m tr4nch's restoration/build thread !! (56k = death)

[slow40]

wow man, if I had an original 70's Dodge Charger with all options and all it needed was fixing rust like yours, I would have to pass no matter the worth of the car when done, Barrett Jackson or whoever. Much love for keeping the car alive, I would have just found another chassis.

[supra33202]

Good job and strong dedication! Keep us updated!

[sr20-thoj]

What sand blast gun are you using? looking to get one like that as well.. brand?

[EW]

Nice work but it should be a lesson to you guys up north to buy a non-rusty car from a southern/western state.

[nightsauce]

what are you gonna do with the stock trans? I would be interested in purchasing it. i just purchased an auto 91 hatch.

[gregfarz78]

yeah what did you ever do with the old KA and trans was it shot?

[Kalypso]

Nice work but it should be a lesson to you guys up north to buy a non-rusty car from a southern/western state.

true indeed, I have to rust treat mine before I bring it back to NYC its a florida car.

Im not sure what I need to do that. but some goggles, a brush, and jackstands is a start.

[hbpignosePA]

u my friend are a god of rust killing

wish i lived a bit closer to NJ, im gonna need all the help i can when i start the s30.... i might just try and source a new shell from AZ or cali....

if i do go for a new shell ill donate the one i have to u,

[nightsauce]

u my friend are a god of rust killing.....

i'd pay him money to fix the minor rust i have.

[240_hero13]

Sick build good luck..

but where do you guys get the ****ing $$ and time to do this??

so fast nicely and rapidlyDO YOU DO FOR WORK?!?!

TELL ME NOW!

[m tr4nch]

What sand blast gun are you using? looking to get one like that as well.. brand?

already covered this. the new one i got is made by husky.

Nice work but it should be a lesson to you guys up north to buy a non-rusty car from a southern/western state.

definitely a lesson learned!! never will i buy a car again with rust.

what are you gonna do with the stock trans? I would be interested in purchasing it. i just purchased an auto 91 hatch.

yeah what did you ever do with the old KA and trans was it shot?

i sold the motor & tranny a looong time ago. the block was pretty rusty on the outside, exhaust smoked a little, it was on it's way toward a rebuild i would say. the tranny was in decent condition except for the 2nd gear synchro going.

true indeed, I have to rust treat mine before I bring it back to NYC its a florida car.

Im not sure what I need to do that. but some goggles, a brush, and jackstands is a start.

just take care of it man. no snow/bad weather/etc.

u my friend are a god of rust killing

wish i lived a bit closer to NJ, im gonna need all the help i can when i start the s30.... i might just try and source a new shell from AZ or cali....

if i do go for a new shell ill donate the one i have to u,

haha thanks man. i would def. look in az/ca for a clean s30 shell. when i finally get to that point of getting one that is what i'm going to do. learned the hard way this time around lol.

i'll have some more pics up sometime soon hopefully.

[gregfarz78]

I recently picked up some rust bullet (b/c of this thread alone) man that stuff is great I can see now why you use it so much I wish I bought a gallon of it now. Goes on thick like molassis and dries rock hard, I brushed mine on only thing was it leaves obvoius brush marks its probably better to spray it on I was kinda afraid of clogging up the spray gun though. Don't get that crap on your skin either it takes a few days to come off lol

[RCA]

I just realized, the next time you purchase a S13 you will know every in-and-out.

You will know exactly where to look and figure out its value based on were and how bad it is rusted.

This is some serious knowlege. I can only hope you make a thread in the 240sx purchaseing advise section of NICO. You are unoffically NICO's rust guru.

[m tr4nch]

I recently picked up some rust bullet (b/c of this thread alone) man that stuff is great I can see now why you use it so much I wish I bought a gallon of it now. Goes on thick like molassis and dries rock hard, I brushed mine on only thing was it leaves obvoius brush marks its probably better to spray it on I was kinda afraid of clogging up the spray gun though. Don't get that crap on your skin either it takes a few days to come off lol

haha yeah man, the finish is pretty damn tough. and yeah spraying it on looks much nicer, but it doesn't cover everything (even though it looks like it). so i brush on the first 2 coats to make sure i get the coverage/thickness, and then spray 2 coats to make the surface pretty and even. made the mistake of not brushing it on first in the engine bay so now i have to go over it again and yeah that stuff won't come off for like a week if it gets on you lol

[m tr4nch]

I just realized, the next time you purchase a S13 you will know every in-and-out.

You will know exactly where to look and figure out its value based on were and how bad it is rusted.

