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I'm curious - could you describe the advantages to you of Hammerite vs Raptor?
Great work as usual Boris.Greetings from Mordor) I haven't written for a long time (work, new tattoo, etc.) the recovery process continues to move. I'm working on the right side. I will do the left later in September - October.
What I've done: 1. restored all the supporting structures of the body.
2. All internal elements are coated with 1 layer acid primer. 2 layers epoxy primer. seam sealer. and mastic.
3. covered the thresholds from the inside as well with a whole sandwich of primers and mastics.
4. restored stage.
5 welded thresholds.
It remains to process all the seams with a grinder.
From below, cover everything with a sandwich of primers and mastics and sealants. From the outside putty / primer / painting. Speaking of painting. I thought and chose a lot. I leaned towards the Raptor and similar coatings .. But in the end I chose Hamerite hammer paint)
Hello) Well ... We have something similar in Russia .. But who cares what I welded there and how I restored it, when thresholds are welded on top and all repairs will be hidden behind them). We have a big problem with right-hand drive cars, many of them were brought to Russia in the form of spare parts and registered not quite correctly (like my Elgrand). In general, I agree that repairs should be done by professionals with an examination and confirmation that the car is serviceable ... But the price .. I didn’t start doing the Tractor myself from a good life .. and I always repair it myself .. Yes, and: If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.))))
Greetings) The main advantage for me is: 1. Appearance. A very unusual paint texture with a beautiful (in my opinion and in the opinion of my wife - and this is the most important) look. 2. The manufacturer promises that the paint will last 8-12 years. According to the description, this paint is resistant to weathering and other chemical liquids. I expect a maximum of 5 years to ride a Tractor. I think it should be enough) 3. Repair. If damaged, it will be quite difficult to choose the size of the shagreen on the raptor. I just apply hammer paint with a roller. Why roller? because the hammer effect will show up better when applied with a roller .. To use the spray gun, I will have to dilute the paint, and this will reduce the effect of the hammer and will not make sense to me .. 4. By anti-corrosion effect. It doesn't matter to me as I do a very serious (in my opinion) preparation before painting. (acid primers, epoxy primers in 3 layers, etc.). 5. The main advantage. It's unusual. Yes, I'm not a fan of platitudes, I want to misbehave in a good way. Why not paint the car with hammer paint?))))
Thanks, Andy)) But this is only the right side))) The left side remains, and there is more work, judging by the rust ((
Brilliant reasons, and I particularly liked this one!
Hello. sorry for the long answer) Here is a diagram of what was done and what is installed.
so it looks like you did a mixture of body lift and suspension lift. did you build your kit custom? Do you think it is possible to get similar results with only suspension lift?
The set is made by hand. Used metal that was idle. Suspension lift only.. I don't know.. I lowered the front subframe in order to add space for the wheels. And he lifted the engine back to connect it to the automatic transmission without any problems. Rear suspension is easier. Since there you can pick up shock absorbers and springs above. There are cv joints in front, and it will not be possible to greatly increase the lift. In my case, I have a stock suspension. Springs, shock absorbers. I achieved the lift by lowering the subframe at the front and made a frame at the back.
. in general, all the "snot" and "twisting" were removed, the chips and contacts were cleaned. I hid everything in a corrugated pipe and secured it tightly with nylon clamps. The problem is gone. the engine runs smoothly, no stalls, no errors. 
