Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

That color will look awesome cant wait to see it. Your cost will be drastically reduced... i believe your material costs should be around 600-700 plus your time...

 

Nice job getting this thread back on track.

 

That's not your truck...who's is it?

 

No idea. Just making this thread back on topic, after you derailed it with your flirting

 

Don't act like you didnt like it.

 

i love the matte browns in the 3M line, and am considering those as well.

have you wrapped anything before? i'm sure you have spent a long time handling 3M wrap, because if you haven't...

please report back, really wanting to know how that goes. i removed and wrapped my grill on my last car, and the wrap was pretty cheap. took about 6 hours total and maybe 80-100$ for the wrap itself. of course then i had to take it to a pro to redo it for another $185... he cut me a deal on the labor, because he considered the laughs he got from my work to be worthy of a discount for me.

 

Agreed, somethings are better left to pros.

 

Nope haven't wrapped anything, but I've watched the shit out of some Youtube videos, so that basically makes me a pro right? I bought a little wrapping kit with magnets and stuff, planning on taking my sweet old time to do it right, and have plenty of beer ready. The plan is pick up the truck, put it in the garage, and not let it out till its finished.

 

Automatics are for those without a 3rd leg.

I also just posted this on another thread.

I'd recommend 3M vinyl with air release and using 3M primer 94 on the sharp interior corners/edges/holes.

Get yourself a squeegee with felt on the edge. Also leave your edges long and wrap them around the edge. So that when it shrinks that it wont show the edge.

Take your time, you only get 1 chance with the primer. Get somebody to help hold the vinyl up as you're laying it down (45° to the surface works best). Tent over any holes and use a heat gun to soften the vinyl and push it down into the hole (do them last). Pop any bubbles with a needle and push out with your finger nail. Make sure to post heat the vinyl to 90°C (180°F) with the heat gun if you stretch it. Sometimes the best tool is your fingers to push the vinyl down, just make sure to go over it with a squeegee after you're done.

I own my own sign shop with 15+ years experience wrapping vehicles.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-CF12-BLACK-CARBON-FIBER/dp/B0058DIDTY
https://www.amazon.com/3M-Primer-94...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CPACTG161S0B8JZHZAKJ

 

Nice, thanks for the advice. Do you think a 5x55ft roll will be enough for a DCSB Taco?

 

5ft by 55ft should be just about enough including roof, as long as you dont screw up any panels.

Really scrub and clean the surface with 50/50 isopropyl alcohol/distilled water or denatured alcohol, but dont hurt your clear coat. Dont use anything with wax/silicates. The vinyl will only stick as well as the surface is prepped.

I would recommend getting a 8oz can of the primer 94 if youre going to be doing the entire vehicle. I just make a brush by twisting up a corner of a paper towel. Apply the primer and let it sit about 10-15 minutes before you apply each vinyl panel but dont get too far ahead of where youre working. I usually dont let it sit over 45 min without applying the panel.

I would also recomend finding somebody who can laminate the vinyl (i use 3M 180C v3) with the matching laminate (usually 3M 8520 for matte) first (if it isnt already). This just gives it a little more strength to the vinyl and makes it easier to apply. Also makes it more resilient to rock chips. But this may be hard to find someone with a 5ft or 6ft laminator. (I only have a 54" for instance).

Also helps if you can remove any obstacles first (badges, door handles, mirrors) too.
But its up to you on how much effort you want to put into it. Id also recomend starting on the flattest panel on your passenger side you can (the bed or front fender), so that you get a feel of how the vinyl reacts. (Its the side less seen by you the driver in most cases if you make a mistake). Also pay attention to the direction if you have to overlap a panel, so that it will shed water when driving down the highway.

TOOL TIP:
Squeegee with felt on one side, exacto knife or olfa ultramax box cutter, orange handle fiskar razor scissors. wagner heat gun or ts7000 propane torch (this is what 3M trained me with. Its very easy to burn the vinyl, you have to learn to feather it). Scotch 2025 2in masking tape. bubble popper (wood stock with needle). Bounty paper towels.

Best of luck. Post some before after pics when youre done. Im glad to give any more tips if you need them.

Sorry for the long post.

 

Has anyone noticed the manual tranny drivetrain clunk while clutch depressed or while in neutral (going over bumps). Dealer looking at it tuesday

 

Yes.

 

Yes. let us know what they say.

 

i really wish you the best of luck, skill, and that your stars align cosmically. really, i'm not being sarcastic. if you were local i'd be happy to help here and there. but i'm in north DFW, so i'm guessing you're not local. hoping to see a report of your experience and hopefully your success!

 

Ill update on Tuesday

 

They are most likely going to say it is normal. What I have found is that there is some gear lash in the transmission, transfer case and differential. The transmission mount is really soft and there is a bit of spring slap from the overloads on the rear leaf springs. All those things culminate into the clunking noise we are experiencing.

Just for the hell of it I wedged some chunks of conveyer belting in the transmission mount and between the front of the over load springs and the rest of the leaf pack and the noise virtually disappeared.

I removed the belting and I am planning on removing the transmission mount so that I can fill the empty spaces in it with urethane windshield adhesive. I know it sounds hokey but it works great to stiffen up mounts. Other than that I'm not going to worry about the clunk.