For a while I have wanted a place to put nuts, bolts and tools when working on the Coupe. Thought about it for a while, Last night I thought I would drag out an old rusty tray I knew I had ditched years ago in the grossest part of my home's garage.
Started by Bead blasting it clean. That probably took two dollars in electricity. (Most expensive electricity in North America is in Ontario)
Once cleaned off, I trimmed a piece of angle iron so it would just fit in the recess at the front of the rad support and tack welded it to the tray. Underneath the tray, I attached a small piece of wood to support it just on top of the rad .
Then I lay a clean micro fibre cloth over the rad support so nothing gets scratched.
Then finally acid etched it and powder coated it in a color I hopefully will not forget before slamming the hood down and lined it with some rubber stuff I had on hand. Probably used $5.00 in electricity and breathed a lot of crap in the process (priceless)
The tools are just staged props for now.
Started by Bead blasting it clean. That probably took two dollars in electricity. (Most expensive electricity in North America is in Ontario)
Once cleaned off, I trimmed a piece of angle iron so it would just fit in the recess at the front of the rad support and tack welded it to the tray. Underneath the tray, I attached a small piece of wood to support it just on top of the rad .
Then I lay a clean micro fibre cloth over the rad support so nothing gets scratched.
Then finally acid etched it and powder coated it in a color I hopefully will not forget before slamming the hood down and lined it with some rubber stuff I had on hand. Probably used $5.00 in electricity and breathed a lot of crap in the process (priceless)
The tools are just staged props for now.
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