# BIG REDS wanna be Nick Cage Build thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [February 6, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178 "2010-02-06T19:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/341 "2010-02-26T12:55:53Z")
Cars looking good bud ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/342 "2010-02-26T13:50:33Z")
> [@WTB: Tires.....again](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-tires-again/29606/6): > > when can i come check this bitch out big red?? come by tomorrow after noon/ night, im gonna do some more work in the am at the bodyshop. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/343 "2010-02-26T13:52:07Z")
lookin good ---
**Author:** ![zee\_oh\_sex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zee_oh_sex/32/6451_2.png) [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/344 "2010-02-26T14:05:43Z")
Aight man sounds good ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/345 "2010-02-26T14:10:51Z")
> [@My winter build... VW content inside :eek](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-winter-build-vw-content-inside-eek/29598/20): > > Aight man sounds good get a hold of adam he has my numb, come out with him tomm ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/346 "2010-02-27T02:22:31Z")
shit is comin along good dave! cant wait to see the final product ---
**Author:** ![Auto0utcast1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/auto0utcast1/32/6546_2.png) [@Auto0utcast1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Auto0utcast1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/347 "2010-02-27T02:45:00Z")
ive been away a while dave but this thing looks prime. good job on the build and keep er rollin! :thumbup ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/348 "2010-02-27T15:21:35Z")
since the weather has been anything but nice, I spent most of today doing some of the boring stuff. I stripped the door jambs and rockers, some mild surface rust in a couple spots but nothing a wire wheel cant fix. ![http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6079/img2431w.jpg](http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6079/img2431w.jpg) ![http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/304/img2433m.jpg](http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/304/img2433m.jpg) Then I scraped off all of the old watershield glue and old caulking from the inside of the door. After that I had to get the rest of the paint off of the inside of the door. This was extremely time consuming and tedious because the metal has a texture to it, so I couldn’t sand it or wire wheel it like I could any other part of the car. So I used chemical stripper and a little brass wire brush by hand so I could get all of the paint of the nooks and crannys without destroying the texture. Once again the doors were completely rust free. ![http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5538/img2428k.jpg](http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5538/img2428k.jpg) a very light coat of self etching primer ![http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4830/img2432b.jpg](http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4830/img2432b.jpg) ![http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8954/img2434q.jpg](http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8954/img2434q.jpg) close up of the texture. ![http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8608/img2435v.jpg](http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8608/img2435v.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![pootmasterflex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pootmasterflex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pootmasterflex)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/349 "2010-02-27T17:02:28Z")
car looks good so far this definitely one of my dream cars too whats keeping you from painting it till the end of summer ?? money or lack of a place to spray it or what ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/350 "2010-02-27T17:07:29Z")
> [@First Z woes of the year...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-z-woes-of-the-year/29633/25): > > car looks good so far this definitely one of my dream cars too whats keeping you from painting it till the end of summer ?? money or lack of a place to spray it or what I just have so much other stuff to do before its ready for paint. I still have to buy another 1,000 worth of body stuff (fender flares, side skirts, ext ext) In addition do doing body work on the rest of the car, I still have to relocate the gas cap the drivers side sail panel there’s a good month or two worth of bodywork still ahead of me just to get the car ready for paint. Then on top of that paying for the paint/materials itself which isn’t cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/351 "2010-02-27T17:09:05Z")
Your movie’s on A&E right now ---
**Author:** ![pootmasterflex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pootmasterflex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pootmasterflex)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/352 "2010-02-27T17:22:47Z")
and I don’t mean to screw up your build thread I saw brooks mentioned a rs/ss as his dream car and we just finished/painted an authentic one numbers matching ---
**Author:** ![pootmasterflex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pootmasterflex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pootmasterflex)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/353 "2010-02-27T17:28:59Z")
> [@5/21/07 Boston Hotel (on genesee)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-21-07-boston-hotel-on-genesee/29637/9): > > I just have so much other stuff to do before its ready for paint. I still have to buy another 1,000 worth of body stuff (fender flares, side skirts, ext ext) In addition do doing body work on the rest of the car, I still have to relocate the gas cap the drivers side sail panel there’s a good month or two worth of bodywork still ahead of me just to get the car ready for paint. Then on top of that paying for the paint/materials itself which isn’t cheap. believe me I completely understand its alot to bite off doing a full restore ---
**Author:** ![Sketchy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sketchy/32/6378_2.png) [@Sketchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sketchy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/354 "2010-02-27T17:57:46Z")
Yeh shit is coming along real good. Just a question do you plan on touching the underneath of the car at all or has it already been disassembled and put on a rotisserie??? Im just wondering if your getting that into the restoration. My dad fully restored his 71 z28 and it took him 5 years to do even tho he worked on the car 4 outta 7 days a week. Then again the car was a complete wreck. it need a new roof you could stick your finger through metal on the roof. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/355 "2010-02-27T18:10:07Z")
> [@BUSTED! 142 MPH in 55 zone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/busted-142-mph-in-55-zone/29605/28): > > Yeh shit is coming along real good. Just a question do you plan on touching the > underneath of the car at all or has it already been disassembled and put on a rotisserie??? The cars undercarriage/suspension has been completely restored when the previous owner had it on a rotisserie. some pictures ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/356 "2010-02-27T18:11:28Z")
fuck this thing lolololollo ---
**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/357 "2010-02-27T18:12:07Z")
Fuck you FAILmarro :rofl ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/358 "2010-02-27T18:12:42Z")
fuck off buttercup ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/359 "2010-02-27T18:15:11Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/5852): > > fuck that quiet exhaust lololol fixed ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/big-reds-wanna-be-nick-cage-build-thread/250178/360 "2010-02-27T18:16:38Z")
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