Alex_G60_Fanatic

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4238503-Idorap-VW-Motorsport-Golf-Replica Just found this and I almost lost the plot.... Awesome looking car and attention to detail is amazing :thumbleft:

PM me your payment info. then :)

I'm going to have to pick your brains about your set up mate... It sounds intriguing

£10 for the 10mm spacers?

do you find you get an even coating using the electrolysis Yan? Or do you get more zink on the side with the electrode?

If you can aford it i don't see why not. You'll need as kev says to have special primer when you come to paint them and they need to be sand blasted clean and degreased... If you can be bothered it's very worth while

80 mate.... ;) bare in mind... I'm blasting the rust off the steel... I'm not wanting to blow a hole in the steel

I'm going to have to go lie down... :eek:

If you could get the correct sieve that could work, you would have to wash it as well I reckon, especially if your doing it outside like me... I'll try it and let you know! :lol: if all else fails i could convert it into a siege weapon

As far as my limited research goes Kev the only limiting factor is the nozzle size. So long as the blast media you choose has a small enough diameter to fit up the tube and into the gun there should be no reason why you couldn't use sharp sand from Wickes! Of course... I can't guarantee a good finish! :lol: I'm using Aluminium oxide powder because that's what came with the gun but I could have chosen glass beads or other media. The gun would take them all. As for the mess I'll make... this is the one thing that has been stopping me up till now. I don't have a garage just now and the compressor I would use is in my dads cottage being used with a nail gun (he doesn't have a garage either.) I plan on doing it in the open air on a concrete drive way that has been swept clean. Of course... this way i wont be able to re-use most if any of the media. Ideally you need a steel cabinet but they cost a fair bit and are not easy to use. A garage would be ideal if it was empty... any stuff in the garage i would imagine will get covered in dust and loose grit. I'll let you guys know how i get on. :)

I wish you had seen my other thread Yan... Would have saved me some time! :lol: http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?53941-home-galvanizing I found this kit in the end... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zinc-plating-Electroplating-car-and-bike-plating-kit-/250783620269?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a63de5cad but for £30 I though i might as well send the big bits off to be hot dipped... Also, I don't have a big enough bucket (or anywhere to put it!) Still looked like a nice kit though. I imagine you got something similar? Good shout Kev! ;)

I thought as much... I mean, the powder coat is just that... a coating, Galvanization is chemically bonded to the steel. It's just some people swear by it... I'll get those bits hot dipped after I manage to get the grit blasted. You could possibly use it as a mould to fabricate more slam panels? Make a fortune!

I've decided to go onto amazon and just got myself a £12 grit gun and pipe and 7.5kg of aluminium oxide grit. I'll rent a compressor before i go to this company.... Indeed Kev, I felt the same way... If I answered the phone like that at my office I'd get the sack in minuets.

Was thinking of getting my front cross member, slam panel, radiator support panel etc. Galvanized. I need to get them cleaned up and then this place in Forfar said they could chemically clean and hot dip all the bits for between £30 and £50. So.. very cheep. I'll then spray them at home a funny colour But would it be better to just get them sent of to be powder coated? Front cross member alone is coming in at £80 and I hear stories about powder coats cracking, chipping etc... What would you lot recommend? :shrug:

just phoned the "Perth Powder Coating Co" and I wont be using them... It clearly states on their website that they have mobile grit blasting services... So I rang them up and the conversation went something like this: Perth Powder Coating Co "what?" me "Hi, I'd like to get some car parts grit blasted please. Could you provide me with a quote? Perth Powder Coating Co "hahaha... Well I can't quote without knowing what it is like! hahahaha" me "I realize that, I was hoping to give you some simple sizes and then you could give me an idea of cost...." Perth Powder Coating Co "oh right, ok so what is it your needing." I then proceed to tell him the name of the parts, their approximate size and shape as well (in some cases) their use on the car... Perth Powder Coating Co "Hmm, front cross member... what's that again?" me "holds the front of the engine up mate... It's about [x] long and made of steel." Perth Powder Coating Co "if I remember I did one before for £80... me "£80... That with the powder coating then?" Perth Powder Coating Co "yeah :? " me "ok... It's just that I asked for a price for the parts cleaned and shot blasted only though.... " Perth Powder Coating Co "Why?" me "Because I don't wont them powder coated" Perth Powder Coating Co "Why don't you wont them powder coated?" me "Because I wonted them Galvanized." Perth Powder Coating Co "why you doing that?!" me "Because I can get all the parts hot dipped for £30 if you must know..." Perth Powder Coating Co "........................................" me "hello?.............." brrrrrrrrrrrrr.......... So Yeah, If that's the place you where thinking of in Perth then you can think again! :?

rocking thanks

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Hello all! Trial fitted the Wiring loom last night and it works a treat! All i need to do now in spray the enclosure (black i think) then get it fitted. But seeing as i have loads of new things to go on the front of the car including a new rad I've put fitting that on the back burner until further notice. Rockin having bright lights though!

bump... Is there a company that can do this for me?

I certainly wasn't offended! Git :lol:

No need to do this unless you have a ported charger tbh. But thee K&N replacement filter will do you fine. Just keep it clean

Indeed... Can some one give me the jist of it please?

OOO i need to try this! mine squeaks like a tinny beast!

probably because you clicked the button that says "mark forums read" I do this all the time because it appears in the same place as "quick links" :(

Those cone filters are rubbish pal. Go back to an OEM filter as above (unless your rich in which case get one of these... http://www.swgmotorsport.com/asps/ShowDetails.asp?id=172) You can get a second hand air box on here for quite cheep and replacement filters for £20....