I want to hug it!

I hope you post a video of it running when you are done.

Great job on the flares. They will look factory once painted!

Beautiful work!  Can't wait to see the finished product.

All:

Thanks for the comments.  I managed to shoot two coats of etching primer last night after work.  This will help with flaw detection before switching to a high build primer.  

I also picked my engine up from Eiji last Saturday.  Freaking awesome!  

 

Drool... Such nice work!

This thread is AWESOME!!!  Keep up the great work.  It is this type of documentation that truly inspires me to get out and work on my project.

Clay

Looking great! Im not a huge fan of flares, but damn those molded flares are sex.

On March 21, 2016 at 11:58 AM, ksechler said:

Here are a couple of pictures of my motor.  It is a Datsun Spirit STR stage III.  

I can't wait to get this project done.

 

Eiji does such great motors. I don't know why anyone would go anywhere else for their engine builds.

It's  been awhile since I've posted any pictures.  Mostly because I've been doing a lot of blocking which is labor intensive but doesn't necessarily show much in terms of progress.  

I started painting for real this weekend.  i can honestly say that I did a terrible job and the finish as it is will never be seen in public.  This might sound negative, but not necessarily.  I learned a lot.  I want to share some of the problems I ran into so I can get some advice.  

The paint manufacturer data sheet says to put 2-3 coats on.  Um, yeah right.  I can still see the primer and the finish looks uneven because the coverage is insufficient. Is the manufacturer being a little optimistic?  I'm thinking 3 coats minimum maybe 4.  I am spraying yellow single stage Urethane over the manufacturer recommended grey primer.  Is this normal?  

I am experiencing, poor atomization and bad orange peel.  What is my gun telling me?  Do I need more pressure?  I'm at 25 psi at the gun.  I have mixed the paint exactly as recommended and am in the right temperature range. I don't think that the paint is too thick. I am also using the recommended tip (I think it's 1.3mm).  I have adjusted the spray pattern to give me ~4" fan at 8" from the paint surface.

Today I started sanding the orange peel and 2 or 3 runs I had out with 400 grit on a block.  I go about 2/3 of the way done.  I still have plenty of color and I'm actually optimistic about round 2.  I'll probably try again late in the week.  

post your question here  http://www.autobody101.com/forums/   and do a bunch of reading. there are a bunch of great guys there and more info than you will ever need

22 hours ago, sweatybetty said:

post your question here  http://www.autobody101.com/forums/   and do a bunch of reading. there are a bunch of great guys there and more info than you will ever need

Thanks, looks like a good site.  I started through the FAQ's.  I also spent two more hours wet sanding.  I have a good place to start when I figure this out. I'm almost there.  The orange peel is the worst problem.  The rest I can deal with.  Frustrating at times....

orange peel is a result of too low pressure at the tip of your gun. it only takes a couple psi to make the difference. i hope this helps

 

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