We got all of the minor brackets for the enclosure panels done today. Mel did the brunt of the work on these while I was dinking around smoothing out all of that seam sealer I put in last weekend...
Building brackets for the end panel closeouts.
http://images55.fotki.com/v608/photo...MVC005F-vi.jpg
The sealer smoothed out nicely with the stripping disc. It took me a couple of hours to get them ready for paint.
http://images54.fotki.com/v104/photo...MVC009F-vi.jpg
Passenger side.
http://images52.fotki.com/v640/photo...MVC010F-vi.jpg
Mel got the end closures made up. We put a nice roll at the top. I think this looks so much better then sharp corners... The Carbon Fiber panels will have this same roll.
http://images43.fotki.com/v398/photo...MVC013F-vi.jpg
The new closeout and the top panel in place. These will get painted black before being riveted in.
http://images20.fotki.com/v106/photo...MVC002F-vi.jpg
From inside the enclosre. A couple of clecoes holding the pieces in.
http://images15.fotki.com/v1624/phot...MVC005F-vi.jpg
The drivers side panel getting fabbed.
http://images54.fotki.com/v461/photo...MVC010F-vi.jpg
http://images108.fotki.com/v613/phot...MVC011F-vi.jpg
This is what paint looks like...
I cleaned the two top panels with some ScotchBrite and shot them with Eastwood Gloss Chassis Black.... Very Nice.
http://images16.fotki.com/v301/photo...MVC013F-vi.jpg
They turned out nice.
http://images108.fotki.com/v1629/pho...MVC007F-vi.jpg
I did the same thing to the rear suspension panel.... It started snowing big fluffy flakes right after I started spraying thing... There are a "few" boogers in the paint from the snow...
http://images50.fotki.com/v1558/phot...MVC009F-vi.jpg
Mel had left for the day when I prepped the back for paint. here is the passenger side ready to be sprayed.
http://images59.fotki.com/v112/photo...MVC014F-vi.jpg
I used Rustoleum Satin Black. Mixed it with about 15% Mineral spirits and shoot it thru my touch-up gun...
http://images43.fotki.com/v398/photo...MVC015F-vi.jpg
The paint is still wet in these pics;
http://images14.fotki.com/v219/photo...MVC017F-vi.jpg
http://images61.fotki.com/v432/photo...MVC018F-vi.jpg
After it had cured fo an a few hours... I also sat the other painted panels in place for the pics...
http://images59.fotki.com/v684/photo...MVC003F-vi.jpg
http://images57.fotki.com/v283/photo...MVC004F-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v514/photo...MVC006F-vi.jpg
Tomorrow I will put another coat on the tubs.
Mark