My New Project - 85 S3 FB

[spoddy]

so if you wanted to protect the underneath of an fb and in the arches, what is the best stuff to use?

[BO0557]

so if you wanted to protect the underneath of an fb and in the arches, what is the best stuff to use?

i would say a shit load of wax oil but some of the other guys might ave some better ideas..

Ive used that POR15 on my old fb fuel tank and it hasnt beaten the rust it needs to be wire wheels and done again its only lasted 2yrs.

[TOOL]

Scrape all the dust and dirt off with a wire brush and put a load of fresh underseal in there if it's still good. I've done this and it's fine but my cars don't get much wet weather use.

If it's starting to rust you'll need something like waxoil.

Get some pics up.

[Steve-A]

My POR15 is holding up excellently to the last year of daily driving, including lots of salty roads and stuff. It looks good as the day I painted it.

Did you use their acid etcher and stuff to prep the metal?

[ian65]

POR15 is only good if the surface is properly prepped first as per their recommendations.
If not, you might as well just pour it down the drain

[BO0557]

so yeh i wire wheeled the whole tank and rubbed it back and primered it and then POR15'd it..

I do want to check bumble bees tank before i fire it up also.

[Casey]

so yeh i wire wheeled the whole tank and rubbed it back and primered it and then POR15'd it.

Did you use the recommended "Marine Clean" and "Metal Ready" prep treatments before using POR15? My understanding is that POR15 should then be directly applied to the prepped surface. If you primered underneath I doubt POR15 will work as intended.

[BO0557]

yeh i hear you.. but im not bother ive got one in the car and tonight i checked it over and it all seems sweet..

mounted the carter gold pump under neath, ran some braid to tank and engine bay and sorted the starter motor..

next is to sort steering and then have a go at rebuilding the FD and FC calipers..

[BO0557]

So over the last few nights ive fully rebuilt the FD calipers with new seals and EBC "Red stuff" pads - come up well i thought..



I also picked up my my window trims from the polishers in between baby and hospitak trip today.. but had a question ive dound a box of clips like below and which trim uses them.. The ones above the window or below as to me the bottom trim they dont lock into it pics below..

Any help appreciated as i would rather use the clips than sikaflex them in..

[BO0557]

time on the car is going to be minimal with a new baby in the house..

i did how ever have the auto eletrician start the task of sorting out wiring - he just needs to come back and do some more troubleshooting and a once over once its running..

Got bored tonight so did some highlights on the calipers because i was bored.,



hope to make some headers up over the next few weeks - finish off brakes and need to get my new lsd installed and the billet axles sorted with new wheel bearings and studs pressed in.. then it will be rolling on all 5 stud.