Pinggg

Clean up the engine bay and this build would be dope son!

JDM_Tuner

how much of the por15 whitecoat do you need to fully paint the interior cabin and cage? and do you think its better than using a single stage paint from dupont or ppg?

vehicle336

POR15 can be spread like normal paint, so if you're stingy you can get away with two quarts, and a quality job a half-gallon should be just fine. I used a half-gallon on my 69 Camaro to cover a really large area in the wells, trunk, inner doors and underneath my rear fender skins. This shit is so bad-ass that if your car is submerged for 100's of years under water the POR15 covered areas will still be rust-free. Good shit for sure. Oh, you can also hand paint it on as well, it's more concentrated. Just be sure to wear gloves since it takes two weeks or so to unstain your skin.

Tanuki

Thanks all.

Yeah I bought a gallon and would say you only need 1/2 gallon. The problem with whitecoat, is that it doesn't level as well as the normal por15, so it looks kind of rough to be honest. If I were doing it all again, I would use spray cans to coat it all white, but do the cage alone with the por15. The whole reason to use por15, is that it is much harder than regular paint, and it seals the metal as well. If you could use it in a spray gun (which I'm guessing you can and I should have) you could get a nice smooth application. My other problem is that the interior is black so turning a black interior white is always a pain.

As for the engine bay, it is definitely next on my list once the interior is finished.

irritatedmax

4 quarts to a gallon.

Not sure if this is a math fail or an English fail.

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datsunnazi

you suck! Go somewhere else to flex your internet cage building muscles, please!

datsunnazi

pm me for truck pics.

Tanuki

^Hi Ryan

So its a little bit dirty, but I drove it around the neighborhood today and it seems to run well.

Mishimoto Radiator Came:




Windows are all uncovered and I can now see through the rear:

datsunnazi

Sweet! I'll be over later

Tanuki

Glad you could make it

datsunnazi

SORRY about blowing off the coupler. LOL

Tanuki

^Sorry you can't drive

I think I will run it tomorrow at wintercross just to get my bearings before Lap Battle next month.

tovar

what ! i wana go for ride i never got to hear it run, it was getting cold so i hada leave early (its flaco by the way)

Tanuki

^Eric, I think it is your fault that the coupler came off

Stop by sometime.

89JDM240sx

Nice build!!! What tires are you using during the events?

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Tanuki

Thanks!

These pirelli's for now, but I will probably end up on R1's and run ST2

Big Zee

question on the cage argument, you seem to be looking at the bars coming down fromt he cage to the wheel well's, but doesn't the x brace going to the strut towers count as the same thing ? its 2 bars, going to the strut tower/suspension pickup from the top of the cage.

great build so far, keep up the great work!!

Big Zee

btw, most people that use POR15 up here perfer to brush on, spray on seems to take out the guns, and the finish is not as nice.

Tanuki

Thank you for the kind words. The por15 was a pain, but honestly I think it looks good enough for what it is. It is not the best, but will do its job of being tough and sealing the metal.

Yeah no one else has said anything about the cage being illegal. I would be willing to bet it is tougher than jefferz cages, but he at 23 about all I could do was change brake pads, maybe he is amazing. I don't know, but I do know he is wrong on the cage.


Survived the maiden voyage!

datsunnazi

I eric! thanks for the $$$

tovar

haha which side was the coupler on ? might really have been my fault

for sure man


no problem ryan thanks for the parts

Tanuki

Coupler was on the passenger side and was a PITA to get back on.

Now I just need to fix that starter wire so I dont get stranded in a parking lot.

Darren

Congrats on the maiden voyage!

Was it an event or just an outing?

Tanuki

Just an outing, but I did get to the track yesterday. The car did pretty well, but I'm not a fan of the power ban.

Big Zee

is it just a stock redtop ?

a S15 turbo with some 550's z maf and a good tune will open it up good. maybe a set of 264's also. That should give you a more useable powerband with quick spool so it would feel more "peppy"

vehicle336

The car looks really good. Every time I meant to come talk to you about it you were out on track. How did you do?

marco22

thats a really sweet build. keep up the great work

Tanuki

Oh I think I did wave to you once

Thanks for the comments everyone. I can't wait to get it all dialed in.

Tanuki

Here is the only picture I have seen from the event this last Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park:

jefferz

lol.
that is all

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