been alot of questions about using s-10,just got s-10 front clip put in my sedan delivery.felt went in real nice,may not work in all applications,will have to rework inner sheetmetal and notch around steering box for grill,plan on setting motor behind front crossmember,feel nice radiator will fit nicely right front of crossmember,about 22inches wide,just getting started, everything is off right now getting cleaned,painted, sorry,can't figure out how to bring pictures to post in my photo album

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Good work, zonk. I've wondered how an S-10 clip would work out, looks like it went in real nice. I'm still curious about the 4x4 clip, since the torsion bars and crossmember could cause problems.

thanks V-8,streetrod friend of mine that helped liked how it went in too,had nice stance before tore it back apart,very resonable price too,

what is that coating on the clip?

Hay fire power
Very cool Volvo i wanted to do that for years but never could fined a good body to work from.

the coating is zero-rust,thinned 20%laquer thinner sprayed on,comes out knid of semi-gloss finish,I know por-15 is good wanted to try this,click on the picture of the coupe there is a side photo of clip in my album

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FWIW, I'm using Zero Rust on my project as well. It's cheaper, doesn't have the bad stuff that POR-15 has (isocyanites?) and seems to be a quality product.

Whats so bad about the bad things in POR-15?

I'm no chemist but here's what I've been led to beleive.. Isocyanates (not isocyanItes, as previous post) can be absorbed into your bloodstream through your skin. So just a mask isn't going to be enough protection. Brushing generally produces less airborne material, so it's generally safer than spraying.

Not to make this out to be some kind of mystery poison, it's also found in base/clear painting systems (among other things). The difference is, those systems are usually applied in a paint booth with all the associated respirator gear.

My big reason for going with ZR was that it was comparable in quality, safer AND cheaper.

That said, I'm sure there are thousands of people who use POR-15 without any problems. Safety directions are included with both products for a reason.

I also use zero rust and like the results, I painted a semi rusted boat trailer and use it in salt water three years now and no need to repaint yet.