Mid engine Notch Speedster getting more updates...

[vwfye]

The internet said my paint gun was terrible for auto paint. WRONG! I set it up as my paint buddy told me to and it did great! Almost no drag on the 2000 grit sandpaper. Only flaws were one bug and the lack of body work. Tonight, clear coat!

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

Three coats of clear. Next up for this lid will be lots and lots of elbow grease! After it cures... 600, 800 and 2000 grit then color sand, cut and buff.
1st light coat

2nd wet coat

3rd fog coat

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

I pulled all the tape and learned that 4 coats color over grey base and 4 coats color over white base is a huge difference.

Fail.
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[W1K1]

[vwfye]

In natural light it is VERY obvious but the clear laid better than I though last night.
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Bobnotch]

[vwfye]

It is much more gray than the nice paint.

Thinking on it, when I thinned it, it may have still been thinned from all those years ago and I made it too thin...
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[eyetzr]

[vwfye]

I will confess, the reason for spraying the 26 y/o paint was to practice with the gun. I needed to color change a bumper from the wife's car and had not wielded the gun in years.

This color change was from a metallic blue to Ford E8 bright red. Success!
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[andybla]

respect

[vwfye]

Shiny, but off

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[W1K1]

interesting, almost gives it a brown tint
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/jim_martin_engine_build.php

1973 super
1965 squareback 1500E
1971 bay window westy- subi swap

[vwfye]

It definitely brings out the salmon side of the color more.
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

Hey, anyone out there have any experience with using a cut off wheel to cut magnesium? I assume the dust is the combustible, more so than the formed metal, but... I am a bit leery of keeping the cut off wheel in a confined space for long enough to cut through about a 1" thick piece. Am I being over cautious?

Thanks!

Oh the joy of custom things...
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Mike Fisher]

We ground out blocks for flex plate access with a rotary file w/lots of sparks.
Hard to get it burning after we swept up the dust and burnt it afterwards.
It is a pretty significant fire once it gets started!
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https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold

Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you end up with a lot of scum on the top! - Russ_Wolfe/Edward Abbey

[Bobnotch]

[vwfye]

After much effort to minimize what had to come off the car to redo the midengine set up, I have to tear the rear completely apart.
So... who knows what else will change back there...
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

Disassembly of the rear to get out the old nose cone complete! I had to remove the trunk floor, the rear most truss bar, cut out a nosecone mount and reroute battery wiring, but it is out. Next, clean up and make access holes for the new NC hex bolts to be tightened.

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

Next, I need to make the transmission mount area removable to put the new nosecone on and make is serviceable in the future (learn as you go). If that all goes well this week, I can start installing the shift rods and removing the old cable mounts.
Wish me luck!

Hoping to have ride height, trans, shifter, rocker and brakes all sorted in 4 weeks. Hopes and dreams!
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

While I was at it... New shoes.

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"