Kermit II (K-II) Triple rotor rebuild project

[Grant Monkhouse]

Motivation gets lost because towards the end the jobs are small and time consuming with not a lot to show for the effort put in.

[leeroy_25]

You get plenty of jobs like that all through a build!!

[Grant Monkhouse]

I know but I mean things like wiring, with my rx4 I\'m just re using the standard car wiring and adding my ecu and a couple other things, but I know I\'m just going to have to chop the lot out and do it again because there is so much useles stuff in there. That would take me days to do but wouldn\'t even be seen after tucking it away:( big job, little satisfaction = no motivation

[Sicknote]

Took a little trip over to these guys today to drop a few bits off.  

[leeroy_25]

I know these guys.. You getting some bits ceramic coated?

Interested to see what you get.

[Sicknote]

I know these guys.. You getting some bits ceramic coated?

Interested to see what you get.

Hi Leeroy, yep, the manifold, the 4\' section of the downpipe and the turbo hotside, all in metalic black.  

[leeroy_25]

Cool.. Interested to know what that costs? I presume you are doing this instead of heat wrapping? Might consider that for mine too? Heat wrap looks so untidy.

[Sicknote]

Cool.. Interested to know what that costs? I presume you are doing this instead of heat wrapping? Might consider that for mine too? Heat wrap looks so untidy.

Those three parts alone (inc VAT) cost just over a grand.

[Grant Monkhouse]

For a race car then the cost of coating is worth it but there\'s no way a road car necessitates that stuff unless you have more cash to burn. The titanium wraps are good enough

Does your turbo still hold the warrenty if you coat the inside of the turbo housing? I know some companies won\'t.

[Grant Monkhouse]

What paint are you having the car done in? Matt, flat, metallic, or pearl metal flake??

I think a green pearl would look good but be a bad decision for a race car

[Sicknote]

What paint are you having the car done in? Matt, flat, metallic, or pearl metal flake??

I think a green pearl would look good but be a bad decision for a race car

I Ummed and arrred over this for months and months but came to the conclusion that a flat Kawasaki green
would look best on track, there will be a few black areas and the graphics to be added so SHOULD look quite cool.  

[Sicknote]

For a race car then the cost of coating is worth it but there\'s no way a road car necessitates that stuff unless you have more cash to burn. The titanium wraps are good enough

Does your turbo still hold the warrenty if you coat the inside of the turbo housing? I know some companies won\'t.

And you\'re right, I wouldn\'t go to the expense of ceramic coating Roxy\'s manifold but K-II will be an out and out race car
although road legal) and we HAVE to keep the temps down at all costs.

[Sicknote]

The bumper being surrounded by Porkers !!  





The primeval ooze !!  





The ooze being applied  





It looks so much better in the flesh but here is the finished paintwork.

[Casey]

I think I need a darker tint on my sunglasses :Thumbs-up

[Sicknote]

I think I need a darker tint on my sunglasses :Thumbs-up

lol, a free set of Ray Bans with every pax ride !!