Has anyone used any of the POR15 range ?

I'm looking at maybe using the Prep & Ready (metal ready) product, it treats and etch primes in one ready for over painting.

Quite a few on MX5Nutz have Si. You want a link?

Yes please Ian :)

Looking at the pics Si, all looks good. As discussed earlier on the phone. I'd deffo be replacing all the bushes with poly upon her rebuild. You won't regret spending the money in that area.
It will look amazing once refinished. :)

Thanks Frayz your a handy chap to bounce ideas around with :thumb:

Now this is an area I know little about, but an area I wish to educate myself on for a better understanding :) firstly has anyone out there got some good links or drawings saved to show all suspension components and bushes fitted with names attached?

Suspension wise I have a new Whiteline rear ARB along with solid rear drop links plus Group N engine and gearbox mounts. The RA as standard has solid front drop links so I'm going on an assumption these remove one or two items from a full kit.... Also looking at what I have in pieces do I go on an assumption that the full kit replaces every bush I see from the bars and the sub frames etc?


Just for reference it looks like the full kit Includes:

Front Gearbox Cross Member Isolator Mount Bush Kit
Steering rack and pinion mount (30mm Bracket)
Front Anti Roll Bar Link Bush Kit
Anti Roll Bar to Chassis Bush Kit
Rear Control Arm Lower, Inner and Outer Bush Kit
Rear Cross Member Supplement washers
Rear Anti Roll Bar Link Bush Kit
Anti Roll Bar to Chassis Bush Kit
Rear Trailing Arm Front Bush Kit
Rear Trailing Arm Rear Bush Kit

Back on the rust subject POR15 prep and ready on order so hope to make some progress on the hubs for one on the weekend :D

It's a testament to Subaru that the bushes and suspension have lasted as long as they have, many a car would have rotted away by now but this one is remarkably good.:cool:
Your heading the on the right path bud :thumb:

http://www.superpro.eu.com/catalogue...92-_to-3-2000/

Si, I bought complete kits from SUPERPRO.

You can say that again Kev :thumb:

Thanks Ian that's good reading.... I've had a good look today and will be sending a few pictures to Alyn at ASP for him to have a look over and give me some guidance and some prices of what I require.

Also back on the strut conversation I have some low mileage red Sti struts and OEM springs off a type r on the way they have around 38k on them and were removed for a big build so they will suit my purpose nicely I think.

Also took a few bits into work today and used the hand press to remove a few bushes, I will do a couple more first thing in the morning before anyone is around ;) I need to decide what to remove altogether before I arrange any sandblasting.

Thanks for the help chaps :)

At long last I feel I'm coming forwards again... You rip the heart out of everything and it really feels like quicksand as there's no real forward movement but today I've redone the discs black and I'm very pleased with the finish... And so were the flies ! Arghhh :freak3:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-55.jpg

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These can no be packed away safely ready for rebuild.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-59.jpg

Then I worked on this lot.....

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All wire brushed both with machine and by hand, I chipped the worse off the cast with a screwdriver first..... Then degreased and hosed down to remove all the dust and grease, next step will be to POR15 rust proof and etch prime in one coat then red oxide and sheen black. I'll be repainting the OEM green back on the drive shafts, I'll have to take a stab at the shade.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-53.jpg

I'll have a look at either polishing the alloy diff cover or I may paint it silver, the cast will be black the same as the hubs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-52.jpg

Dust covers all removed front and rear on the hubs to make space for the Brembo Calipers and discs, plus the front virtually came off in my hands from the one as it had rusted to nothing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-51.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-48.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-49.jpg

Another job will be to polish these chaps up...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-45.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-46.jpg

Just a few close ups of the bushes in the rear cross member for reference.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-44.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-43.jpg

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Rust city but still structurally strong.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-41.jpg

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In the T bar shall I call it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-38.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-37.jpg

I've pressed these out below for new to be fitted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-36.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...896fb3dfd0.jpg

All removed ready for sandblasting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...b85479e450.jpg

99% sorted now for sandblasting, one more small job to do then I can phone them up and arrange that task.

Well I had a couple of hours in the shed today....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-60.jpg

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Surprising what's under all that scab...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-65.jpg

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Strut brace in progress :D

Wow nice work :)

Looks great :thumb: It takes me a lot longer than a couple of hours to polish something to that degree.

Look well them Si

Cheers guys :)

I had a little go on the strut brace, this is enough for me I don't want it polished just cleaned back.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-76.jpg

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Also had another couple of hours this evening on the hubs, I changed my mind on the paint as I was initially going to rattle can them but after seeing just how scabby they are and the ingrained rust I decided it had to be Hammerite as it is designed to be painted directly onto rust and seal it.

First coat tonight second one will follow soon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-74.jpg

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There's not much more I can do with them really, the cast is rough and scabby the rust chews in and flakes the surface... Ok stepping back you could replace with newer one's, you could completely dismantle and sand blast but where do you stop so I decided I would clean back degrease and paint them as it's the most cost effective way plus keeping to original ones helps keep with the integrity of the car.

Now this I more like it. Amazing work Si. It's so satisfying doing it all yourself and watching it come together. Nice work mate. :thumb:

Thanks Frayz, aye it sure is mate :) it's nice to pick a part up and not get covered in oil :freak3: what's good now is I can start to pack the prepped work away and get my teeth into the bits left, the mountain my friend is getting smaller :D I have one small job to do to the gear box frame in the morning in work then I shall be ready with my pile for sandblasting so I will be calling him tomorrow.

Holey **** at those ally arms... Im in shock. Can you tell me how to polish mate? i have no idea how to get that kind of finish. Is that by hand or a machine mate?

By machine bud, I have a bench grinder with a series of mops that I mount to it, you could never get there by hand. Have a read back to post #142
https://www.scoobynet.com/960066-v2-...project-5.html
It's a dirty rotten job trust me !

Hey up Si, those braces are a total cow to clean up arnt they? I was in the same position as you, wanted to clean it more than polish it.
You got yourself a replacement sticker for it?


Joe

They are hard going Joe, it was the same on my old one, they are arkward even with a mop. I will be getting stickers, I want a couple so I'll have a look and get them in one hit.

WOW! Shiny. Thats a nice lot of elbow grease you have put in there. Keep it up.

Cheers Darren :thumb:

A few more small steps today by prepping and priming the fuel filler along with the prop shaft..... Also dropped a few coats of primer on the caps on the drive shafts ready now to paint green when it arrives.

Starting point this morning...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-79.jpg

Cleaned all this back with a flapped sanding wheel.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-80.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-81.jpg

Then a coat of prep and ready.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-82.jpg

Followed by primer from a rattle can.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-83.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-84.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-86.jpg

Looking good

Another top job Si, what does that prep and ready do (although it sounds obvious lol) does it get rid of all the rust?

Here's a link http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-ru...tal-ready.html

There's so much rust treatment products about it makes your head spin lol

bloody hell those wishbones Si :D

Sorry about that Ian :lol1:

Another couple of hours tonight, prop shaft and fuel filler finished with 2 coats of satin black.... Then a few coats of green on the drive shaft ends, took a stab at the shade and I don't think I'm to far away.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...6be7b2f3f1.jpg

Productive few hours again today.. Firstly dropped everything off with the sandblaster, all sounds good and he's looking to media blast it all and a coat of Zinc Phosphate Primer will be applied to finish to seal the bare metal. Looking at a week turn around time on this which is great, I'm looking forward to seeing the results.

Secondly managed to finish off the other items I had on the go...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-89.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-90.jpg

I was surprised when I looked at the before and after shots.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-49.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RA/null-91.jpg

And the prop is all finished....

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Also found some wheels today to get me set up and running, I will be getting some new ones in the future but they are not needed as yet, during to rebuild and set up brand new wheels would make me uneasy constantly on and off so a set of used is perfect plus they will be my winter wheels in the future.

Used parts left to find.

Drivers Seat.
Rear Parcel Shelf. (With the speaker covers inset)

Happy days :)

Superb job there Si. What a transformation.
Easily the most exciting build on SN right now. :)