Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[rsrguy]

Pretty extensive wheel pant repair. Managed the red stripes and clear today... shiny jelly beans.... yay! Looks good enough to lick.

[herr_oberst]

You're really good at that, rsguy!

Just in time for Easter.

[wdfifteen]

You need your own thread, Guy! You're making the rest of us look like slackers.

[HobieMarty]

Nice work on those "jelly beans"!!!

On a smaller scale, I sprayed some primer on the little Armored Car body yesterday. I also sprayed the body with some Krylon "Banner Red" this morning, but the color is just too dark, not what I was wanting. So, it's off to Hobby Lobby for a brighter shade of red.

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[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

You need your own thread, Guy! You're making the rest of us look like slackers.

You're too kind It's only paint

[911boost]

After 10 years and 2,500+ hard miles, it is time to give the shocks on my Polaris Razr some love. After three days of riding in Moab, I am not using it for a month or so. Its a good time to pull it apart and send the shocks in.

The place rebuilds them, valving them for how I ride, my weight with a passenger etc. and I am having them put new progressing springs on it.

The hardest part was figuring out how to put the jack stand on the back, lol.

Did it in my storage unit so it isn't taking up a garage spot for the next few weeks.

[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by 911boost

After 10 years and 2,500+ hard miles, it is time to give the shocks on my Polaris Razr some love. After three days of riding in Moab, I am not using it for a month or so. Its a good time to pull it apart and send the shocks in.

The place rebuilds them, valving them for how I ride, my weight with a passenger etc. and I am having them put new progressing springs on it.

The hardest part was figuring out how to put the jack stand on the back, lol.

Did it in my storage unit so it isn't taking up a garage spot for the next few weeks.

Seems like absorbers should last longer. I like the idea of using the storage for the work space.

[rsrguy]

Lots of cracking around the snout, and the fitment of the top and bottom was less than ideal. I ended up grinding back and pottiing the halves together, using glass cloth and smoosh/splooge with t-88, mill fibers and long strand cf. It was a simple job, but lots of steps.

[911boost]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Seems like absorbers should last longer. I like the idea of using the storage for the work space.

The shocks are not bad, it is mainly the springs that are the issue. I had it stored in my toy hauler for years strapped down and they just got tired.

They are supposed to be serviced every 2,500 miles or so. They take a beating.....

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Lots of cracking around the snout, and the fitment of the top and bottom was less than ideal. I ended up grinding back and pottiing the halves together, using glass cloth and smoosh/splooge with t-88, mill fibers and long strand cf. It was a simple job, but lots of steps

Maybe a simple job (and lots of steps) but if there's one place the eye will go.....

It has to look good. This is not a fix you want to hurry.

And they have the right man on the job.

[rsrguy]

Herr O. Thanks, as it happens I'm one of probably a few people that isn't bothered by working with it, and resin, AND sanding it. Most hate glass work because of the sanding alone. Maybe that's why I'm "the guy " lol

[Baz]

Can appreciate what you're saying Guy, as someone who worked at a surfboard factory on my summers off from college in the early 70's.

I kind of understand why someone might shy away from this work because of the fumes and dust particles - but wearing PPE will do a decent job of protecting one's health. And then you get into the messy type of work it is.

Whatever - like many things we do while growing up it all comes back into play at some point or another.

I haven't gotten to my fairings work yet but am anxious to get there. I have a LOT of fairings and quite a few are in need of some patching. Yesterday I patched a small hole in the radiator of my latest acquisition with some JB Weld.

Will probably sand it a bit and then paint silver. This part isn't visible once the fairings go on, luckily.

Rest of the radiator looks OK so just trying to squeeze a little more time out of this one....

[rsrguy]

And the heat doesn't soften jb weld?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

And the heat doesn't soften jb weld?

Supposed to be good up to 550 F.

[HobieMarty]

Well, as Mr Horse from the Ren and Stimpy cartoons says, "No sir, I don't like it!"
Uh, I'm just not happy with this, so I took it back apart, and the die-cast body is back in the paint stripper. I'm going to see what it looks like in Matte Black instead. Lol. I do like the wheels, though. Lol

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[oldE]

Although it looks OK as it is, did you consider khaki?
You have got me thinking about a sad little 944 I found on a beach a couple of years ago. Maybe it deserves some TLC.

Best
Les

[HobieMarty]

I have thought about tan as well. I think that color would look good. I have some matte black and will try that, but tan or khaki would also look great. Thanks for the idea.

Hmmm, now I am really leaning towards tan/khaki, with flat black trim.

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[rsrguy]

Gotterdunn! Some 400 dry then paint!

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Gotterdunn!

I should have known you were German.

(I thought with a name like Guy you were French)

The gaps look perfect. I wish I had half your skills.

[rsrguy]

That's hilarious... last name is Zindel.... the German portion of the family is from the Baden Wurtenburg area in southern "churmany" haha.