Building the shrouded DFAS#1-done-

Post by **joerg** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:14 am

Here´s shroud number 2 in plain gloss wrinkle black right after i painted it. The paint will start to wrinkle overnight. Will be ready for glitter and 2 layers of clearcoat tomorrow! I decided to go with 2 black shrouds now as the gold metallic didn´t meet my expectations.

KUB3 · Post by **KUB3** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:03 pm

That looks roughly a thousand times better imho

Post by **joerg** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:06 pm

Assembled the shroud and put the DFAS in it! I´m still sitting next to it right now and can´t get my eyes off of it.

KUB3 · Post by **KUB3** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:11 pm

Now make one twice as deep, ie with x4 2250 inside

Post by **joerg** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:12 pm

KUB3 wrote:Now make one twice as deep, ie with x4 2250 inside

I got enough used shrouds left to do so!

bri · Post by **bri** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:57 pm

Very sweet Joerg.
Keep up the good work.

Post by **stipud** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:00 pm

Hooooolyyyyshiiiiiiii

Post by **Rold Gold** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:24 pm

DEEZAM!!!!!!!!!
That's pretty badass Joerg!!!!!!

Post by **ttocs** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:15 pm

I can't say I am a fan of the hammered black, it looks like you had it rhino lined or something and throws the white grates off as well. I think a gloss black would look smooth and classy but just not feeling the hammered look.

reallyxxxxxxloud · Post by **reallyxxxxxxloud** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:43 pm

I like the effort that has gone into this project- how about some photos of it installed!!!!

Post by **smgreen20** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:59 pm

I for one, LOVE

the looks of the Black one.

My only complaint is with the Gold one, should've used multiple coats of primer. I could still see the welded area w/ease. After welding for 10 years, my eyes are drawn to things like that.

Overall, GREAT job man.

oldschoolfan · Post by **oldschoolfan** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:10 pm

That sure is darn perty. A project to be proud of for years to come.

Post by **mhyde71** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:24 pm

HOLY COW-SIE'S !

REAL SWEET JOERG REALLY A LOOKER - thats for sure!

nice nice nice

matt

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:40 pm

duuuuuuuude!!!!!!!!! WOW is all. Only thing, and I mean only thing would be to have the end grills another color other than white. even still thats so kool!
GREAT JOB.....

Damo95 · Post by **Damo95** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:42 pm

smgreen20 wrote:My only complaint is with the Gold one, should've used multiple coats of primer. I could still see the welded area w/ease.

After reading your post, i went back to have a look.. and yes, can see where the welds were..

the black looks SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better!!!
top work....

*2 thumbs up*

Post by **joerg** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:13 pm

Thanks for all your replies! I´m glad i finally finished this project!

reallyxxxxxxloud wrote:I like the effort that has gone into this project- how about some photos of it installed!!!!

Time will come and this baby paired with it´s twin will start working in my car! I sandpaperd the golden shroud again yesterday and will paint it the same wrinkle black during the weekend. Then it´s up to Matt getting my second MS1000 sink franked and ship it to austria.

Stryker wrote:duuuuuuuude!!!!!!!!! WOW is all. Only thing, and I mean only thing would be to have the end grills another color other than white. even still thats so kool!
GREAT JOB.....

I´ll leave the grilles white because they are in perfect shape! Plus it lightens up the huge black shroud a little.

smgreen20 wrote:I for one, LOVE the looks of the Black one.

My only complaint is with the Gold one, should've used multiple coats of primer. I could still see the welded area w/ease. After welding for 10 years, my eyes are drawn to things like that.

Overall, GREAT job man.

My welding skills are limited but i did the best i could. The gold shroud is no more. Didn´t meet my expectations when i saw it in the sunlight for the first time.

KUB3 · Post by **KUB3** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:22 pm

Hammerite black can look good and is forgiving for less than perfect surfaces. BUT you really need to get those end grills in black now

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:40 pm

Ass bad ass as this project is ...and it is BAD ASS

Why not just bite the bullet and have the shrouds franked to?

Any way you go with this im totally jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **joerg** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:52 am

wash with gasoline wrote:Ass bad ass as this project is ...and it is BAD ASS

Why not just bite the bullet and have the shrouds franked to?

Any way you go with this im totally jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shipping a regular shroud over the pond and back to austria is arround 160USD. The big sucker would be even more expensive. Getting it franked would be another 150 to 200usd i guess. That would leave me with a total of rough 300 to 350usd to get a shroud coated. Not worth it in my mind even tough in know Matt does awesome powdercoating jobs.

KUB3 · Post by **KUB3** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:02 am

For that money you could get a new one laser cut to design!

Post by **stipud** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:26 am

joerg wrote:shroud over the pond and back to austria is arround 160USD. The big sucker would be even more expensive. Getting it franked would be another 150 to 200usd i guess. That would leave me with a total of rough 300 to 350usd to get a shroud coated. Not worth it in my mind even tough in know Matt does awesome powdercoating jobs.

Why not get it done in Austria?

Post by **joerg** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:28 am

stipud wrote:
joerg wrote:shroud over the pond and back to austria is arround 160USD. The big sucker would be even more expensive. Getting it franked would be another 150 to 200usd i guess. That would leave me with a total of rough 300 to 350usd to get a shroud coated. Not worth it in my mind even tough in know Matt does awesome powdercoating jobs.
Why not get it done in Austria?

That would work out to be about the same price range

Post by **kg1961** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:03 am

I have to say I love it just leave it like that very very nice!!!!!

Post by **mhyde71** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:00 am

i would coat the shroud franked for you for 125 then maybe if you wante dthe grills a different color (i.e. make the grills on the ends pink or blue to match/tie in the flake of the frank) add another 25- or just do it all franked- BUT BUT it's entirely up to you...
BUT REMEMBER you do already have a bunch of shit heading your way anyways so it could (or other stuff could howvere one looks at it) could piggy back its way back with the shroud... which is an expense already in the works.
BUT BUT i perfectly understand the fact of $ and time...
i can appreciate that- BUT did want to correct/pin down that figure for you just as an FYI

Post by **smgreen20** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:06 am

Not knocking your welding skills, from what I can see you did a decent job. If you do it again, stitch weld the seam. It'll take a bit longer but the metal wont warp. I'm not sure if did that or not, just a tip.

I wasn't so much for the Gold one either, but it's not mine. I, on the other hand, like the ends in White against the Black. I'm not sure how to describe the way it appeals to me.

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