Project 'Overtime': Pro-Touring 68 Acadian (Nova) with L92 swap - Page 12 - Lateral-g Forums

**waynieZ** · #**111** 07-03-2009, 05:51 PM

Nice job on the deck. Where were you when my front porch got fixed last week. lol After a tuff day on the car you can chill out there.
Oh another thing the good will you get from the wife for building that will go a long way....

**scherp69** · #**112** 08-15-2009, 11:22 AM

Nothing major to update. The past couple months I've been pretty busy with other things. We spent 5 days in Vegas, I built a deck in the back yard (as I already mentioned) and with all the forest fires in the area I've been working a bunch of overtime shifts making sure no one is looting in the evacuated areas. I've spent a bit of time on the car. I'm hoping next week to get the firewall primed and then to figure out the paint. I also bought a few new parts. Here's some pics:

When I was stripping the windshield channel, I found some rust

Out with the rust

In with the new

Other than that, I've just been getting the firewall ready for primer and paint. But did get new stuff

Autokraft motor mounts

Lakewood LS scattershield

Keisler hydraulic actuator kit. I went with this kit as I don't have to modify the firewall to mount the master

And finally some of you may saw that I ordered new wheels. I decided to go with New Gen Splitters wth the brushed centres and polished lips. I'll be running 18 x 10 with a 5.5" backspace on the back with Nitto 555R 305-35-18's. On the front I'll be running 18 x 8 with a 4.75" backspace with Nitto 555 245-40-18's. I was hoping to run 315's in the back but with and 18" wheel it just wouldn't fit. I could have ran 315-17's, but wanted to stay with the 18's. Here's a pic on Jon's (from Driverz Inc) Nova.

**waynieZ** · #**113** 08-15-2009, 12:18 PM

Nice choice on the wheels I like them. It looks like the parts are coming together.. Wayne

**scherp69** · #**114** 08-19-2009, 03:44 PM

Thanks Wayne. Yeah I hope I end up being happy with the wheels. I'm bad for changing my mind all the time. I think I'll like them.

So I finally got some primer on the firewall. I did it in black to see how my body work would look and was told it would make a good base under red. Guess I need to do a bit more on it before I lay the paint. Thankfully I'm not painting the car black and the red paint should hide some of the blemishes. I also need to fix the orange peel look to it. Anyone have any suggestions. To be honest I'm a complete idiot when it comes to body work, especially using the spray guns so any advice would be great. I'm using these guns from DiVilbiss: http://www.eastwood.com/paint-equipm...ng-system.html

Here's a pic:

70rs · #**115** 08-19-2009, 06:15 PM

In regard to using the spray guns, I have ZERO experience with automotive finishes. But 20 plus years of cabinetry type finishes. In my experience it all comes down to fan pattern and flow rate. Both of those require practice. If you have anything to practice on try changing the spread of the "fan" and you flow rate (make sure your line and gun pressures are set accourding to your material needs) and your movement speed.
I am sure someone else here can chime in with line and gun pressures for your materials. Prctice and consistency are key. Keep at it and good luck.

**scherp69** · #**116** 08-20-2009, 02:06 PM

Thanks for the advice 70rs. Well a quick update..so after speaking to a body shop owner, I'll be stripping the primer off the firewall and will starting over. I found out that the primer I used is not the best for what I'm hoping to accomplish. The parts guy sold me PPG DP primer/sealer. Apparently not the best to do block sanding and not designed to be laid on heavy at all. So with this in mind, I'll be heading back to the store and getting some Nexa high build epoxy primer and laying that down next week. Then I'll do some block sanding to get it looking nice.

Blake Foster · #**117** 08-20-2009, 03:23 PM

have someone how is good lay the paint on!!! bring it down when it is all ready and we can just mask and spray it.
nothing worse than trying to sand out orange peal or runs and then polishing it

**scherp69** · #**118** 08-20-2009, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killer69

have someone how is good lay the paint on!!! bring it down when it is all ready and we can just mask and spray it.
nothing worse than trying to sand out orange peal or runs and then polishing it

Hey Blake. My plans are to have the rest of the car done professionally. I'm going to take a shot at spraying the firewall and door jams. I figure if there are any issues, they'll be harder to see. I painted a truck before with a metallic base clear and it turned out pretty good, I'm just going to take more time doing this one. When I get closer to doing the rest of the car, I'll keep you guys in mind.

Another quick update, I'm not going to use the Nexa primer...I just ended up ordering BASF's high build epoxy primer. I got a gallon of grey and a quart of black to tint the grey. Will be nice, can spray it on and block sand it. Less spraying and doing the same job. It's not cheap, but it's a good product. If anyone wants parts numbers, they are EP569 for grey, EP769 for black and PA897 for the activator. Will hope to spray the firewall again next Wednesday and will let it sit for a while.

MarkM66 · #**119** 08-21-2009, 06:51 AM

Nice build.

I was glad to read you are not going to run those Foose Wheels.

LowchevyII · #**120** 08-22-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkM66

Nice build.

I was glad to read you are not going to run those Foose Wheels.

x2. Nothing against foose, but those wheels are so overused. i see them on everything and have become a bit jaded with them. Then ones on there now are sweet. sick lookin build up. cant wait to see it finished.