71 rebuild

craigh · February 12, 2015, 05:50:04 PM

Looks great Brad.

What sort of primer etc are you using ?

wabco40 · February 12, 2015, 06:19:52 PM

Quote from: craigh on February 12, 2015, 05:50:04 PM
Looks great Brad.

What sort of primer etc are you using ?

Hi Craig,
I am using Protec Carmaster 2 pack high build primer filler. It's the same product I used when I previously painted the car.
I filled and blocked the quarters several times to get everything as straight as possible before shooting the high fill.
I plan on blocking the clear coat back to the base colour on the rest of the car and then going back and blocking the rear quarters again.

Jethro · February 12, 2015, 06:22:07 PM

So your going to repaint the whole car again Brad ?

wabco40 · February 12, 2015, 06:35:46 PM

Quote from: Jethro on February 12, 2015, 06:22:07 PM
So your going to repaint the whole car again Brad ?

Yeah Jethro. Just not sure how well I can match the colour, even tho it's a factory colour.

There's a few small issues with the paint elsewhere so it will give me a chance fix these.

Jethro · February 12, 2015, 08:13:55 PM

No half a job bob with you Brad

Scott · February 13, 2015, 09:13:21 AM

Very impressive. By comparison, in the past week I've installed dynamat on around a third of the interior in my car. Whenever I see one or your updates I realise how slow I am :)

wabco40 · February 13, 2015, 09:39:37 AM

Quote from: Scott on February 13, 2015, 09:13:21 AM
Very impressive. By comparison, in the past week I've installed dynamat on around a third of the interior in my car. Whenever I see one or your updates I realise how slow I am :)

Thanks Scott,

Its still slow going. Its going to be several months before it painted again and then another month or so wet sanding and buffing.

After that then its the part I like best, fitting the engine/gearbox and finishing up the electrical work.

wabco40 · March 26, 2015, 11:51:10 AM

I've got seven weeks off work to have a knee operation done. I figured a few weeks to recover and the rest of the time spent preparing and painting the car.
Big mistake thinking that, this knee op has laid me up big time

Work done so far.
Most of the high build primer was blocked off with just a trace of guide coat showing on the right quarter.

Rear quarters shot again with a primer surfacer reduced as a slight filler. This should be enough to fill the slightly low area that still had some guide coat.

Started sanding the rest of the car. Have started doing all the hard to get to places first.

bfit · March 26, 2015, 11:57:12 AM

looking good mate
I hope you heal quickly
bob

Jethro · March 26, 2015, 07:00:36 PM

Brad, Don't go over doing it mate to much stress on that knee will see it flair up and you'll be off work for tow months

wabco40 · March 26, 2015, 11:39:07 PM

Quote from: Bfit on March 26, 2015, 11:57:12 AM
looking good mate
I hope you heal quickly
bob

Thanks Bob

wabco40 · March 26, 2015, 11:54:50 PM

Quote from: Jethro on March 26, 2015, 07:00:36 PM
Brad, Don't go over doing it mate to much stress on that knee will see it flair up and you'll be off work for tow months

Thanks Jethro, your right. I've had a full metal replacement done, completely wore the old one out!!!
Can't beleive how painful it is. Wasn't to bad when I was still in hospital as they wired me up with a direct injection system and I could inject pain killer straight into my leg at the press of a button.
At home it means popping pills every few hours. Hopefully it will come good in the next few weeks.

craigh · March 28, 2015, 10:55:56 AM

Workmanship is amazing as always Brad.

Look after your knee, the new non OEM one may not last as long as the original :-)

bfit · March 28, 2015, 01:12:52 PM

Quote from: craigh on March 28, 2015, 10:55:56 AM
Workmanship is amazing as always Brad.

Look after your knee, the new non OEM one may not last as long as the original :-)

Lol Craig
No OEM units available to reman as yet
But in time ,
Brad I take it your not coming to the convention in Canberra next week
Bfit

wabco40 · March 28, 2015, 03:31:00 PM

Quote from: craigh on March 28, 2015, 10:55:56 AM
Workmanship is amazing as always Brad.

Look after your knee, the new non OEM one may not last as long as the original :-)

Thanks Craig,

I asked to have a Moog ball joint fitted but they still only gave me a 15 year warranty!!!

wabco40 · March 28, 2015, 03:35:06 PM

Quote from: Bfit on March 28, 2015, 01:12:52 PM
Lol Craig
No OEM units available to reman as yet
But in time ,
Brad I take it your not coming to the convention in Canberra next week
Bfit

I wish I could get there Bob, but won't be able to make it

Will be in Carlisle in August tho

Jethro · March 28, 2015, 08:47:01 PM

Brad, 316 or 318 ?????

bfit · March 28, 2015, 10:12:42 PM

May be 316L Jethro

Interesting to see the X-ray Brad not as I imagined the joint
Do they use lots of araldite to glue it in
Or a bonding compound.

No more football for you

Mate all the guys I know with replacement knees have been up and around in a few days
Pain though is a personal thing everyone is different.

Bfit

wabco40 · March 28, 2015, 11:10:41 PM

Quote from: Jethro on March 28, 2015, 08:47:01 PM
Brad, 316 or 318 ?????

Umm, good question Jethro. Probably 316

wabco40 · March 28, 2015, 11:22:32 PM

Quote from: Bfit on March 28, 2015, 10:12:42 PM
May be 316L Jethro

Interesting to see the X-ray Brad not as I imagined the joint
Do they use lots of araldite to glue it in
Or a bonding compound.

No more football for you

Mate all the guys I know with replacement knees have been up and around in a few days
Pain though is a personal thing everyone is different.

Bfit

Some sort of bonding compound, Bob.
They had me up and putting weight on it the next day but I was also drugged up to the max.
The biggest problem is the swelling. The whole leg was nearly double the size of the other. Even now after nearly two weeks it's still badly swollen.