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> GT project, Big Day.......three years later.....make that five (!) years
rgalla9146
post May 15 2017, 03:23 PM
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Big day for my GT project.
Getting a combination soda blast and garnet blast on my bare chassis and all the
removable panels.
The baking soda is used to remove paint and is suitable for the body panels.
The garnet is much more course and removes surface rust on the undersides.
I hope I did enough to keep it out of the longs and all the other cavities.
Fingers crossed.


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post May 15 2017, 03:44 PM
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QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ May 15 2017, 01:23 PM) *

Big day for my GT project.
Getting a combination soda blast and garnet blast on my bare chassis and all the
removable panels.
The baking soda is used to remove paint and is suitable for the body panels.
The garnet is much more course and removes surface rust on the undersides.
I hope I did enough to keep it out of the longs and all the other cavities.
Fingers crossed.



Awesome .. I want to do that in just spots on my car once the welding is all done.
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post May 15 2017, 03:59 PM
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Is that you doing the blasting? You might not be able to keep out every bit of dust, but with a bit of effort you can get most of it. The sound of the engine will drown out anything that is rattling around in the longs anyways
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post May 15 2017, 04:07 PM
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post May 15 2017, 05:59 PM
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congratulations she is looking good!
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post May 15 2017, 07:03 PM
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Looks sweet!
Congrats!
Am jealous, in a good way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post May 15 2017, 08:10 PM
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Very cool! Do the best you can to blow and vacuum it out. Then move on.
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post May 15 2017, 10:05 PM
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Great job, one step at a time.
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post May 16 2017, 05:20 AM
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QUOTE(PanelBilly @ May 15 2017, 05:59 PM) *

Is that you doing the blasting? You might not be able to keep out every bit of dust, but with a bit of effort you can get most of it. The sound of the engine will drown out anything that is rattling around in the longs anyways


Not me, I took the pic.
Two guys doing one hour stints each. All day.
Soda on the outside bodywork and garnet on the bottom.
The noise was friggin' LOUD
I specified a weekday so most of my neighbors were out.
I would have dipped and E coated but the longs were already reinforced.
I used duct tape, dum dum, butyl and hardware to fill every hole along the longs
the rollbar, the windshield frame and all crossmembers.
I'v only done preliminary blow and vacuum cleaning so far.
The ability to roll the car over easily is key to removal of contamination.
I added a picture of removal of the Karmann tag.
I levered the rivets out from behind.


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post May 16 2017, 06:16 AM
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Looking good there Rory.

How did the chassis look after the blasting ?
I know there wasn't too much rust when I had it.
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post May 16 2017, 07:25 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) That is definitely the way to begin one of these builds. I love the removal of the Karman tag too. Now we need to see how it came out after blasting please.
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post May 16 2017, 07:40 AM
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QUOTE(Luke M @ May 16 2017, 08:16 AM) *

Looking good there Rory.

How did the chassis look after the blasting ?
I know there wasn't too much rust when I had it.


Hey Luke
No big surprises.
I had to replace the drivers door.... it was already painted and buttered up twice.
I decided not to replace the rear of the floor. The issues it had were
cosmetic.....dents and some welding.
I put the jack receivers back on and replaced the pass. rear ear. along with some additional reinforcements on the both rear ears.
The chassis is solid.
Next it goes to get primed and initial body work.
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post May 16 2017, 07:56 AM
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Only way to go ...............
That way you know what you have from the get go.
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post May 16 2017, 08:03 AM
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Great job....nice that you are taking proper safety precautions with that hood. Looks like an Apollo 600 set up.


I am lucky enough to have a sandblast room here at work. I can help any SoCal MEMBERS with blast projects, if anyone is interested. I will donate room and media....operator labor is minimal.

Keep up the good work an keep us posted on progress. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)



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post May 16 2017, 08:55 AM
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post Jul 28 2017, 07:59 PM
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My chassis was blasted about a month ago.
I finally got a long time friend to come to do the prep/prime and
hammer/dolly work.
I'm hoping to get to a paint booth in a month.


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post Jul 28 2017, 10:50 PM
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Looks great! Do tell about that trans support "cover". I've been working up a design for stiffening mine and yours caught my eye.
Details man, I want some details!
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post Jul 28 2017, 11:12 PM
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That is going to look great! What color are you going to paint it?
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post Jul 29 2017, 05:37 AM
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QUOTE(tygaboy @ Jul 29 2017, 12:50 AM) *

Looks great! Do tell about that trans support "cover". I've been working up a design for stiffening mine and yours caught my eye.
Details man, I want some details!


It's 18 ga. fabed at a local metal shop .
48" wide then whittled down to contact the outside ends of the original
crossmember. 2 1/8" deep x 3 1/8" wide.
I'll include the nut to secure the spare tire and a couple pads for the tire to rest on
as well.
I not a fan of the tubular diagonal supports.
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post Jul 29 2017, 05:44 AM
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That is going to look great! What color are you going to paint it?


White......not sure of the name...Grand Prix ?
what color white was is a 906 ?
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