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Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:48 pm
good work dan
ps, i'll post out tha thing tomorrow as i finaly have day off work
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:13 pm
Excusee my stupidity for asking this but could I take the rear off mine and you can get it blasted and coated so it looks like that again?
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:15 pm
Of course! I have some beams in stock, you can also have adjuster plates fitted for a bit extra

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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:22 pm
How much for a beam coated and with the toe/castor tabs done?
Also a a pair of arms.
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:28 pm
£180 exchange for a modded beam
Rear arms would cost about £50 for blasting and coating at the same time as the beam, more if done on their own
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:31 pm
pacerpete wrote:Dan, next thing you will be claybarring !

He already does

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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:32 pm
pacerpete wrote:Dan, next thing you will be claybarring !

Been there, lost my rag, AND took paint off!

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Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:37 pm
DanThe wrote:pacerpete wrote:Dan, next thing you will be claybarring !

Been there, lost my rag, AND took paint off!

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Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:45 am
bss325i wrote:How much for a beam coated and with the toe/castor tabs done?
Also a a pair of arms.
Barry, we need to source a powder coating company down here. I need to get mine dne as well.
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B7 wrote:bss325i wrote:How much for a beam coated and with the toe/castor tabs done?
Also a a pair of arms.
Barry, we need to source a powder coating company down here. I need to get mine dne as well.
I've been looking into this recently and got prices from a couple of powder coating places near croydon. It would be good to get a few people together and get a few more bits done and hopefully get the price down a bit.
Apologies for the OT Dan.
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:41 am
Looks good Dan - you'll be wanting to trailer your car to meets inside an airtight bubble if it gets any cleaner !
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:43 am
capri_rob wrote:Looks good Dan - you'll be wanting to trailer your car to meets inside an airtight bubble if it gets any cleaner !
No, I will definitely want to drive it!

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Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:26 am
before pics cheif!
Powder coatings great.. even better when it's open 24/7

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Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:20 pm
Dont have any before pics, but imagine the average 20 year old E30 suspension
Do you have blasting gear at your place bob? Tried any cam covers yet?
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DanThe wrote:Dont have any before pics, but imagine the average 20 year old E30 suspension
Do you have blasting gear at your place bob? Tried any cam covers yet?
no blasting.. can out source though.. What cam covers? ooohh.. ohh the b30's got a plastic one aint it.. bugger!
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:05 pm
clarko74 wrote:B7 wrote:bss325i wrote:How much for a beam coated and with the toe/castor tabs done?
Also a a pair of arms.
Barry, we need to source a powder coating company down here. I need to get mine dne as well.
I've been looking into this recently and got prices from a couple of powder coating places near croydon. It would be good to get a few people together and get a few more bits done and hopefully get the price down a bit.
Apologies for the OT Dan.
I will need the beam, arms and front struts done.
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:03 pm
bss325i wrote:clarko74 wrote:B7 wrote:
Barry, we need to source a powder coating company down here. I need to get mine dne as well.
I've been looking into this recently and got prices from a couple of powder coating places near croydon. It would be good to get a few people together and get a few more bits done and hopefully get the price down a bit.
Apologies for the OT Dan.
I will need the beam, arms and front struts done.
Rear beam and arms for me. Also have a list of part numbers for you barry?
starting the stripdown this weekend!
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:10 pm
looks great Dan, seems a shame to fit it and get it dirty!
my struts going for P,coating this week ,
how can i stop Powder coating from getting in the threads where the shocks go in ?
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:16 pm
Heavy duty plastic tape? ask the guy doing it and he should have somthing........ That or it's wire brush time when you get them back

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Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:22 pm
When I had mine done I just screwed an old locking collar in
Bob_S wrote:DanThe wrote:Dont have any before pics, but imagine the average 20 year old E30 suspension
Do you have blasting gear at your place bob? Tried any cam covers yet?
no blasting.. can out source though.. What cam covers? ooohh.. ohh the b30's got a plastic one aint it.. bugger!
Plastic one can stay on it as well! Just thought you may have had a play with some engine parts, my inlet manifold is getting done this week, will be painting it though as I wont trust anybody with it!
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:41 pm
Look's better than the factory finnish, Very nice.
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DanThe wrote:my inlet manifold is getting done this week, will be painting it though as I wont trust anybody with it!
Alpina one?
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:45 am
Yes, thought id use some hammered finish paint on it, all sorts of nasty things can happen to aluminium during powder coating and its not easily replaceable
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Hammerite hammered black dries a kinda anthracite colour, I used it on my engine mounts and a couple of other bits.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:08 pm
It looks a gloss finish from the pic? Not what I want, must be matt finish
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:58 pm
DanThe wrote:It looks a gloss finish from the pic? Not what I want, must be matt finish
You not thought about high temperature spray paint?
Rear beam looks lovely though

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Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:17 pm
That rear beam looks brilliant Dan! Really must gather as many of mine together and send them all at once with camber tabs in all
You'll be powder-coating the underside of E30s next
Is there much of a gain from the Alpina manifold?
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:28 pm
Dave_M3 wrote:
Is there much of a gain from the Alpina manifold?
When bolted to the Alpina engine, compared to a standard B28, about 70 odd horses
