Rusty Slammington v2.0

[thebornotaku]

What, sandblast the shell and lose out on all that sweet fire patina? You crazy man?

[DER E30]

What, sandblast the shell and lose out on all that sweet fire patina? You crazy man?

Yeah but it would stink! You ever had stuff from a real fire? My uncle had a house fire and his stuff wasn't damaged much, but it stunk so bad we tossed a lot of it, like 98% of it

Compromise: sandblast the inside of the shell

[JONOD]

Inspiring stuff Mike, great to read through the process of a build like this.

[Byron]

I'll charge up my old phone and check if I have any of the missing parts

[brolli21]

Great build to read so far Mike.
Can't wait to see some pics is rusty going round the track.

[thebornotaku]

Yeah but it would stink! You ever had stuff from a real fire? My uncle had a house fire and his stuff wasn't damaged much, but it stunk so bad we tossed a lot of it, like 98% of it

Compromise: sandblast the inside of the shell

that's different though. depending on what was burning and what survived, that odor can cling to stuff like clothing, books, etc...

Metal not quite as much but yes to a degree. But it'll depend on what was burning around it. I can't imagine that it smelled much different than just regular ole rusty metal. Maybe a little woody.

Hey, Mike! Obviously this is the most pressing thing we need to know about your car: How did it smell after the fire?

[Cadaverous]

Superb. I'm glad to see that you've got a build thread going. What an awesome machine!

[M.Burroughs]

that's different though. depending on what was burning and what survived, that odor can cling to stuff like clothing, books, etc...

Metal not quite as much but yes to a degree. But it'll depend on what was burning around it. I can't imagine that it smelled much different than just regular ole rusty metal. Maybe a little woody.

Hey, Mike! Obviously this is the most pressing thing we need to know about your car: How did it smell after the fire?

Initially, it was damn near caustic to the nose. Cutting apart the car, which included plasma cutting through tons of baked sound deadener, seam sealer, and undercoating, was rugged.

Sitting for several years killed off most of the smells. Every once in a while, while working on it, we'd cut something and get an overwhelming whiff of the fire, but as a whole, it's all done stinking.

[saturnstance]

Through your various articles over the years in regards to BMW racing history and things racing related I hoped deep down you'd bring the car back in such a way that was race oriented. Patiently waiting for track videos and more on the build. Glad to see Rusty back.

[avidworks]

Unreal. I would have been completely overwhelmed once I saw how little there was of the car left.

[Mike36]

[fackinsteve]

Not only is the build itself mind blowing, but the photography is amazing too! It makes reading through a lot more interesting Ill be sure to start taking better pictures while I work on my car instead of cell phone pictures. Looking forward to the rest of this

[zumjosh]

I'm frantically digging through folders, there's like a month of progress I can't find

Hope you find the pics. Backup, backup, backup!

[meech]

This is honestly so inspiring, I remember when you first got this car. Thank you so much for documenting this so well.

[Grime]

Keep the posts coming Mike! I was saddened when I found out Rusty burned, and beyond stoked when it when it was revealed at SEMA. The thread is the cherry on top though.