^^ looks nice... how will the powdercoating hold up under stress and rockchips though ?

 

apparently powdercoating is really strong, but im not that concerned. Its not a show car.

 

Word to that brother, Nice posting in thread jacking, that thread helped me get through some bs,

BTW where is NA-alltheway Matt? Dude has been MIA.


In other news, i cant get off the bike, man I love that beast.

And one of my many other hobbies

 

been ready-ing my hatch for my trip to VIR , halfway across the country, in 10 days.

built my splitter (fiberglass reinforced plywood...i can bounce on the lip of it and its SOLID...bolted to brackets i welded to the crossmember, etc)

got rid of my corbeau seats for a good price and picked up these kirkeys, gotta mount them and build padding (going to have velcro-in pads , wrapped in cloth)

 

nice roof rack ricer!!! lol j/k

 

tossed a LOT of stuff up there this winter, it was GREAT


seriously though, having a roof rack makes this car semi-useful to me now...i LOVE it.

basically, this stupid car goes on a trailer, gets taken to a track, gets the crap kicked out of it, slowly dieing.

then, i toss a bike on it , have more fun in the woods, get to have somewhere to drive it, etc.

its a pure fun vehicle now. i LOVE that. my daily driver is hanging from the rafters behind it. its helped me lose about 50 lbs...


TOYS TOYS TOYS!

 

glad you like your two wheel deathtrap chemist! badass.

 

Powdercoating can withstand heat better than paint, but stone chips I dont think so.

 

its drastically more chipping-resistant than paint, thats FOR SURE.


you wouldnt believe how much more strong it is than even the best paint. we use it on LOTS of stuff at work, and i dont think i've ever seen a problem with anything. ever...

 

jdm_AE86 powder coat looks awesome! I just sprayed mine but fear it will look like crap in a few years, we shall see!

BTW may sway bar is PC and hasent chipped yet

 

the dude that did my pc on my suspension did a terrible job, stuff flakes like paint wtf.

 

Matt lives right down the street from me.... He's been super busy with work, two kids, and his wife's cake business. We both work in aviation and it is BOOMING right now. I bet he doesn't have any down time from 8-5 to make posts on H-T like we used to... I talk to him pretty often and cars are just on the back burner right now.

 

Life happens...

 

Hahaha, that thread is wild.. If you like that, you would really like reddit.com its basically a much larger version of that thread with millions of people. not car related though. takes some getting used to but worth a check out..

I got myself 4 fish as well... Goldfish! haha won em at a fair and they just keep getting bigger.


JDM_AE86- Looks fresh man! I love having everything look new! Your making me want to ***** some pics!



Good luck with the trip to VIR... RedZC

WhiteSlips- good to hear everything's going good for him. Life gets in the way a lot, hope he finishes that sedan. who ever ended up buying his last project hatch? any idea if that car will appear anywhere?

 

We keep setting a day aside to work on it and something comes up either for him or for me. It's hard now-a-days to find time to dedicate to the sedan... We will finish it someday though. My car needs some lovin too, so I'm hoping once we get his car done I'll have some funds together to throw at mine....

His old hatch was sold to a guy out of state I believe. Judging by the way the guy was talking when the car was picked up we won't ever see that car completed. Lot's of plans, but I'm not sure he had the funds to make it happen if you know what I mean.....

 

Pics from this weekend, check out my rear mad camber yo!

I need to get my rear fenders rolled so I can add a little more positive camber. My rear disc project turned into a money pit!

 

man i love your hatch, how many years have you owned it for?

 

Thanks boosted, since 1996

 

ive been building mine since 00, mind you I changed shells in 05, so im not as og as you sir.

How about some sexy bay shots?

 

Yep I remember you back from way back when, last shots of the bay from last year, not to much changed except for new MC

 

anyone who has an internet connection knows that hatch

 

haha

Me and Rob.

Anyone have experience with fender rolling? How safe is it?

 

Im renting one soon, i hear to save paint use a heat gun and get hte paint nice and warm.

 

Yeah same thing I was thinking, was afraid about making waves in the metal also :O

 

Use plenty of heat, make very slight adjustments to the wheel as you go and just take your time. If you are careful and patient you will be fine. I've rolled probably 5 cars now and haven't had any problems with the panels flexing too much.