And so it begins... my Lancia 037 tribute build
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Randy Folsom
Supporter
I fell in love with the Lancia when I was stationed in South Wales back in the 70s. Still love it.
John
Lifetime Supporter
I went with Carteroni as I think they have the best quality, they are also the most expensive. I am probably into them about $22K or so.
Thank you and please keep us updated about your progress.
A must watch movie if you are into these cars or any rally cars from the era, free on the Roku channel.
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/d3ba462e797651d58ec3cb93d803d12f?source=google
Hope the link works, if it doesn’t just search, Race for Glory Audi vs. Lancia on the web.
A must watch movie if you are into these cars or any rally cars from the era, free on the Roku channel.
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/d3ba462e797651d58ec3cb93d803d12f?source=google
Hope the link works, if it doesn’t just search, Race for Glory Audi vs. Lancia on the web.
Hi John, is there a specific reason you want to sandblast your chassis?
In Europe chemical stripping and cathodic dip coating becomes the industry standard (at least for high end restaurations)....
Not sure about avaiability in the US.
Please find a link for reference for what I'm talking about:
Hope the Google translator link works...
Carblast Stuttgart | Ihr zuverlässiger Partner für Fahrzeugtechnik
Ihr Partner für industrielle Restaurierung und Konservierung von Fahrzeugen | Trockeneisreinigung | Rostschutz | Karosseriebau | Jetzt informieren!
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If not, here is the original link but German language only
Carblast Stuttgart | Ihr zuverlässiger Partner für Fahrzeugtechnik
Ihr Partner für industrielle Restaurierung und Konservierung von Fahrzeugen | Trockeneisreinigung | Rostschutz | Karosseriebau | Jetzt informieren!
carblast.de
It would be sad to see when you put so much effort into your built and later on the chassis get's eaten up by hidden corrosion (the chassis is basically the foundation of your 037 built).....
Just my 2 cent, not trying to be a smart ass......
I Europe chemical dipping is a pain in the ass afterwards as that chemical fluid isn't rinsed all the way and creates several issues even months after.
Thermal paint stripping ( in a vacuum controled container) is a better option these days in Europe.
Thermal paint stripping ( in a vacuum controled container) is a better option these days in Europe.
JP,
Yes, thermal paint stripping is also very common but does not remove existing corrosion.... (which seems to be already present
).At the end it is about the best solution for a given project.
From the website mentioned above:
-“chemical paint stripping” process consists of several steps and stages in different media. Only “paint stripping” in an immersion bath does not make technical sense and is not common practice
- The chemicals used in the paint stripping process are basically the same as today's pre-treatment in the vehicle manufacturers' paint shops, only longer / more intensive
- no acid is used for paint stripping
- Bodies that have been “chemically stripped” at Carblast Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH have, without exception, undergone the steps “paint stripping”, “washing”, “rust removal”, “passivation”, “washing”, ‘neutralization’
- a final “cathodic dip priming” is a mandatory procedural conclusion to the “chemical paint stripping/rust removal” process
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Their recommendation is to analyse the project and decide with the customer what to do.... (they also do the thermal stripping
)