This is some serious knowlege. I can only hope you make a thread in the 240sx purchaseing advise section of NICO. You are unoffically NICO's rust guru.

i know the s13 chassis like the back of my hand now haha.from what i've seen on my car and other people's threads, rust will start anywhere there is a seam (between 2 layers of metal). and in my case, start rusting from the inside out (like the frame rails & lower rad support).

the most common place i've seen rust forming so far is the top of the front shock towers where the reinforcement plate is:

[m tr4nch]

alright so here's what i've been up to lately. haven't got a whole lot done since i've been having to work a little more.

got the quarter panel piece trimmed down and test fitted:





got some patches cut out:



started welding up the hole in the floor from the seat mount:




yeah so not a whole lot but i'm getting there...

[ProphetZ_TuninG]

good stuff! keep us updated its rare to see people do things right!

[kick_it_sideways]

Hey man are you just filling most of those useless interior holes with welds?

[m tr4nch]

Hey man are you just filling most of those useless interior holes with welds?

nah, that small weld spot you saw on the floor is me plugging up a screw hole since the previous owner had an amp drilled straight through the floor with some wood screws

and yeah looks like i hit the bandwidth limit on my photobucket :/ which will get reset on the 10th since i don't feel like spending any money on their pro account.

i haven't really got anything done lately since i've worked 51 hours in 4 days since last thurs

[m tr4nch]

so here's the news... i found some very disappointing shit...sorry for the HUEG pics but this is the only way to see:



some other places...





i've emailed rust bullet about this to see what the fuck is going on
we'll see what happens..



i might try some por-15 on the floor section and see how it holds up compared to rust bullet.

edit: to clarify, those spots of rust coming through are only in areas where there was previously rust that i sandblasted. the rest of the undercoat i did in the rear for example still looks perfect.

[StricNyne]

aww that sux man ! if u want i can make a photobucket acct for u man and host some pics for you if u want

[UsJdmTuner]

oh wow... that is messed up.... i would defnitely try to get my money back....

[UsJdmTuner]

oh wow... that is messed up.... i would defnitely try to get my money back....

also.. ive used por15 and never had any problems... you might want to try using ZINC PRIMER.... zinc is good for inhibiting rust.. there are a few companies that sell them... i found zinc spray cans : http://www.safetyvests.com/S00...pound ........... that is the approach im going to take.... and then maybe layer it with por15 and rubber coating....

[homeslicej2]

Sorry to see that man. Many of your pics don't show up right now bc you've exceeded the bandwidth on photobucket. Are you sure that you removed all the rust when you blasted it?

[m tr4nch]

so i got an email back, and basically what they are telling me is that it's not thick enough in those areas. so maybe i'll go over them again and see if it really stops it this time around...

also.. ive used por15 and never had any problems... you might want to try using ZINC PRIMER.... zinc is good for inhibiting rust.. there are a few companies that sell them... i found zinc spray cans : http://www.safetyvests.com/S00...pound ........... that is the approach im going to take.... and then maybe layer it with por15 and rubber coating....

yeah i might try out some por-15 on the floor. i think if i want to use it on the other places though i'd have to strip all the rust bullet off to the bare metal again for it to work. which would be like starting over. i got some weld thru primer also which is basically a zinc coating.

Sorry to see that man. Many of your pics don't show up right now bc you've exceeded the bandwidth on photobucket. Are you sure that you removed all the rust when you blasted it?

i definitely removed all the rust.. even if i didn't, the rust bullet is supposed to work directly over rusty metal anyway..

sometimes i just want to get a rust free shell and forget about this sh*t..

[RCA]

M Tr4nch I would start a Myspace account for your thread.

They use unlimited bandwidth that plus al the pictures end up the same size.

I accidentall deleted all my S14 pictures from my Myspace account and Myspace still has them up and running.

[kick_it_sideways]

Damn that sucks. I'm going through "project POR15" right now and seems to be working well. How long ago did you coat that area where the rust came back?

Even if there may have been small small amounts of grease/oil, the "rust killer" won't stick worth ****.

[m tr4nch]

M Tr4nch I would start a Myspace account for your thread.

They use unlimited bandwidth that plus al the pictures end up the same size.

I accidentall deleted all my S14 pictures from my Myspace account and Myspace still has them up and running.

then i'd have to go back and fix every picture link lol

Damn that sucks. I'm going through "project POR15" right now and seems to be working well. How long ago did you coat that area where the rust came back?

Even if there may have been small small amounts of grease/oil, the "rust killer" won't stick worth ****.

that first pic is what i did last summer underneath in the rear (right around the muffler location, on the side of the frame rail). the second pic was my old rad support that i did in november 2006, and the other 2 are in the engine bay done in april 2007. i mean don't get me wrong, other than those spots, it's holding up really well.

and yeah after blasting the rust, i wiped down the metal with 3m adhesive wax and mark remover before coating, so that shouldn't be a problem.

[RCA]

then i'd have to go back and fix every picture link lol

Well I guess your only other option would be to go with the photo bucket pro then.

Just trying to save you some $

[m tr4nch]

Well I guess your only other option would be to go with the photo bucket pro then.

Just trying to save you some $

you sure it's unlimited bandwidth?