Dazed_Driver Wrote:
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> Flocking is like powder coating with glue (instead
> of heat) right? shoot a bunch of little powdered
> things at a gluey surface?
>
> Feisty Peacock?


Basically yeah but it's very simple. You clean the hell out of the dash with brake cleaner, Paint it with LATEX spray paint then you brush on the adhesive goop (which is colour matched to the flocking material) then you put the powdered suede in this little canister and pump away. All the suede that doesn't stick to the dash can be recovered if you put a drop cloth under the dash while you're doing it.

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Gone fishing

finished the 1st 'test' piece. Still have to do the lower cross-bar, but here's the top piece after I grinded down some welds to make it prettier.

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/

This sure sounds like a lot of effort to make the dash not shiny.

I use sandpaper on it when it gets too shiny. *Presto!! No more dashboard in the windshield when driving into the sun!

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JohnLane

Overkill is consistently more fun

Jon Burke Wrote:
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> finished the 1st 'test' piece. Still have to do
> the lower cross-bar, but here's the top piece
> after I grinded down some welds to make it
> prettier.


I dunno about those cage gussets!

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JohnLane

Overkill is consistently more fun

The Mazdog has now been blessed with:

New Chapman struts (including top mounts - the originals had rotted away)
New half shafts

Trinder and I also took the left front window switch apart in an attempt to resuscitate the contacts. This became a comedy routine as we tried to reassemble the springs and sliders in the correct order. It made it back into one piece and now doesn't work in an entirely new way. At least the down function now works.

New switch to be ordered on Monday. Next task: sunroof repairs and VHF radio install.

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2015 Subaru WRX
Traded the Audi for the above
Sold the 1993 Honda Civic EG w/B16A Conversion to the Raw Racing boys
6 bicycles because, you know, global warming and all

JohnLane Wrote:
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> Jon Burke Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > finished the 1st 'test' piece. Still have to
> do
> > the lower cross-bar, but here's the top
> piece
> > after I grinded down some welds to make it
> > prettier.
>
>
> I dunno about those cage gussets!
>
> JohnLane
>
> Overkill is consistently more fun

fabbed them up myself! 2 whole 2"x1" triangles!!

finished product.....still needs to be tested for structural durability

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2009 05:41PM by Jon Burke.

Jon Burke Wrote:
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> JohnLane Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Jon Burke Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > finished the 1st 'test' piece. Still
> have to
> > do
> > > the lower cross-bar, but here's the top
> > piece
> > > after I grinded down some welds to make
> it
> > > prettier.
> >
> >
> > I dunno about those cage gussets!
> >
> > JohnLane
> >
> > Overkill is consistently more fun
>
> fabbed them up myself! 2 whole 2"x1" triangles!!
>
> finished product.....still needs to be tested for
> structural durability
>

cHOP OFF THE LEGS FLUSH WITH THE CROSS bar and the load will be spread better.
>
>
>
>
>
> Jon Burke - KI6LSW
> Blog:
> 'Holy Shit!' @ 4:10
>
>
>
> Edited 1 times. Last edit at Mar 15, 2009 by Jon
> Burke.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

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Weld a big washer at the base of the pin where it goes in to the bigger tube and cut a similar sized chunk of rubber to go on the washer so that when you're all enthusiastic and you thrust it in there balls deep before shes ready you dont mangle the hole.

Carl S Wrote:
so that
> when you're all enthusiastic and you thrust it in
> there balls deep before shes ready you dont mangle
> the hole.

funny, that's what she said.


<snicker snicker>

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/

JohnLane Wrote:
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> This sure sounds like a lot of effort to make the
> dash not shiny.
>
> I use sandpaper on it when it gets too shiny.
> *Presto!! No more dashboard in the windshield
> when driving into the sun!
>
> JohnLane
>
> Overkill is consistently more fun


Yeah but as Grant hughes once pointed out it's just one of those things that make a rally car a RALLY CAR!

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Gone fishing

david amor Wrote:
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> Yeah but as Grant hughes once pointed out it's
> just one of those things that make a rally car a
> RALLY CAR!

Curious... How do you clean this "suede" dashboard after a dusty rally? Can you just wipe it down like a stock dash in 30 seconds? Does it look good once and then it just looks like dirt so need to clean it anymore?

...George

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Civic Rally Car

gkd Wrote:
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> david amor Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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>
> > Yeah but as Grant hughes once pointed out
> it's
> > just one of those things that make a rally
> car a
> > RALLY CAR!
>
> Curious... How do you clean this "suede" dashboard
> after a dusty rally? Can you just wipe it down
> like a stock dash in 30 seconds? Does it look good
> once and then it just looks like dirt so need to
> clean it anymore?
>
> ...George
>

Compressed air + blow gun

What did I do to my car today?

Filled up the 3 flat tires and drove it to work.

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Monika Hawkinson
Seattle, WA

Well done!

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Robert.

"You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli.

I broke off a banjo bolt in the CIS injection for the freakin CSV. now i have to try and drill it out, retap it, and figure out what im going to use.