Rotrex 2zz Roadster - J03's Silver Shed

[J03]

Fuel tank & underbody piping removed, nearly ready for the blasters  s:) s:)

And, here's my new beer drinking/star gazing spot.... Whilst I get high off the fuel vapours!

[J03]

It's been a long slog but I think she's ready for the blasters   s:shock: :shock: s:shock:  

[CrazySX]

Good work bud! Are they going to be coming to you?

[J03]

Yeah mate, they run a haulage firm as well so are able to crane it onto the back of a wagon & run it up to their blasting setup.

[Topdownman]

You really are doing this properly!

Making good progress too.

Keep up the  good work.

[CrazySX]

Yeah mate, they run a haulage firm as well so are able to crane it onto the back of a wagon & run it up to their blasting setup.

wow! do you mind me asking how much they will charge to do it?  I presume you are only getting the bays and the frame etc done.  I would be nervous that they will damage the paint on the body.

I just realised its only 2 doors lol!

[J03]

Woohoo...

[Jrichards20]

Woo! Should come back all ready to be rebuilt  s:) s:)  What a great sight. This is a proper build! Cannot wait to see it when its back. What was the plans for the colour scheme inside the engine bay once done?

[J03]

No colour scheme really, just standard primer & stonechip for now. Need to go up & discuss it with them properly.

The cheeeesey grin on my missus' face because it's gone, bloody bitch!

[J03]

Small update; The blasters are going to store the 2 until new year, when hopefully, I'll have some indoor workspace to start rebuilding her. The celica in the meantime will be heading over to Se7en in a few weeks to have the engine, supercharger kit & gearbox stripped out ready for the big transplant   s:) s:)  

So, that's me done for a few months to have some well earned rest & refurb parts ready for the rebuild. Might even have a crack at wrapping the bits which are off the car, I'm thinking an eggshell titanium finish would look mean with black wheels   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:  

Oh & I picked this up yesterday as my new daily workhorse.....

[CrazySX]

Hahahaha.. not very nice to your mrs are ya lol!

Great news mate I am excited for you. Looking forward to seeing the  end result

[J03]

Hahahaha.. not very nice to your mrs are ya lol!

Great news mate I am excited for you. Looking forward to seeing the end result

Haha, bit of a running joke between us, imaginative verbal abuse until the other gives up laughing has become a bit of a post marital game   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  Sometimes I forget it looks bad to others   s:D s:D  

And, to answer your previous Q above which I forgot to reply to, sorry, they're charging a couple of hundred tops for the blasting process. Primer, paint & stonechip is extra but won't break the bank. I've budgeted around 300 for the lot + storage costs.

[CrazySX]

Hahahaha! It's great that you have that sort of relationship. Some girls are very sensitive flowers.

That's a really good price! Considering they collect and deliver too. Just make sure they put a good zinc rich primer on if they are taking back to metal. I would also be inclined to put a epoxy based top coat on the primer and then stonechip.

[J03]

She's Indian/Yorkshire lass mate, a fiesty mix.

The stuff they use is applied to farm machinery so I'm happy that it's the real deal.

[J03]

The Celica strip down begins   s:D s:D  

[J03]

Forgot to add, 6 pot brakes from Rob988 as well, cheers bud.

[CrazySX]

Wow u are creating a monster  s:) s:)

[Jrichards20]

Do you know how much more they weigh than stock?

[J03]

I have the exact same spec on the Celica & at the time of fitting them, I recorded the below weights. Aluminium bells make a massive difference to the overall weight.

Caliper body only - 2.05kg
Caliper with pads, fixings & adapter - Just under 4kg
304mm disc with alu bell - 5.5kg

For comparison, an all steel 324mm disc weighs 11kg.

[J03]

Celica is looking very bare now, bye bye red beasty.

[J03]

BattleVersion arrived. Going to have to get this b*tch rebuilt soon, I'm running out space to hoard parts  s:) s:)

[justinread72]

New wishbones just landed.

Where did you get these please ?

[justinread72]

These looked like scrap a few days ago, got to love this Deox C stuff.

got some from looking at this post my its gooooood   s:crazyeyes: :crazyeyes: s:crazyeyes:

[J03]

Nearly a year to the day since I bought the Silver Shed, so it's about time I started to get back in to this project.   s:) s:)  

She's been in hibernation over winter, stored nice & snug with the shot blasters. I had a call yesterday saying that they are now ready to start working on her properly, so I headed up earlier to assess a very sorry looking roadster. The bulk of the work should be done over the next few weeks, along with any finer paintwork etc. I decide to have done.

I also managed to sort out a small amount unit space today, so I'm a happy chappy   s:D s:D  

The part list is nearly complete, however I received these brand new rear calipers last week from nthorpey (cracking to deal with, cheers bud) Just nuts & bolts to acquire now, fun!  s:roll: :roll: s:roll:  

[justinread72]

Good to see you back

I just put u pol raptor undermine its great stuff see my build way better than underseal . Thought I would pass it on as you gave me Deox c and TCB parts so thanks