Whitey update
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From: Michigan
Originally Posted by y2khawk
Next season is gonna ROCK!
LS1's invading the local heads up races
Tell Kurt to send me the name of the coater, i don't think my normal place has an oven that big
LS1's invading the local heads up races
Tell Kurt to send me the name of the coater, i don't think my normal place has an oven that big
Friday night LS1 shoot out... hmmmm....
The coater is a placed called "Cooter's" in the Grand Blanc / Flint area.
Damn, I miss not having a car.
Originally Posted by Outlaw
Forgive me if I am wrong here.. but I though NHRA said you can no longer PC the cage/frame?
Looks sick though
Looks sick though
Damn that, I couldnt even begin to fathom a bare MS (I know this one is CM, but for those ultra-tiny budget guys like me...) Rollbar/cage. That would be crazy especially since it would invite rust, which in itself weakens the structure, but then add the rough edges/abrasion points.
Kevin, can you tell us what color he's thinking of going with this beauty?
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Originally Posted by The Juggernaut
I heard the heat from powder coating weakens the metal(cage)?
True or false?
True or false?
your frame rails more than likely get hotter due to header clearance than a quick bake for coating.
I do know they outlawed chroming stuff. Chemical etching of the base metal would be my guess on why.
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From: Albuquerque NM - The Land of 8000ft DA
Originally Posted by y2khawk
doubt it, PC only needs a few hundred degrees. Hell, it'll probably stress relieve the welds anyway
your frame rails more than likely get hotter due to header clearance than a quick bake for coating.
I do know they outlawed chroming stuff. Chemical etching of the base metal would be my guess on why.
your frame rails more than likely get hotter due to header clearance than a quick bake for coating.
I do know they outlawed chroming stuff. Chemical etching of the base metal would be my guess on why.
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From: Grove City Ohio/Port Washington L.I sometimes
Originally Posted by Kev@WheeltoWheel
On a typical build coating and paint work is done after all fab and fitment work is completed.
Then it is time for final assembly.
Dave's car is going through some changes so Whitey's car is farther along at this point.
Final assembly pictures should be coming down the wire shortly.
Then it is time for final assembly.
Dave's car is going through some changes so Whitey's car is farther along at this point.
Final assembly pictures should be coming down the wire shortly.
Next year is going to be a blast.I'll be heading northbound on I-75 every first Friday of the month next Summer.
I want to see what my beater will do against some of the Detroit area hardware at Milan.
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From: Mefis
Originally Posted by smokinHawk
at my work we stress releive welds in a 500* oven for about an hour, so it could do it some good.
so no PC will not weaken the steel.
so no PC will not weaken the steel.
Nothing like killing 2 birds with one stone.
Plus it looks dead sexy!
Whats the orangeish/browninsh stuff on the quarter panel in the first pic?
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I dont really know what the reasons were or how it was explained to me on why SFI said no more coating of cages/frames but if i recall it had something to do with not being able to tell the penetration of the welds once it had been coated and something else. I have a 25-2 spec book at home. Ill look at it and see if I can find anything about this.
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The inspectors will prefer to do the initial inspection before coating. In fact they would prefer it. If it comes coated they do tell you that they will strip paint in any corners and bars they wish to inspect the welds as well as the tubing thickness. We're likely going to get mine checked out first before coating it. Don't know yet for certain. Most of the inspectors here are willing to work with you on it.