Bassboy3313 Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 This weekend I finished cutting, grinding and welding in the passenger seat mounts. I also finished the seam seal on the passenger side floor pan patch as well. Continuing, I painted the entire passenger side floor with kbs rustseal. Next will be undercoating the new floor patches, cleaning up the rear seat area, treating and painting it with kbs. Then I will come back with my spray gun and put a second coat of kbs on the entire interior. I also ripped all the foam off the fiberglass hood and test fitted it. Fits well for being way thinner than the stock hood. Obviously not show car fitment, but I'm happy. I'm leaning towards using 4 aerocatch hood latches to secure it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 What temp is your garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 No idea. I use a turbo heater. If I have it on high I can work in a tshirt out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Just curious about the kbs drying time when it's cooler (I can get the garage to like 45ish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Just curious about the kbs drying time when it's cooler (I can get the garage to like 45ish) It would dry fine at 45ish no problem tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Sweet! Now I have no excuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I've even helped it out at cooler temps with a box fan and its cured fine. Pretty much all in the prep like any paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Got my rear strut brace back from Rampelsauce tonight too. Looks great! Thanks again! DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bassboy3313 Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 This weekend I got the underside of the floor patches sprayed with underbody coating, so that's officially done. The back seat area was also cleaned up, treated and painted with kbs rustseal paint to complete the first coat of entire interior. Next will be grabbing one more pint of KBS and spraying the final coat on interior with my hvlp gun. Lastly I got the exterior bump trim off the car so the flares will have a flat area to bolt up against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Got the output seals and snap rings changed out on the new diff which was way easier than I thought. Scrap pieces of charge piping made it super simple to press out old and press in new seals. I also thinned up some kbs and sprayed final coat of the entire interior and trunk of my car with my hvlp gun. Word to the wise, don't let your air hose get to close to your torpedo heater. Scared the crap out of me when it popped. Luckily I live so close to harbor freight I was able to grab a new air hose and get back in time before the paint left in the hvlp gun started drying. I also drilled holes in my rear brace/battery holder and prepped it for install. Tomorrow I will get the rivnuts installed in the strut towers and bolt it in place. (my dog photo bombed me with her bone) DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Smoked ellipsoids in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I ended up cleaning all the old sealant off, clear coating the glass lenses, painting the inner reflector black and reassembling with new sealant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 awesome. was that the first set you've done? i broke so many lenses when i was converting those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 awesome. was that the first set you've done? i broke so many lenses when i was converting those. Yeah this is the first set I've done. They are actually the ones I bought from you a few years ago. [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 So I got the ellipsoids all sealed up with newly painted trim rings and adjusters installed. Next thing was deciding what to do with the empty high beam holes. Can't install the lights since the intercooler charge piping goes through it. I decided to take some chicken wire I had laying around and making mesh inserts with the high beam trim rings. Paint them black and they are good to go. Then came the scary part for me. What did I get myself into?!?!?! Following a tutorial on r3v, I disassembled the passenger e30 sport seat first to see how hard it was. Wasn't THAT hard, but still a lot of little things to get wrong. I cleaned up all the vinyl with some prep cleaner and tested the vinyl dye in an inconspicuous spot. I chose a Walnut brown as tribute to my old e21 seats. First test coat is light, but it will darken up with every extra cost applied. I think it's gonna look great! To be continued..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Are you just using a spray on die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 I am using a professional leather/vinyl dye called rub-n-restore (giggity). http://www.rubnrestore.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 After some trial and error on the passenger seat, here is what 4 coats looks like. After 3 coats it still had streaks from the cellulose sponge they say to use, so I blotted a 4th coat on. This helped a lot! There are still a few spots that need touchup but overall way better than wiping it on. I will remember that for when I do the driver seat. What a difference! DrLeadFoot and jc43089 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 On 2/13/2016 at 3:38 PM, Bassboy3313 said: Yeah this is the first set I've done. They are actually the ones I bought from you a few years ago. haha wow that was a while ago! the seats look great so far. it looks like the seat back vinyl absorbs the dye too? i might have to get some of that stuff for my ugly green leather recliner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bassboy3313 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 On 2/15/2016 at 9:26 AM, straight6pwr said: haha wow that was a while ago! the seats look great so far. it looks like the seat back vinyl absorbs the dye too? i might have to get some of that stuff for my ugly green leather recliner On 2/15/2016 at 9:26 AM, straight6pwr said: On 2/13/2016 at 3:38 PM, Bassboy3313 said: Yeah this is the first set I've done. They are actually the ones I bought from you a few years ago. [emoji106] Thanks! Yes the dye will soak into the vinyl. It is guaranteed not to peel, chip or rub off either. It would work great on your recliner for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 It was getting super intense. The pants had to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 So I'd like your guy's opinion on what you think the interior should look like in my car. I have decided on putting carpet back in so I have a color decision to make. As of right now this is what it is .... no carpet, black door cards, black dash, brown seats, tan headliner This is what I am thinking, comments? ... black carpet, black door cards, black dash, brown seats, tan headliner and maybe some brown floor mats to tie in the seats What do you guys think it should be? Keep in mind that I can always replace/dye the door cards or headliner if it would look better in a different color. Open to all your creative imaginations!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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