{"id":6005,"date":"2016-01-26T16:56:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T00:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=6005"},"modified":"2016-01-26T17:01:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T01:01:05","slug":"rise-remove-replace-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2016\/01\/rise-remove-replace-repeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise, Remove, Replace, Repeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Greek mythology of Sisyphus is starting to play a disheartening relevance with this build. With the To-Do list provided in the previous post<\/a>, it is evident to see that the front bumper needs to be removed and repainted for the 4th time, a 3rd roll bar needs to be installed, and the seats needs to be reupholstered for the 2nd time.<\/p>\n So what’s going on? The triumph of finishing the AiM Dashlogger’s install was a fleeting experience as it would soon be overshadowed by the discovery of unforeseen problems. While taking the car out on a sunny afternoon, a quick walk-around in the parking lot showed how mismatched the front bumper’s color was. This wasn’t as apparent before in the garage since it’s harder to tell in lighting other than direct sunlight. Apparently there are 2 different sub-shades of the Mazda Brilliant Black color code, one with a red\/brown hue and another that’s more grey\/blue. The former is what the rest of the car is painted with and the latter is what the bumper looks like. I already went through this same mismatch debacle with the hood and a headlight cover… Either way, I’m not willing to let the efforts of the previous bumpers<\/a> go to waste by stopping short now.<\/p>\n Back onto jack stands, a familiar setting:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Bumper removed:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n While I was in the hatch area working on the strut replacements<\/a>, I remember looking up towards the roll bar and spotting a peculiar patch of brown. Upon closer inspection, that patch of brown was indeed rust underneath the clear coat. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach as I examined the roll bar all over and spotted more areas where rust was starting to appear and spread in a cancerous nature.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This meant that the hefty investment I paid to achieve this hand brushed and raw clear coated finish just went into the dumps. This also meant that the roll bar needed to be uninstalled and replaced.<\/p>\n Disemboweled the seats from the interior and carefully extracted the roll bar:<\/p>\n