Dirty Dee's Build

somewhat shitty pics. Started to suede some shit on the interior. I attempted to apply it to the door panels, but it wasnt stretchy enough, so I am going to have to apply it in two sections so it doent have any wrinkling. I got the armrest done, the A-pillars, and almost all of the glove box done. Better pics tomorrow and more progress too.

center box is dope. I might wana do that to mine

The pictures do not really show how nice it is.

When you see it in person the suede looks A LOT nicer.

chris..

*cough* you should do my glove box *cough*

hs13kls wrote:

chris..

*cough* you should do my glove box *cough*

thats what i was thinking...

daytime pics of a-pillars and glove box








tried a different approach on the door panels by using two pieces instead of one...






I might just take the panels to an upholstery shop in the summer or something.

looks similar to vinyl, not fun

How did the plastic you painted turn out?

would it be harder to have vertical sections on the panel?

Try sticking some more of that super glue in the sections that did not stick down dirty d.

That may do the trick. Just do not get it in open sight, or glue your finger.

Stab Master Arson wrote:

would it be harder to have vertical sections on the panel?

Vertical sections would not help. The trouble spots are the ends where it is indented. The material wasn't able to stretch in those areas, and would wrinkle up.

I did this same thing with my last car and it came out ok. What I was told to do for the best results with those door panels is to cut that piece out from the panel. Wrap it. Then glue it back in with some special glue shit, maybe like jb weld or somthing. I was told this by the guy that does custom interiors at work.

Also you should scotch guard that shit cause once it gets wet it discolors.

meh. Most likely going to be redoing it in the summer with genuine suede instead of the fake stuff.


got rid of the AIV and charcoal canister today as well as the respective vacuum lines. Also finally installed the altima fans I picked up from red over a year ago

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true that, you picked those up when you picked mine up! lmk if you have any problems i can try to help you over the phone.. lol

did you get all those other lines blocked?

There is no right way to do the door panels other than getting it professionally done.
I have tried numerous times, so has Broadfield, all with the same results. I did ithe Gucci in 1 piece and it looked fucking great. No creases, perfect stick, etc. It will stick for a month or so, but on super hot days they will peel. Even tired cutting out the panel, wrapping it, and fiberglassing back on. Same fucking thing.

Professionals not only use 2 pieces but the strength of their glue is much better. Nothing over the counter will hold for very long. Even industrial strength 3m in the can wont work. It would be nice to try and vacum seal the fabric like the factory did.

Yea, I was able to block off all the lines. But I think I might rewire it so the fans only run when the car is on and temp is high instead of being based solely on temperature

whiterps13 wrote:

There is no right way to do the door panels other than getting it professionally done.
I have tried numerous times, so has Broadfield, all with the same results. I did ithe Gucci in 1 piece and it looked fucking great. No creases, perfect stick, etc. It will stick for a month or so, but on super hot days they will peel. Even tired cutting out the panel, wrapping it, and fiberglassing back on. Same fucking thing.

Professionals not only use 2 pieces but the strength of their glue is much better. Nothing over the counter will hold for very long. Even industrial strength 3m in the can wont work. It would be nice to try and vacum seal the fabric like the factory did.

Yea, I remember you talking about how broadfield was trying to figure out a way to do it with two pieces, and having a seam down the middle. But, I am just going to have it done professionally over the summer or fall

toby is a cool guy, i talked and took pictures of he car a few months ago, he may do mine lol
you need to get this damn car down to champaign

mid june it will be down there. Btw, Kim, around what temperature did we set your fans to kick in?


started messing around with the front splitter/skid plate today. Drilled out some mounting holes and took a few measurements. Just need to get some mounting hardware and install it tomorrow.

Dirty Dee wrote:

mid june it will be down there. Btw, Kim, around what temperature did we set your fans to kick in?


started messing around with the front splitter/skid plate today. Drilled out some mounting holes and took a few measurements. Just need to get some mounting hardware and install it tomorrow.

oo, i honestly have no idea. i cant remember, i just set it at the middle (it corresponded to some temp like 180?) but i adjusted it from there. so i dont really know. i need to look at it again

Italian suede.

My brother knew someone who was able to get it at a cheaper price, so he ended up paying 18/sq. ft rather than 35/sq. ft.

cool ass hell!

have you thought about wheel upgrade yet?

I'm broke, and jobless until mid august.


so yea...

Italian suede? classsssy!

I figured its about time to show the new stuff I am doing on the car since now I have a steady cash flow and am making some progress.


Around May I bought Splitimes RB20 motorset and all the extras it came with. I picked it all up in August and til about two weeks ago it was just sitting in the corner.








On holloween I began stripping down the block and got it on a stand. I really wanted to tear it open to see the condition of the cylinder walls and everything else. After getting the head off I was able to see that the cylinder walls were in amazing condition:















You can still see the cross-hatching on the cylinder walls.














Last thursday I then took off the oil pan. Everything looked nice and clean. Oil jet squirters looked brand new. Removed Main Bearing Cap to see the condition of the main bearings. Scoring was seen on only two of the bearings.










The first bearing


















the second bearing




















random shots



















Today I got around to pulling off the front pulley and removing the oil and water pump. The gear on the crankshaft was giving me a bit of a problem, but nothing a drill couldnt fix.
















Here you can see the contact patch for the oil pump. I am going to get the crankshaft to a machine shop and have them machine on an extended collar












Here is another shot of the cylinder walls: