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post Feb 5 2016, 06:32 AM
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My suggestion is to find a local place in an industrial park that will work with you. Our local place isn't pretty and my order isn't typical (they mostly do patio furniture and aluminum awnings). $275 got all this done and my 914-6 tank. Everything looked like crap on the way in.


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post Feb 5 2016, 06:57 AM
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My suggestion is to find a local place in an industrial park that will work with you. Our local place isn't pretty and my order isn't typical (they mostly do patio furniture and aluminum awnings). $275 got all this done and my 914-6 tank. Everything looked like crap on the way in.

Exactly! The place where I live will do the parts cheaper than I can rattle-can them. A few years back, they did a full tube frame for a Lotus 23, and 35 individual suspension, engine mount, etc. bits for $235. Their usual stuff is large cherry lugs for the local farm industry.
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post Feb 5 2016, 07:53 AM
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Local guy did 23 pieces for $100. Blasting and powder coating. Rattle can is dead to me!
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post Feb 5 2016, 08:07 AM
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Started in with them a couple years ago when I left the rowing erg in my workshop and it rusted up. I took it apart and had them blast the parts. Now it looks like new.


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post Feb 5 2016, 08:54 AM
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I haven't painted parts in about 10 years. Powder coating is the way to go IMHO. Faster, cheaper and the finish lasts a lot longer. . . That's a win, win, win!!
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post Feb 5 2016, 08:59 AM
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Do it right if you are going to do it. Powder coat is the way to go. I'm actually picking up more pieces today at my p/c shop.

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post Feb 5 2016, 09:19 AM
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I've had some problems when the coating was applied to heavy and it changed the fit.
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post Feb 5 2016, 09:37 AM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2016, 07:07 AM) *

Started in with them a couple years ago when I left the rowing erg in my workshop and it rusted up. I took it apart and had them blast the parts. Now it looks like new.

Nice! I have a Model C. Just started using it again after the move.
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post Feb 5 2016, 09:42 AM
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Any rec's for the Cinci area?
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post Feb 5 2016, 11:27 AM
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BTDT... all the time.

Biggest thing is to go light around the brake line and cable tabs on the suspension bits. those clips are a precision fit. The clips will not fit through the journals on the ends of the lines without taking the powder coating off now.

What bushings do you plan to use Mark?
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post Feb 5 2016, 12:24 PM
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BTDT... all the time.

Biggest thing is to go light around the brake line and cable tabs on the suspension bits. those clips are a precision fit. The clips will not fit through the journals on the ends of the lines without taking the powder coating off now.

What bushings do you plan to use Mark?

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post Feb 5 2016, 12:44 PM
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Mark,

Since they all mostly use the same PC color charts & materials, how was the color & finish match to the OE satin black used on your -6 parts as painted from the factory? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I had interior parts on my `88 Westy PC'd with a local guy my body shop uses, & we got an excellent match for it's factory color, but they were more of a semi-gloss or gloss originally.

Just wondering if they'd be able to match the factory black satin for my 73 2L's parts in the resto?
- essentially the same set of parts as as what you've done for your -6.

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post Feb 5 2016, 01:09 PM
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Mark,

Since they all mostly use the same PC color charts & materials, how was the color & finish match to the OE satin black used on your -6 parts as painted from the factory? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I had interior parts on my `88 Westy PC'd with a local guy my body shop uses, & we got an excellent match for it's factory color, but they were more of a semi-gloss or gloss originally.

Just wondering if they'd be able to match the factory black satin for my 73 2L's parts in the resto?
- essentially the same set of parts as as what you've done for your -6.

TIA (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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Honestly, all I told them was run everything semigloss black. I also had 4 sets of 911 engine tin including a set of '76 turbo tin. Their semi black was a dead match for the turbo tin and that's what we needed. 2% of the cars we do are original restorations. The rest are hot rods. Hot rods are easier because we make them look the way we want, not the way we think some judge wants.
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post Feb 5 2016, 01:13 PM
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Honestly, all I told them was run everything semigloss black. I also had 4 sets of 911 engine tin including a set of '76 turbo tin. Their semi black was a dead match for the turbo tin and that's what we needed. 2% of the cars we do are original restorations. The rest are hot rods. Hot rods are easier because we make them look the way we want, not the way we think some judge wants.


Okay, Thanx. Yes - resto-mod frees you up a lot more.

Semi-gloss may work for what I want, I'll probably check something on a test piece.

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post Feb 5 2016, 01:19 PM
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Do it right if you are going to do it. Powder coat is the way to go. I'm actually picking up more pieces today at my p/c shop.

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Lawrence, your stuff looks great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) ... as does Mark's! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

You should post the shop so others in SoCal/OC/SD have a good tried-n-true PC source.

Hopefully you'll venture up from South County for the PCA breakfast & 914 display at Original Mike's in Santa Ana tomorrow morning 8-10-ish!

There should be a good number of 914s there, which may push the other "bastard Porsche-NARPs" (924/944/968/951 & 928) over quite a way! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Just remember to remove the powdercoat where important safety parts meet, like the rear sway arm and brake caliper contact patches.
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post Feb 8 2016, 05:55 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2016, 11:24 AM) *

QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Feb 5 2016, 12:27 PM) *

BTDT... all the time.

Biggest thing is to go light around the brake line and cable tabs on the suspension bits. those clips are a precision fit. The clips will not fit through the journals on the ends of the lines without taking the powder coating off now.

What bushings do you plan to use Mark?

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Ok... Just joking then. You need to install the races first, then powder coat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Now you have to scrape the powder off to get the races on unless you're talking elephant rubber.
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post Feb 8 2016, 06:17 PM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Feb 8 2016, 06:55 PM) *

QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2016, 11:24 AM) *

QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Feb 5 2016, 12:27 PM) *

BTDT... all the time.

Biggest thing is to go light around the brake line and cable tabs on the suspension bits. those clips are a precision fit. The clips will not fit through the journals on the ends of the lines without taking the powder coating off now.

What bushings do you plan to use Mark?

Elephant

And stop being so serious mr shea (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif)


Ok... Just joking then. You need to install the races first, then powder coat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Now you have to scrape the powder off to get the races on unless you're talking elephant rubber.

Then I'm a lucky man (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Feb 8 2016, 10:47 PM
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I'll shut up now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post Feb 9 2016, 06:28 AM
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I'll shut up now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Not at all. I appreciate the education. Luck doesn't teach much.
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