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New headgasket, headstuds, vtc cam sprocket and various engine bits have arrived .
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Cleaned bits ready to be fitted back along the new parts .

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The shell should be going to the paint shop this week . As I wanted to retain all the OEM panels, it was decided that the bonnet, boot lead and doors will get an acid and E-coating treatment to get rid of all the rust and hopefully cut some of the prep time for the painter .

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the shell is now with the paint shop, in the meantime HTDevelopments is still working on the engine . It's coming along nicely and will be looking as fresh as it can!
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The sump is pretty was pretty heavily corroded and will be replaced by a Greddy high capacity sump before the car leave the shop .
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To get the exact details of the process and product used, it would probably be better to ask them directly .

but as far as I understand :
- First the panels spot welds are drilled to expose the panel seams or to remove the panel completely.
- They grind(sand blast for the front panel) cut and reweld panel where necessary to remove all the rust .
- Once the rust is out of the panel, it gets rust converted to make sure everything is completely gone .
- The panel is then primed and welded back in place .
- Once all panels got cleaned and back on the car, the shell was pumped with an epoxy coating until it oozed out of every seams to make sure all the panels inner are covered and sealed .
- seam sealant is then applied and the shell sent for paint .
 

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The car is still at the paint shop but now down to bare metal . The filler used to 'repair' the previous rear quarter panel damages have been removed and the panel straighten properly .

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Plenty has happened in the last few month . The car goes to paint in August, the engine bay is getting the last few touches and sealer before .

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In the meantime I got the once in a lifetime opportunity to work in Japan for 2 years . One thing leading to another, I now own a chaser at Ebisu 😅 .

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What do you do for a living? 😅... And what wide arch kit does that chaser have, that's so clean!?
 
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