hello new to site, vtec automatic swap

Started by joakwin, November 25, 2017, 12:26:06 PM

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MiniDave

Just tell me you're not going to paint them black! I'm so tired of black wheels......I mean, it's your car and all but black is so last decade, and all they do is look dirty - to me.
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

joakwin

#226
heres a picture of what my dirty wheels look like right now

and yes, they will be "black"
because almost all the trim on my car is black

and im still thinking about painting my car od green, a ww2 od green


my old wheels were 13x6 wellers, satin black

new wheels are 13x6 bart wheels, i got them from summitracing

mini wheel 13x6 by joa kwin, on Flickr

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joakwin

#227
http://www.tm9ordnance.com/products.htm

I kind of like the 319 color but its more of a late ww2 color



https://quartertonparts.com/product/33070-early-wwii-od-paint-one-gallon/

this color is a early ww2 od, i like this one because its more like the color that came on my 37 chevy truck


i also want to use the red primer because i know that will effect the color of the paint

but at the same time, the idea of using today's standard of paint and matching it to the color i want and then doing a gloss od has crossed my mind,
but im not sure how a gloss od will look

and then sometimes i think about a dark blue or a baby blue color
im all over the place when it comes to what color i want to make my car this time


but my goal is to paint it no later then sept this year

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

MiniGene

I like the idea of the OD green.  I rattle canned the ass end of my project mini OD green.  I thought it looked cool.

MiniDave

Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

joakwin

Quote from: MiniDave on July 09, 2018, 01:30:01 PM
Sorta like this?


yeah without the sticker


but the idea of putting the star on the door in black has crossed my mind

my door handles are painted in satin black, so if I did do one then it would be that

but maybe I should paint my door handles gloss black before putting them back on since my wheels are gloss black

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

one dirty wheel painted gloss black, lol 

im just joking about it now


mini rim 13x6 gloss black by joa kwin, on Flickr

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

mini wheels 2 by joa kwin, on Flickr

mini wheels 3 by joa kwin, on Flickr

mini wheels by joa kwin, on Flickr

new tires are mounted on the new rims now
D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

37196142_10156464975111684_3232872882140872704_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

alloy tow hook im in the process of building


37238789_10156467740851684_8611013892056809472_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

lower coilover mount for the left front
ive already made the new lower coilover mount for the right side

this is what the right side looks like with the suspension lifted up, the fender to tire gap is 1.5 inches,
with a 1 inch taller tire, should lift the front of the car 2 inches overall
165/60/13 tire mounted on a 13x6 rim
37152852_10156465411706684_776981256251375616_n by joa kwin, on Flickr

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

#234
tow hook by joa kwin, on Flickr

one tow hook mounted
i plan to paint it gloss black


D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

#235
tomorrow I need to start working on the left front

I have to test fit the lower coilover mount that I re made
and work on cutting out the aluminum tow hook and make the mounts for it and weld them in
and work on the body work on that side

lots to do but im not in a hurry, i will get done soon

its to hot to paint my car so i got more time for bodywork
my goal is to have the car ready for paint by Sept time frame
should cool down by then


D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

#237
radiator mount 1 by joa kwin, on Flickr


worked on the radiator mount today

since I jacked up my alloy rad, and I had the stock rad laying around and nothing is wrong with it, I said screw it, im going to use it
the stock automatic radiator is a hair wider then the alloy one I had

so I had to remake the mounts to offset the radiator location a small amount

and I like the placement better, much happier with how it sat

radiator mount 2 by joa kwin, on Flickr

I made the top bar bolt up, and its also going to act as my e-fan mount when I get the new e-fan that I want

I had a 10inch fan before, and it worked fine, but I want to upgrade to a 14 inch e-fan, it should move alittle more cfm

and im also going to mount the horn off of the top bar,

and I was thinking about adding a led light behind the grill in the center, of doing two small fog lights down low, but im not sure

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

outside in the sun by joa kwin, on Flickr

moved the car outside in the sun to get a different view of it

I turned it around to work on the rear valance area and cut the rear fenders on the back side
D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

MiniDave

That extra room in the front of a clubby makes all the difference, doesn't it? I'm not sure you could have done the automatic in a round nose.

That front spoiler sure looks massive still, but if you're going to run a front bumper that will break it up a bit......

Did you firm up on a color for the exterior? Still going with an "army" green?
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

BruceK

Love the photo of it sitting there.  Looks mean.
1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

joakwin

Quote from: MiniDave on August 05, 2018, 07:27:04 AM
That extra room in the front of a clubby makes all the difference, doesn't it? I'm not sure you could have done the automatic in a round nose.

That front spoiler sure looks massive still, but if you're going to run a front bumper that will break it up a bit......

Did you firm up on a color for the exterior? Still going with an "army" green?

im still planning on running a front bumper

not sure about the green color, but I started to prep the roof for paint, sanding on it

but im still working on body work

i got the right rear fender 98% done, it just needs primer now and to double check i have no low spots


i started to work on the rear valance area of the car,
i cut the height of the fenders at the rear bottom, so im going to tuck the exhaust up into that area,
so i need to rebuild the rear section of the exhaust and im thinking about having it come out on the right rear side

or shorten it and have it come out in front of the right rear wheels


still need to mount the honda seats into it, im pulling out the nissan micra march seats

need to build a dash and a center console

but the interior work is going to be after i finish body work and before paint

paint is always the last step

in the photo i posted, i have two different size tires on the car

the fronts are the new rims with the 165/60/13's and the rear is the old rims with the 175/50/13's
thats why the front is sitting higher then the rear right now

the side wall between the two is huge, the 165/60's side wall is almost double of the 175/50's


D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

im cutting the rear fenders, but I haven't figure out how high I want to cut them

D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

#244
haven't done to many updates the last few weeks
so here is a update on my progress


i just put down a thin layer of gray color paint, i have many more to go


mini roof painted gray by joa kwin, on Flickr


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joakwin

wasn't feeling the way it was coming out, so I sanded it down to start over

and I found a few spots that I didn't care for the way it looked with paint on it,
so I took a step back to fix some small pin holes that I missed when I was looking over the car before

someday i'll get paint on it....again

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jeff10049

Been there :( But in the end they come out better than trying to save a bad job.

Tomorrow will be the third repaint of the inner fenders for the 50 chevy project solvent popping like crazy the last two 50.gif WTF I followed the tech sheet going to try light coats with lots of flash time hopefully it won't look dry sprayed.

joakwin

#248
I figured out the problem, it's to hot inside my garage, it's like 87 at night and close to 100 in the day time, the paint is drying to fast and it's coming out right, I think I need to thin the paint more or get something to slow the dry time down, when I painted the car before, I was in England and the temperature was way cooler, I had to heat my garage up to 70 and the paint came out fine and then living here, when I repainted the front clip and boot lid, it was the winter time and I heated the garage up a hair and it was fine, so this is the first time for me trying to paint in the 90-100 plus heat range, I have a lot to figure it out or wait till like Oct/Nov time frame for the weather to cool down and paint it then
D16z6 Automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes, deseamed shell

joakwin

It's 2am and my garage is 77 deg right now, I put down two coats of paint tonight and the paint went on with no problems.....it's coming around...I'm pretty happy with how it's coming out now
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