Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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06/26/23 12:53 PM
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when in doubt....block it out.....
Looks great ! the effort will show in the final results
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/03/23 10:06 AM
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Built a temporary booth/sectioned off the shop to control air flow a little better.
The back wall structure is two vertical pieces of lumber ratchet strapped to the hoist verticals, and only one horizontal piece (just enough to hang plastic).
I got pretty creative with the roof structure, it seems to hold really well. All I know is I kept imagining I heard my Dad's voice while building it, saying both it was a dumb idea/why would you waste your time, and then as it looked like it was going to work, what an imaginative and smart idea it was. I got done with it, and thought....only a guitar player who watched too many Spider Man shows would do something like that LOL.
Masked the car (not quite done with that yet but am close).
Cleaning is ongoing.
I guess I got a little too aggressive cleaning up and put a nice scratch in the right fender with the mop handle, so I wasn't too happy with myself for a minute there. It sanded right out with 600 and isn't visible now, so it is a mistake easily forgotten.
This is how it sits as of last night....getting really really close.
Rich H.
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/03/23 10:12 AM
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The previous post would have made more sense if we could post 5 pics instead of 4.........
But this shows the ceiling structure or lack therof.
Rich H.
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/03/23 10:23 PM
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Added lighting, another clean-out and other work with the goal of laying down a coat of reduced epoxy today.
I did double coat the cut throughs.
Made the mistake of killing most of the lights when I took these pics, but will take more later.
I'm definitely feeling it today.
Pretty pleased with today's outcome, and it won't take much effort to be ready for the next steps.
Tomorrow, seam sealer and basecoat.
Rich H.
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/04/23 09:19 PM
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Basecoat today (if anyone's still with me).
(If you are, congrats on your attention span!) .
I'm pretty pleased with it.....
Last edited by ZIPPY; 07/04/23 09:21 PM. Reason: pix
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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Tomorrow, the magic happens.
#teamiwata #teamspi #ZIPPYSWEDGE
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/04/23 10:43 PM
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/05/23 08:39 AM
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Rich...I have been watching and I think you are doing a heckuva job! What he said!
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/05/23 09:13 PM
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I really tend to ramble too much, but am not going to do that....this time I will let the old GTX do the talking. (It's always had something to say, even though I couldn't always understand it) Sometime later....THEN I will post a bunch of text and will ramble on endlessly about it
Rich H.
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/06/23 10:09 AM
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Very nice, Rich!
I love that color!
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/06/23 04:15 PM
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Glad you guys like it!
A whole lot went into it. No doubt I'm a much smarter gearhead for having done the work again, 31 years later.
Check out my intake filter door insert + same filter taped over the window.
Some more shots/what the heck.
Rich H.
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Re: Slow Progress at Zippy Performance
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07/06/23 04:26 PM
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CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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