It's a 4 day weekend not that that means much to us self-employed folks. But, I did get to spend some time in the garage (thank god, it was very rainy and windy) on the Scorpion.
I decided to finally tackle the awful rear panel above the exhaust. It's where the rear trunk would be except on a Scorpion it's got a spare tire and is used for ventilation. On my car which sat outside for a long time the panel was very cruddy looking; peeling paints and some corrosion. Mostly because as delivered they came with an aluminum sandwiched fiberglass pad (3/4" box really) that sat on there. Held tons of water of course.
Here's a pic of the panel area with spare tire holder removed and some sanding started. I have a shop vac attachment on my sander so it's not too dusty.
Here it is mostly done, not easy with all the forms in the metal:
Of course I can't find my white primer so I have to run an errand in the morning. This little detail will really help the engine bay look presentable. I'll post pics when it's painted.
I decided to finally tackle the awful rear panel above the exhaust. It's where the rear trunk would be except on a Scorpion it's got a spare tire and is used for ventilation. On my car which sat outside for a long time the panel was very cruddy looking; peeling paints and some corrosion. Mostly because as delivered they came with an aluminum sandwiched fiberglass pad (3/4" box really) that sat on there. Held tons of water of course.
Here's a pic of the panel area with spare tire holder removed and some sanding started. I have a shop vac attachment on my sander so it's not too dusty.
Here it is mostly done, not easy with all the forms in the metal:
Of course I can't find my white primer so I have to run an errand in the morning. This little detail will really help the engine bay look presentable. I'll post pics when it's painted.
