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jwscab wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:50 am put some kinda preservative on the aluminum...maybe like a paste wax or something.....keep it from dulling off again.

neat car, watching the resto, love the progress!

Thanks man, I will most certainly do that.

Got the diff and gearbox assembled last night.

New parts have arrived.
Need to source screw kit, spacers for the steering bellcrank, diaphragms for the shocks among other things.

that's gonna be killer when finished

Ok! it's been awhile, but here are some progress on the Sideways.
It's not in manual building order as I have none and the last time I built one of these were in the eighties
I've got the top deck mounted along with parts of the roll cage and the electronics except for the motor.
Waiting on new shocks as the old were missing all internal parts

jwscab wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:50 am put some kinda preservative on the aluminum...maybe like a paste wax or something.....keep it from dulling off again.

neat car, watching the resto, love the progress!

Any brand that actually make preservative for aluminum specifically

There is not really any such thing as an aluminum preservative. Anodizing acts like a preservative. You can also clear-coat it, and the clear-coat acts like a preservative...or you can apply a car wax, which will protect the aluminum the same way it would protect an automotive paint job.

In regards to alu. preservatives I personally use car wax. Seals the surface to eliminate finger prints and so on. Now I'm talking shelf queens here so it's not bashers choice off protection

The build is moving on. I got the nib shocks assembled and mounted along with nib roll cage and resistor heatsink.
The rims are just undergoing some minor grinding and polishing as there were some scuffs and dents on the edges.

It's all in the small details.
Ultima UM-21 front bumper.

Refurbishment of the wheels.

Wheels on. Chassis done.
Next up body paint.

Diggin it

superb job on the wheels - smart setup and awesome looking car!!!

Thanks guys.
Just in the process of laying the red color and sorting out locations for various decals.
It's getting close.

It's getting closer to completion.

Almost done. Only thing missing is the battery straps (which is ordered, but missing in transit)