W2R Miata Powered

[want2race]

It was dirty.. I have since polished it a bit If anyone has aluminum cleaning secrets please spill

 

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I have since Painted the Valve cover as well. More pictures up soon hopefully

 

Yep.. I spend more time driving it than cleaning it

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[Spaz]

Yep.. I spend more time driving it than cleaning it

 

I do the same!!!

 

Awesome looking car. What are the headlights, they look so small. Are they bright enough?

Edited May 28, 2009 by Spaz

[want2race]

I do the same!!!

 

Awesome looking car. That are the headlights, they look so small. Are the bright enough?

 

Nope.. I need something better but havent found anything bright.

It gets dark around 10pm so I am ok home by then in most cases.

[RGTorque]

nice car. i have a few questions.

 

what year is the donor?

hows the rear suspension setup?

where did u get those front fenders?

 

Roman

[rv-4mike]

You asked for aluminum cleaning info. I asked this question recently at a museum restoration shop where they restor high dollar WW2 era aircraft. The answer is what you'd expect - lots of elbow grease.

 

Start with sandpaper to remove all scratches, all the way to 2000 grit. Then polish with Nuvite. See:

 

http://www.nuvitechemical.com/

 

Nuvite is expensive stuff but universally acknowledged in the airplane world as the best polish system going.

[want2race]

You asked for aluminum cleaning info. I asked this question recently at a museum restoration shop where they restor high dollar WW2 era aircraft. The answer is what you'd expect - lots of elbow grease.

 

Start with sandpaper to remove all scratches, all the way to 2000 grit. Then polish with Nuvite. See:

 

http://www.nuvitechemical.com/

 

Nuvite is expensive stuff but universally acknowledged in the airplane world as the best polish system going.

 

I dont want to polish the car.. Firstly because the sheet metal isnt THAT perfect and secondly because its a pain in the ass to keep that way.

[want2race]

nice car. i have a few questions.

 

what year is the donor?

hows the rear suspension setup?

where did u get those front fenders?

 

Roman

 

 

94 donor

Its an IRS i designed and made. It really works better than I ever expected! Tons of mechanical grip.

 

The front fenders are trailer fenders that I sanded, wetsanded and polished.

[RGTorque]

please tell me where you bought these trailer fenders.

 

94 donor

Its an IRS i designed and made. It really works better than I ever expected! Tons of mechanical grip.

 

The front fenders are trailer fenders that I sanded, wetsanded and polished.

[want2race]

please tell me where you bought these trailer fenders.

 

northerntool.com

[DeanG]

Wow, I was at Nothern today and saw those fenders. I was thinking how nice they were.

[KiwiBirkin]

Great looking car.

 

To get aluminum up to a nice finish, use 1200 wet and dry and kerosean (deisel) and then clean with water, move up to 2000 wet and dry and repeat again and clean with water, then any decent aluminum polish like Mothers will bring it up to a nice finish, if you go as far as 4000 wet and dry it should come out like a mirror with plenty of elbo grease.