Voodoo Rising - A Build Thread

[ckessel]

Acid brushes for pipe soldering work well. Also read the info on the seam sealer. Some, like the Sika Flex I've used, require some primer down before laying the sealer on.

 

[Voodoo]

Acid brushes for pipe soldering work well. Also read the info on the seam sealer. Some, like the Sika Flex I've used, require some primer down before laying the sealer on.

Thanks for the info! I am definitely a "follow the instructions" guy any time I work with a product for the first time. If the product recommends that order of operations, I can hit it with the epoxy primer I got first.

 

[ckessel]

And as I've recently found out when I went to use my un-opened tubes of sealer, a little over a year old, most was junk. I was able to get some out of the 2nd tube to do the small area on the VW, but will need more down the road. Same with the Eastwood inner frame spray I use as my primer for the welded areas.

 

[Voodoo]

And as I've recently found out when I went to use my un-opened tubes of sealer, a little over a year old, most was junk. I was able to get some out of the 2nd tube to do the small area on the VW, but will need more down the road. Same with the Eastwood inner frame spray I use as my primer for the welded areas.

Hoping the stuff I bought is good, just got it yesterday but who knows.

I shop vac'd the whole floor out and did a final inspection today. Found a few things that need addressing, and they are coming back out to button them up. Generally I'd say 95% perfect on the first try though, and they are happily standing behind their work to ensure it is done right. Considering all in this only took one week so far, and at less than 20% of what one of the local hot rod shops (who have 18+ month lead times) cost, I am very pleased. The shops near me do excellent work, but because of that they are always booked WAY out and I simply don't have the time or budget to use them.

Hoping next weekend I'll ACTUALLY be doing the seam sealer, as well as dropping the K member, suspension and rear end.