sonicman's mighty boy project

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sonicman23
Posts: 45
Joined: Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:31 pm
Location: Sydney, NSW

Hey all,

Well I first had a black Mighty Boy, but one day I discovered it was leaking - pulled the dash apart and sure enough theres a hole underneath the cowling letting water in. So i poked and prodded with a screwdriver, and sure enough the hole was HUGE - and also went thru the firewall near the top engine mount :/

So rather than fix that up, a mate gave me an old shell - surprisingly rust free!
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So off it went to the soda blasters, heres how it came back:
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Then we welded up and grinded any holes that we didnt want, did a bit of panel beating, etc and deoxidined the whole car, then layed down some etch primer and some primer:

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Engine bay done black:
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The car will be painted acrylic white. Stay tuned for more updates!
1987 mighty boy, f8b
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RetroHatch
Posts: 76
Joined: Fri May 04, 2012 8:06 pm
Location: Cessnock, NSW

Looks good man.

Im waiting for the day I can strip back the hatch, once I get another vehicle then I'll pull her apart.

Out of intrest, what was the charge for the soda blasting?
Tailgating my Hatch doesnt increase the horsepower of the F5A
sonicman23
Posts: 45
Joined: Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:31 pm
Location: Sydney, NSW

$800 from sydney soda blasting at seven hills
1987 mighty boy, f8b
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