# built from spare car parts... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 26, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904 "2011-06-26T18:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/1 "2011-06-26T18:19:23Z")
![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/5874802495_0ccf76992e_b.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/5874802495_0ccf76992e_b.jpg) ![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5874803397_af2412b7d6_b.jpg](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5874803397_af2412b7d6_b.jpg) ![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5875364646_369e740039_b.jpg](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5875364646_369e740039_b.jpg) ![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5875365162_0d20ea936c_b.jpg](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5875365162_0d20ea936c_b.jpg) cost me maybe $40 in materials, including a brand new brake rotor for a ford escort. before you say anything, I tried to clear coat the metal, but it didn’t work well and looked like ass. so I grabbed a can of chevy engine orange off my shelf. ---
**Author:** ![klug](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/klug/32/5222_2.png) [@klug](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/klug)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/2 "2011-06-26T18:20:37Z")
lol mayhem!!! I love it! ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/3 "2011-06-26T18:21:10Z")
photobucket bandwidth exceeded. ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/4 "2011-06-26T18:32:45Z")
let me see what I can do ---------- Post added at 09:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:24 PM ---------- fixed ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/5 "2011-06-26T18:37:06Z")
That’s pretty silly ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/6 "2011-06-26T18:42:06Z")
You must be single. ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/7 "2011-06-26T18:44:52Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![DegreE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/degree/32/6136_2.png) [@DegreE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DegreE)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/8 "2011-06-26T18:46:12Z")
Neat, I would have gone with black. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/9 "2011-06-26T18:46:27Z")
Now sell it on eBay for 200% profit :tup: ---
**Author:** ![KhoiFish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoifish/32/5409_2.png) [@KhoiFish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KhoiFish)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/10 "2011-06-26T19:58:07Z")
Looks cool. I stumbled upon a handrail post in NYC made of a differential and axle tubes. ---
**Author:** ![schwidley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schwidley/32/6128_2.png) [@schwidley](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schwidley)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/11 "2011-06-26T22:12:51Z")
Thats gotta be awfully heavy lol. Be careful with small children lol. I have a cam in my garage that i was planning on doing this to for like 2 years, just havent gotten to it… ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/12 "2011-06-27T04:30:35Z")
yeah the thing has to weigh around 80 lbs. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/13 "2011-06-27T05:22:11Z")
Not too sure about the paint. Would have looked nice if you cleaned up the parts and just cleared over them. Either way, :tup: for the creativity. ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/14 "2011-06-27T06:01:48Z")
> [@turbojohnny"](#): > > before you say anything, I tried to clear coat the metal, but it didn’t work well and looked like ass. so I grabbed a can of chevy engine orange off my shelf. . ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/15 "2011-06-27T06:03:07Z")
Ah. Missed that part. ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/16 "2011-06-27T06:05:05Z")
I figured. lol ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/17 "2011-06-27T07:12:10Z")
1. thats awesome :tup: 2. you must have a lot of time on your hands. lol ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/18 "2011-06-27T09:21:38Z")
cool idea, but dude, please practice your welding. those welds look like boogers. major undercut, looks like it barely penetrated. i bet you could easily crack em right off. i dont want to put down the work but i hope thats not what they look like on anything that needs to hold strong. is that the chevy red orange? doesnt look like the chevy orange… ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/19 "2011-06-27T09:31:04Z")
those are tack welds. it’s fully welded on the bottom. dont you worry. and yeah its the red orange. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904/20 "2011-06-27T10:05:04Z")
> [@turbojohnny](#): > > those are tack welds. it’s fully welded on the bottom. dont you worry. > > and yeah its the red orange. even for a tac weld that looks really bad. are you using mig? if so turn the voltage up and slow down the wire speed. if its tig, youre adding too much filler let the torch melt it in. that tac looks like its sitting ontop of the metal. burn that shit in. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/built-from-spare-car-parts/213904.md?page=2)