Whilst the chassis is away ...

Whilst the chassis is away ...

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DJR 7

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Wednesday 26th October 2016
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Well the chassis has been shot blasted and its not fared as well as first thought. Lots of holes in the main rails.

Needless to say its going to take a little longer to repair. So, whilst i have some time on my hands I'm titivating the odd bit here and there, I've finished one cam cover, just the other to do .... what do you think?


DJR 7

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Wednesday 26th October 2016
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I'm hoping to do the plenum too, I'm having a number of bits replated , just working my way through
The many parts I seem to have!

DJR 7

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Wednesday 26th October 2016
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Joe,
They were powder coated but I decided I wanted the ribs in alloy.
I initially used wet and dry to sand the powder coating off the ribs .... I underestimated how resilient the powder coating is!
I ended up using 120 grit sand paper in my Dewalt sander! I then used 600 wet and dry to remove the sanding marks.

I was going to keep sanding down to 2000 and then polish but I actually like the satin look.
The photo was taken before I applied a clear laquer to seal.

DJR 7

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Wednesday 26th October 2016
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http://media.claires.co.uk/pws/client/images/catal...

Philpot, you've probably got some in your vanity case

Edited by DJR 7 on Wednesday 26th October 23:29

DJR 7

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Thursday 27th October 2016
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Looking good OP. thumbup
Do you have any photos of the chassis after blasting?

Should have some by the weekend