Does cerakote need to be baked after shooting? Cathy is not a fan of car parts in the oven (and alas, it did not occur to me to ask her opinion before I started baking a set of e39 headlights so as to soften the adhesive so I could get them open).
Chamonix 3.0CS Restoration
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Susan has told me in no uncertain terms that the ovens and warming oven are off limits to car parts
. I was looking at the Cerakote website this morning after I found @HB Chris 's update and it looks like heat treatment is necessary for the higher temperature resistant products.What temp resistance is needed for the aluminum bits @HB Chris?
Shawn and I had crackers, carrots, humus and a glass of red blend from Roblar in Santa Ynez.
I do not heat any of these parts just let them air dry in the sun. They don’t get that hot after all, and my e9 b35 and e12 parts have stood up very well.
Making some more progress, slow but steady.
My first foray into welding and body prep, my son Corey is a welder and we Mig welded the holes closed from the bump strips as well as the side marker light holes, it took about four hours. The shock turrets had some prior repairs that were pretty bad.
Chris. I assume the paint from the shop is base and you are following up with a clear coat?!
The rattle cans are single stage 2K paint which includes a clear. The whole car will be repainted, most likely base coat plus a clear like my Malaga coupe. Next step, install rear shocks, bleed brakes with new MC once I get hose into clutch master.
That boy knows how to weld!!
He worked at Space-X and was just offered a job at Blue Origin in Florida.
I thought I was the only person that welded in thongs
How many times have you done the 'hot hot, burnies dance?'
How many times have you done the 'hot hot, burnies dance?'
Can you weld in space?
But are they OSHA-approved flip-flops?
Probably not as they don’t have steel toes!
I'm thinking if you need to weld on your spacecraft, whilst in outer space, you are in deep kimchee. But Drew probably has practiced this.
They are OCEAN-approved and I restored my whole coupe wearing flip-flops.
Removed both front regulators today, even when out the windows stayed up, it took quite a bit of effort to make them move. I scraped out the 40/50 YO grease, installed e28 motors, greased the tracks. Another job that is not fun: to remove, lower glass, undo three regulator bolts, slide arm out of glass support, wiggle arm backwards, remove three bolts holding motor to regulators, remove regulator, now you can remove the motor. Install is reverse but even harder getting bolts into regulator with motor flopping around and no way to hold it. At least they work now!
I also tested compression dry as it hasn’t run in four months and got around 150 on all, with some oil in cylinders it should do better. Once new starter arrives carbs will go back on and I will start it up, yippee!
I also tested compression dry as it hasn’t run in four months and got around 150 on all, with some oil in cylinders it should do better. Once new starter arrives carbs will go back on and I will start it up, yippee!
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Made a bit more progress as the Bosch SR441X arrived with the correct small case. I added an extra ground cable to the valve cover, swapped the battery ground cables to no avail. Radiator back in along with all new hoses and new hose clamps, expansion tank in to.
I also laid out the Fritz Bits exhaust that will go in Malaga and its fairly new stock exhaust will go into Chamonix.
I also laid out the Fritz Bits exhaust that will go in Malaga and its fairly new stock exhaust will go into Chamonix.