please tell me u grinded out all that rust prior to the bondo.
if not, your gonna kick your self in the ass for not doing it.
and i hope that rocker pannel is metal now... or else its not gonna last long.
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lol. what kinda moron puts bondo over rust? i said i was an amateur (no offense if anyone may have done this.. i just figured it was common knowledge?)
yeah but i went crazy with the grinder, all down to the bare metal. i patched a small hole in the bottom corner of the door with some long-strand fiberglass filler, went along the bottom seem with the fiberglass also, and i went over the rest that I grinded with some Evercoat plastic filler (same thing as bondo i guess).
a guy i went to high school with is back in town, talked to him and found out he has a MIG welder... he welded on my rocker panels (galvanized steel) quite heavy gauge that i got made up at a local fabrication shop... they fit on perfect and the doors close with ease. and while he was at it we hit a weak spot in the quarter panel so he welded a piece in there as well. it is all rock-guarded, kind of a shame the bottom half of the car is going to be covered up..
thanks for the feedback.
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
i asked for it tho, after asking the question about the oil cap... it was really stuck on there man i never seen anything like it. got that figured out too. i'm learning as i go
lol
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
haha yeah... the oil cap was newbie question of the year! lol.
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do ya's think it would look ok with the car painted glossy black, the ground effects painted glossy black.- with the small trim painted grey all around, and the GTZ rims painted grey? i dont want to get the rims painted black.. i want them to stand out. please let me know any of your opinions
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
Oh man.... I look forward to having alot of fun like you.....
Im going to get started on my Z24 hood today, and then work my way back with both doors and the rocker panels, those are my only real rust spots on the car though.
My Z24 clone currently rides on GTZ wheels as well....
<img src="http://boner.berettaspeed.com/cavysig.jpg">
oh yea lots of fun, lol. i have some water getting in when it rains, another guy had the same problem with leaks in the same areas.. behind the rear side window where the c-pillar meets the rest of the body.. and the notorious "firewall leak" down in the cowl.. it was patched when i looked at it when i got it, i'm just gonna patch it better.
but after all that is what i'm looking forward to, once i start getting things painted and the bumpers put on then its time to do up the interior. like i say i was hoping to have it ready for paint by now but the weather hasnt cooperated with me the past 2 weeks minus maybe 2 good days lol. very nice clone you have there too, btw
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
Well considering i read this post at like 11:30 this morning I decided to get off my butt and start on my Z24 project as well....
Heres my results with a few hours of wetsanding and using a little bit of body filler....
Ive got to wetsand it again and get another can of primer, but thanks for the inspiration.
<img src="http://boner.berettaspeed.com/cavysig.jpg">
coming along good so far! i have 2 phase2 hoods.. 1 came on the car, 1 came with the bumpers, etc. the one that came on the car is white.. the one that came with my stuff is kinda burgandy with diff colors here and there but is in better shape... the white one has a fairly deep scratch in it. could be fixed but i'd rather start off with the better of the two... then its wetsanding, primer, etc for me too lol. fun stuff man. keep us updated on the progress. the hoods are so much nicer than stock
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
lol you guys look like you're having as much fun as me
although you seem to have better resouces lol, i'm rebuilding my rockers with old stove metal coated in porceline, and pop rivets (heavy ass duty) i need to take pictures of my progress still, but if you want to see how things are going head to my Project page www.Cardomain.com/id/darkambience
note: if you guys want to add me to friends lists, go to www.cardomain.com/id/Myst3rio kuz i'm switching pages and names ect
you guys are lucky with the hoods, i'm going to have to wait until i can afford to get a new one, none of the birds around here have good hoods on them
(also using the long strand and evercoat method, evercoat is so much better than bondo, i'm glad for you that you're using it)
"I live my life a quarter mile at a time..." "for those ten seconds or less I'm free"
Mysterio i see you are from NS as well. yeah the Evercoat is quite easy to work with and i got the gallon can for $11.99cdn. it sands out very nice. it's very good for the lighter jobs
i am off to rip out the back seat now (going to try and fit in a Beretta GTZ seat with a little persuasion, see how it looks. i also have to find the source of a leak while i'm in there so i guess that's what i'm up to now. going to check out your page now man.
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
The GTZ seats do work out really well, the fronts need some customizing, but the backs are a bolt in.
<img src="http://boner.berettaspeed.com/cavysig.jpg">
*does the mr. burns thing*
exxxcellent...
that looks awesome. i also find those front seats so much more comfortable... hoping i can get the fronts off the guy too, but i know the back seat is no problem..
for customizing... i assume u probably have to take the mounting hardware out of the GTZ and mount it in the Cav? or is there more to it than that? yeah that looks awesome in your car man.
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
Is that GTZ rear seat the fold down type?
looks like it is.. the one i'm getting out of my buddy's '88 GTZ parts car is too
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
damn... those seats look nice, makes me reconsider my re-apolstering idea...
kev where the fudge did you get a gallon can of evercoat for 12 bucks???!!! i'm going to need a bigger can of fiberglass too
crap on that... lol, lets hope i get this job at toyota
p.s. more updated pics on my myst3rio page, more comming once i do summore work
"I live my life a quarter mile at a time..." "for those ten seconds or less I'm free"
Saf-Way Auto Parts here in Sydney, they had a sale on it for a couple of weeks so i picked up a 3.somethin liter can of it! i have some fiberglass filler for the heavy stuff too
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
damn, i need fiber filler resin and lightweight filler, and i need them soon. wish we had one of those places out here, it's all like.... cheapoville and crap so a gallon can of evercoat you can only get at carquest and it's like 60 something bucks, f that!
and damn guys, you got me really considering that seat swap those things are frickin sweet!!!
"I live my life a quarter mile at a time..." "for those ten seconds or less I'm free"
ouch Mysterio, that is steep man. the reg price down here is like $19.99. seems things on Cape Breton are usually more expensive than on the mainland, lol. man, for $60 i hope that comes with a tube of astroglide.. all i can say is ouch
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COMING SOON.. '94 Cavalier 2.2L Z-Wannabee (in progress)
i could be wrong too, all i remember is i felt like my @$$ hurt when i walked out with a small can of long strand fiberglass filler
"I live my life a quarter mile at a time..." "for those ten seconds or less I'm free"
