mmgemini Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I've ripped the storage box out from under my Defenders drivers seat and made a new deeper one from aluminiun So do I paint it or not ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I've ripped the storage box out from under my Defenders drivers seat and made a new deeper one from aluminiun So do I paint it or not ? I would, if it was mine. Paint will add some protection from getting worn down etc and help protect the metal from anything that will cause it to react and turn to power. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 yeah I would too, a good clean and some decent etch primer then a coat of colour of some kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagmire Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 ...and help protect the metal from anything that will cause it to react and turn to power. I hate it when things turn to power! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I hate it when things turn to power! Darn, Can't even edit it now, guess should have read, powder, what's a D between friends......... guess that's what should be on my hat today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFR Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I hate it when things turn to power! :D Hey! Jason was not kidding ! Inside nuclear reactors, small amount of material is turned into energy by means of nuclear fusion... this is what he had in mind while he was typing ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fuel Carlos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 The prospect of a nuclear reactor under my seat is not something I would personally wish to entertain! I would certainly paint it, more to make it look tidier than anything else to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Hey! Jason was not kidding ! Inside nuclear reactors, small amount of material is turned into energy by means of nuclear fusion... this is what he had in mind while he was typing ! http://en.wikipedia....ki/Nuclear_fuel Carlos Thanks Carlos, However I think my stuipidity was already spotted!!!! Cheers anyway, Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yostumpy Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 No dont paint it Mike, just liberally smear vaseline all over it!! Years ago I rebuilt a Fiat 124 sport Coupe, ( dont ask) then I drove into someone and mullered the tip of the front wing, So I beat I into submission with a hammer and Dolly, then attatcked it with a sanding disk, and a sander. So it was back to shinny bare metal, then before I could fill and prime it (october time) the weather turned, Any way smeared vaseline over it, and 9 months later, thro a BAD winter, (bearing in mind this was a FIAT of '74 vintage, well more of a collander really) it was still shinny underneath. So I wiped it off with some thinners and sprayed it up. Looked good, till the engine fell out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Polyester Bedliner, use an adhesion promoter and rough up the surface as well to get it to stick, but it'll stand up to roadblasting a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 Well it's in. Unpainted.... Yes I remember the FIAT 124 Coupe. A real flying machine in its day. I worked for the FIAT Lancia dealer in 1973...Nice twin cam engine that FIAT made 112 BHP as standard IIRC. Was going to put one into my Avenger rally car until the RAC MSA changed the regulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Brock Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 OT post............... Had a Alfa Twin cam in my Talbot Sunbeam Rally Car ....................oh the 80's golden years for Rallying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 OT post............... Had a Alfa Twin cam in my Talbot Sunbeam Rally Car ....................oh the 80's golden years for Rallying I had a lovely Sunbeam 1300. I was going to put the Alfa 1300 in it then the MSA stepped in again..... Did you do road or stage events Les ? I did road. I still miss it. Motoring News events especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Brock Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Did loads of night rally's and Nav Ex's in a 1440 Mini Then went to Tarmac Stages in the 1300 Sunbeam, wanted more power so stuck in a 2.4 Alfa, then kept on breaking stuff as it moved its way to the rear wheels ! Gearbox, diff, shafts............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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