It's Friday

 

Well, there are still parts and a couple of cars around but there are so many other platforms I want to build....and unfortunately the bills don't get paid with the Mark VII stuff. I do have some much cooler stuff in the works though .

 

There is always one in every crowd...

 

Just tell him to go to bed and heckle you sometime in the afternoon.

 

It's begun.....

 

But Scott... I wont be here in the afternoon. I'm going to be computerless starting at noon. You must be distraught, I know

Nice pic Paul, can't wait to (hopefully) see more when I get back

 

We are done....just rinsed it off and moved it back inside. As soon as it's dry I'll take and post some more pictures.

 

sweet! cant wait to see it!

 

Alright....here are the pics of the bottom of the car and engine compartment after we soda blasted it....

 

Soda blast it? tell me more about it... is it better than sand blast?... what are the pros and cons... differences?... thanks in advance... and KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

 

Sounds good! I can't wait to see it when's it done!

 

Soda blasting is FAR better than sand blasting....when you sand blast something like a car there are a lot of concerns...one being getting all the sand out which is nearly impossible. Another is that sand is extremely aggressive and causes heat which will warp sheetmetal....sand will also harm anything it comes into contact with.....

Soda blasting can be done to a car with all the glass, chrome and rubber still in it....it will not hurt any of that. It also does not create the heat that can warp sheetmetal, is environmentally friendly(it's just basically baking soda) and the dust blows off or washes off. Another benefit....this was done yesterday outside during heavy rain(had a tent over the blaster but not the car)...yet there is no flash rust on the car at all from being wet....the soda leaves a film which protects the metal. All you do is wash the panels off with dishwashing soap and water before you are ready to apply the primer.

This is the way to go in my opinion and makes sandblasting obsolete unless you have something heavy like cast iron or thick steel that you need blasted....but for a car, nothing beats this process!

 

Wow, it looks so clean!

 

Clean is right!

 

any more updated pics on this Paul???

 

Not yet, but we are prepping it for an '03 Cobra IRS right now

 

niiiiiccceeee!!!!

 

What's going on Paul? How is the car coming along? How's the little one?

 

Been mighty quiet here for a while!!

 

Yes it has unfortunately, we have made some small steps forward but we've been buried in the shop. We have a couple more things to do underneath and it will be ready to roll into the paint booth.....