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| kev |
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 Registered Member #333 Joined: Tue Sep 22 2009, 08:52PMPosts: 8 | anyways, my names kev, short for kevin, car is finished at 3.5k welding cost (close to 1k USD) piecing up the rear bonnet                  car is done anyways      | ||
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| Registered Member #333 Joined: Tue Sep 22 2009, 08:52PMPosts: 8 | weird i might have double posted, but it didnt showed up | ||
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| basel |
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 Registered Member #220 Joined: Wed Feb 25 2009, 07:13PMPosts: 1 | Hi nice to see a honda S600 around and in Perak. You mentioned that the welding work is done near Ipoh. Where abouts are you and the shop? Decent welders are getting hard to find these days | ||
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| DavidL |
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dlacey   Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 24 2006, 03:43PMPosts: 108 | Hi Kev, Truly heroic welding! The big question is: how to stop it rustng away again? Here's my recipe for 'cavity wax' to prevent corrosion: 40% linseed oil, 40% hot molten candle wax, 20% kerosene. Spray hot using a schutz gun. The wax sets pretty quick and then over a few weeks the linseed oil reacts with air & sets as well. Linseed has good anti-corrosion properies on steel (see ancient gun maintenance) and the wax provides the instant-set and dewetting acion to keep the water out. You could even replace the candle wax with Palm Wax if you knew where to find it... David Lacey TR4a, BMW 2002 Tii, Alfa Spider , Jaguar E-type | ||
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| kev |
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| Registered Member #333 Joined: Tue Sep 22 2009, 08:52PMPosts: 8 | Hi basel, the welding is in Kampar, Perak, where are you located? Dave has dropped by to my town before and was fascinated by the shop's skills Hey david, for the cavity wax, when do I apply it? my painters is stripping the roof and the bonnet and rear of the car, as the paint was bubbly. Then the painter will use some machine and grind off the rusted bits and start coating it with a primer. I might explain it wrongly as I am just recalling and retranslating what he said to me in cantonese. Let me know on how to do it, thanks! | ||
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| DavidL |
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| dlacey Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 24 2006, 03:43PMPosts: 108 | Hi Kev, The cavity wax is for inside all those parts of the car that won't get painted. For instance, that hatch panel in your photos is 'hollow' or double-skinned... by drilling a hole in the frame & squirting wax inside you'll stop it rusting from the inside-out. All modern cars are heavily filled with cavity wax... in fact some VWs are so heavily-filled it drips out of various places staining the bodywork!! There used to be a company called Ziebart who would cavity-wax new cars.. I still see reports on the internet of 30yr old 'Ziebarted' cars that have no major corrosion... quite amazing. David Lacey TR4a, BMW 2002 Tii, Alfa Spider , Jaguar E-type | ||
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| kev |
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| Registered Member #333 Joined: Tue Sep 22 2009, 08:52PMPosts: 8 | Hi Dave, thanks for the explanation. Sounds like the same principal dentists does for their patient's teeth, except this ones on a car. Japanese metal is susceptible to heavy corrosion. Even Jay Leno had to re-restore a restored Honda S600. But this is definitely the thrill of restoring a car. You get to be a project manager for your own project and you will like the outcome in the end of the day | ||
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| Registered Member #430 Joined: Fri Jun 04 2010, 11:22PMPosts: 7 | Hi Kev I just came across your interesting project. I own a similar car in Singapore . I find the H600 challenging......twin cams,chain drive, four carbs Hope to see photos of your 600 when its up and running Tuning the four carbs can be tough!! | ||
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