Level 7 Motorsports EK build

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:23 pm

How hard was it to strip that bay?

skittle_107 · Post by **skittle_107** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:30 pm

Waffles;288825 wrote:How hard was it to strip that bay?

It was stripped chemically, then sandblasted this morning. Not too bad

eh2_Erik · Post by **eh2_Erik** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:48 pm

If those drag radials are in good shape still, i might need them.

Everything looks good! Level7 never disappoints.

skittle_107 · Post by **skittle_107** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:23 am

eh2_Erik;288838 wrote:If those drag radials are in good shape still, i might need them.

Everything looks good! Level7 never disappoints.

Lol, thanks!

Sailor · Post by **Sailor** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:41 pm

Two days of work and the rhino lined bay is no more! However the sandblasting did confirm that both of the front wheel houses need to be replaced. Someone had tried to replace the one on the RT side and the LT side had been seriously damaged and someone tried to straighten it. We just quickly trimmed them both off. Today honda is delivering the new panels. Later this afternoon we should have the front end all welded back on. As for the vinyl wrap.... it just sucks to remove. It is really thin and brittle, even when using the heat gun it just wants to come off in small pieces. We did manage to pick up a used set of doors so that will save us a day of peeling. Thats it for now. I will take more pictures as we keep working. Hope you dont mind me posting Scott.

modthesol · Post by **modthesol** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:51 pm

jeez, with all this work buying this car couldnt have been cost productive.

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:02 pm

modthesol;288922 wrote:jeez, with all this work buying this car couldnt have been cost productive.

exactly what i was thinking unless he got it for 200 bucks and doing the work himself.

delslo · Post by **delslo** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:13 pm

Clayton;288925 wrote:exactly what i was thinking unless he got it for 200 bucks and doing the work himself.

http://stlhondas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23547

Came with a lot, but damn. With as much as he is replacing a better shell might have been an easier path. (though I suppose that was unknown) Still the progress is swift on this and can't wait to see how it turns out.

skittle_107 · Post by **skittle_107** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:40 pm

modthesol;288922 wrote:jeez, with all this work buying this car couldnt have been cost productive.

Clayton;288925 wrote:exactly what i was thinking unless he got it for 200 bucks and doing the work himself.

This isn't going to be a typical hatch on rotas. I'm not concerned about being cost effective.

delslo;288927 wrote:http://stlhondas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23547

Came with a lot, but damn. With as much as he is replacing a better shell might have been an easier path. (though I suppose that was unknown) Still the progress is swift on this and can't wait to see how it turns out.

Thanks, me too!

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:44 pm

skittle_107;288935 wrote:This isn't going to be a typical hatch on rotas. I'm not concerned about being cost effective.

So it will be on steelies then? LOL

Seriously, looks like all is moving along. Nice work so far.