Sau A.c.t. - What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[Got a Pulsar]

Or try the stock 5psi actuator.

[dontyellpl0x]

Or try the stock 5psi actuator.

I don't know if that would change anything. I can't even make 5psi

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Had a bit of a crappy spray last coats of primer i put on.

Finally worked out ( I hope) the spray gun, had to watch a couple of long tutorials on spraying to work it out. Its a big difference in the amount of paint coming out, i can go a lot faster now.

And now the weather is going to be cold and wet for a week at least.

Today is a great day to spray, but lining up free time and good weather is tricky.

If i was an expert spray painter i could just do it and cope with problems using skill. Im not a good spray painter so i have to set it up for minimum hassle or i wont be able to do a good job.

It shows how good i am when every second time i touch the car i make a problem to fix. But im getting better and working out how to do it properly.

[zebra]

Ordered some braided line and fittings, and some push lock line and more fittings

Still more braided and fittings to order

My wallet hates me

[dontyellpl0x]

Crazy how expensive that stuff can be..

[zebra]

yep

and I didn't order the real expensive stuff

[Got a Pulsar]

Ordered some braided line and fittings

Where from? When I get an oil cooler for the 33 I want to get some Good Hoses.

John at Trojan claims Cheapo Coolers are OK but cheapo Lines can collapse and that is a bad thing.

[zebra]

VPW in Melbourne for the Proflow stuff (what I'm using/Trialing)

MSCN in Sydney for high end Earls/Speedflow stuff

[Got a Pulsar]

Thanks Andrew, I'll keep that in mind for future reference.

[zebra]

No worries

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Are you doing them?

They are quite tough to fit.

In hindsight i should have bought the fitting spanners and vice sleeve too.

Your workbench needs to be heavy or youll lift it off the floor trying to do up the fittings.

Also think about an appropriate cutting tool/technique for the hose. Wayward steel strands are the devil when doing them up.

I have Speedflow and Chinaflow fittings, they are different in how they work but both just as hard to do up.

And wd40 helps.

Ps: When i set mine up i found the Earls thermostat shipped from the US was the cheapest.

Edited April 29, 2014 by D.I.Y. Mik

[zebra]

Yeah, I hate doing them.

Pain in the ass to do, but a bit of tape around where you are cutting works wonders

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Made a condenser for the spray gun.

[Got a Pulsar]

Wow that's cool! Helps keep moisture out of the spray yeah?

Put my CNC cut woodgrain panels in the Wagon, still need a few clips to fasten them better.

Made a couple of matching boxes for tools etc also.

I'm going to do a new Boot Floor for both the Wagon and the 33 aswell.

If anyone wants a fresh boot floor panel cut (3mm to 16mm thick) to replace the old cracked / warped / broken Masonite one,

I can do out of MDF on the CNC at work. (would have to measure up first etc...)

[GTRKat]

I may just take you up on that Rob, I never had a floor panel for the GTR!

[Got a Pulsar]

Yeah cool. I can either do a small one that barely covers the wheel well (like Stock) or larger to actually cover more of the floor.

Raw MDF, Woodgrain, White or whatever... Basically depends on what Scrap we have at work.

and not a dodge, shakey, freehand jigsaw cut either.

[zebra]

Could you do a parcel shelf?

[Got a Pulsar]

Highly likely. Just need to measure up and try to find out the curve radius etc... Praps a little trial and error too.

The panel on the Wags tailgate is similar to a parcel shelf I guess what with speaker holes and curves etc... Could be fun!

I was considering trying door trims too.

[zebra]

Sweet

will have to pull the original one out at some point

[Got a Pulsar]

As another example, here's some Raw MDF ones I may yet use. (perhaps upholstered)