FULLY FORGED - New pics of the car (page36) + 1/4 mile times

[Gullzter]

Where are the bubbles from ? Is it rust or a paint reaction?

It's all over the car, either really bad prep or a reaction I guess, the wings are fibreglass so definitely not rust

[SeanSw20]

Try bar coat if u have a spray gun should stop it coming back, is there any bits of the kit your not using from that other mr2?

[Gullzter]

Thanks for the advice, doing a little research shows bar coat is most useful over old paint, I am taking all the panels back to bare/gel coat, so would it still be necessary? Will it be adhesive enough to fibreglass etc?

At the moment I'm not too sure as I planned to use the car for track, I currently have it up for sale as I may be moving in a couple of weeks which would mean cut backs. What are you specifically interested in?

[Gullzter]

Sadly my plans to track the white mr2 are out the window

It is now up for sale

[Gullzter]

Almost finished sanding the wings, what a ball ache

Here's a few shots of before and after sanding..














Looks like it's got chicken pox

[markstevieandmads]

Looks like spots of water have gotten under the paint

[Gullzter]

Could be right, maybe water got into the lines when spraying or something, I've not done any sanding or painting before but I would never let it out in the street like that

[Gullzter]

Decided to start removing the Rogue rev6 headlights in anticitipation of what will need done to make it perfect for fitment, and errrrm.... well I'll let pictures do the talking

















So yeah, started scraping some of the rust off to see how bad they are, bolts seized and the lot

So I'll have to make a choice once I get the bolts out, if the housings are fine to refurb I'll get them blasted and powder coated, other option is to get some aluminium sheet and get new housings made up

[Madabout]

I would probably go with getting some new aluminum houses fabricated. Better job longer term.

[Magic Beans]

That's the big thing that stopped me getting the Rev 6 lights in the past. They're definitely better than the junk copies I inherited on Mule II (they were less than useless!) but they're a ticking rot time bomb

[Gullzter]

In all fairness I expected some rot as they are common with the old models, apparently they used aluminium later in production. Just didn't expect it to be this bad

If they are salvageable I'll just get them powdercoated then make new aluminium ones after summer for longetivity to save some time just now as I've got a massive list to complete within 6weeks to get it Road ready without botching anything

Starting to feel the stress

[Gullzter]

That will be that then, new housings will be made as I had to drill the bolts out and I don't fancy wasting time getting these refurbed.

[androo007]

Oppertunity to make a redesigned solution and make a bucket of money?

[Gullzter]

Not exactly, afaik Rogue used aluminium after a while when they found the housing was a problem.
However I have thought of doing a group buy for those who have the old housing and want fresh ones but depends how much time my fabricator has in next few weeks.
He isn't the cheapest @ £35 p/h plus materials (guesstimate at the moment is 4 hours = £140 plus material) but he is probably one of the best out there

But I have contemplated making a completely new design over winter for something similar but not a copy of these

[raptor95GTS]

oh my, that's rusted worse than OEM lights of age! Quad replacement group buy would be interesting

[androo007]

Well I'd be up for a set.

[Gullzter]

oh my, that's rusted worse than OEM lights of age! Quad replacement group buy would be interesting

Yeah, it is literally just the housings though

Ps I'll get in touch tomorrow, couldn't get wheel nuts off today as everyone here was snowed in

[Gullzter]

Well I'd be up for a set.

Is it just the housings you need too?

[androo007]

No sorry pal i meant the whole set.

[juliankv73]

oh my, that's rusted worse than OEM lights of age! Quad replacement group buy would be interesting

Didn't rogue offer replacement housings for a reduced cost?

I think they still have spares for the kits, might be worth checking with them to see