900 SPG Autox car

[spgeebee88]

yeah the PO of this car COVERED the bottom of it with undercoating ive got most of it off but iam concerned about it melting on me / catching on fire.

anyone got any good tips or tricks to really getting it off??

[DeLorean]

Sand blaster, and a harbor freight 4 & 1/2" angle grinder w/wire wheel.

[SwedeSport]

Gasoline. Make sure to have fresh air, and good gloves.

[spgeebee88]

"hardest" part done

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[spgeebee88]

progress!

[SwedeSport]

Wow! I can't recall who, but there was someone producing patch panels for that exact repair.

[airsweden]

I bought one once, pretty good quality and saved a bit of time but they are kinda pricey.


http://autorust.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=304&zenid=ecbe6546609849bcce82840024370145

[spgeebee88]

ya i saw those "safe t caps". but i wanted to save some money buy spending my time.... its not all that hard to fab up tho, just time consuming

[spgeebee88]

everything is back together! heres a pic of the wheel well

[SwedeSport]

Looks like you have overcome a major obstacle ,.... whats next?

[spgeebee88]

the rear of the car ...... i have all new hardwear for it, Powerflex bushings and matching Acfo springs/ adjusters hopefully i can get it all done before the first race. i can't describe how happy iam that the front is all buttoned up tho

[SwedeSport]

I never did like the Silver KYB shocks. Are they Gr-2's ? I have the white ones in my car and they still arent that great. Do you plan to upgrade them?

[DeLorean]

the KYB's are just about the worst shocks for a C-900 I have ever experienced. The original equipment sachs-boge are worlds better, even if you have a used set with 200K on them, they are likely going to be better than new KYB's. The Bilstein shocks are nice too, I have them on my car, however I find them to be too firm for most normal driving conditions and tend to make the car "crash" over bumps. However, for autoXing they are probably about the best you will find.

[spgeebee88]

yea those came on the car, iam going to be trashing them as soon as i get more cash, i'll probably get the bilstine HD's. i had them on my old C900 sedan they worked ok i thought they could be a little stiffer for Solo but they did the job. i ideally wanted the Koni's but i dont think there available anymore. but i got to buy tires first and we all know that a rim and tire combo gets expensive

[spgeebee88]

been busy on this lately, got the rear end all buttoned up all the busings/ old hardware replaced. so i started working on the floors of the car which where in tough shape, here the finshed product,