
Big difference from 3 weeks ago.
http://s1222.photobucket.com/albums/...3DIMG_0895.jpg
Regards, John McGraw
http://s1222.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0926.jpg
Big difference from 3 weeks ago.
http://s1222.photobucket.com/albums/...3DIMG_0895.jpg
Regards, John McGraw
Last edited by John McGraw; Jul 1, 2012 at 11:15 PM.
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Safety Car
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From: AUSTIN Tx
Yep, it fit real nice. Wayne did a nice job on the assembly of the clip. It was the easiest one I have ever put on. It required less grinding and fitting than any I have ever done. I put the upper section on first, and then added the lower fender sections after the upper bond joints had cured. It is a whole bunch easier with the 3M 8219 adhesive, as you do not need to rush as much as you do with original style polyester bonding cement. You get right at 30 minutes of time to adjust joints. The only areas that need substantial grinding, as some of the outside corners where the material tends to get a little thicker.
The only downside of the 8219, is it is not as heavy-bodied, as the polyester adhesive, so there were a couple of spots where the gap was large enough that the material did not squeeze out enough. That was no problem, as the 8219 can be pumped into the joint after the setting with the applicator gun. I had a couple of places on both the front clip and the quarters, where I back-caulked some areas after setting the panel to get a full fill in the joint.
Next weekend, I will start setting the gaps on the doors, headlights and hood.
Regards, John McGraw
The only downside of the 8219, is it is not as heavy-bodied, as the polyester adhesive, so there were a couple of spots where the gap was large enough that the material did not squeeze out enough. That was no problem, as the 8219 can be pumped into the joint after the setting with the applicator gun. I had a couple of places on both the front clip and the quarters, where I back-caulked some areas after setting the panel to get a full fill in the joint.
Next weekend, I will start setting the gaps on the doors, headlights and hood.
Regards, John McGraw
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Safety Car
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From: AUSTIN Tx
After all was said an done, the Quickchange was not any more money than a well-built 9", and it looks WAY better!
Regards, John McGraw
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From: Taylor Michigan
, I was using the Helibrent center sections in all the cars but as I changed to nitro from gas I was breaking too many parts and did put some trick 9 inch Fords in......solved that problem but not as pretty..... I don't think you will have any problems with your choice......
you have a nice piece going together John
maybe put a 'Hemi in it...........
you have a nice piece going together John
maybe put a 'Hemi in it...........
Burning Brakes
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From: Taft TN
Wally, you are correct! It is a Winters IRS Quickchange center section. It is set up for Porsche CV joints. I had Frank over at the driveshaft shop make me some shafts that connected the Porsche inner joints, to the stock C5 outer joints. I had planned on using a F#@d 9" center section, but by the time I got the A arms moved in enough for the tires I wanted, the 9" would not fit. The Winters center section is only about 11.5" wide, flange to flange. Only time will tell if the straight-cut gears are going to make too much noise for day to day driving, but they do make a set of bevel cut gears for these rears, but they don't recommend drag racing with the bevel cut gears.
After all was said an done, the Quickchange was not any more money than a well-built 9", and it looks WAY better!
Regards, John McGraw
After all was said an done, the Quickchange was not any more money than a well-built 9", and it looks WAY better!
Regards, John McGraw
Plan on a street set and a rack for the rest
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From: AUSTIN Tx
I try my best not to keep track of the hours I spend on the car! I probably do not want to know how many man-hours are in a car.
Gave up drinking several years ago, but there is a bunch of Diet Coke in there!
Regards, John McGraw
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From: AUSTIN Tx
Regards, John McGraw