Joe,
That color looks amazing! The work that has been done looks top notch. Curious why they left the metal tabs in the engine bay instead of routing the AC hoses/wiring harness inside the fender well?
You should be excited! It is progressing nicely.
Ron
My question on the coating is how it handles spotting that could be caused by fuel and other chemicals found in the engine bay???
Larry
If this ZF was coated with Cerakote, it’s pretty tough stuff. Engine builders coat pistons with it! I doubt it will stain or spot from chemicals or fluids. I guess time will tell. I used it on my ZF too but mine was done in a medium gray with Cerakote clear coat over it, to make it easier to wipe up any fluids that will inevitably get spilled on it. Most Cerakote coatings do not require heat to cure, so they work well on porous metals and castings like Campagnolo magnesium wheels. When heat isn’t used to cure, you don’t get the out gassing that’s so common with powder coating. I’ve even had Cerakote applied to plastic, to make it look like metal.
Just a little grinding work and they will be just fine. I had to do the same thing because my car didn't have front bumpers when I bought it and the used set I bought did not fit perfectly.
Well, surely that .4"-ish mismatch is within tolerances lol, j/k. I would have considered the Mr. Fiats at that point, but we all know about hindsight (and for all I know might have been from the same source anyway, there's a lot of that in Panteradom). I truly sympathize. Though being "around the corner" at that point, might not be as noticeable as one would think, but still the principle of the matter.
Nice to see progress continues…. I’m happy for you!
We did this in 4 months but it was just strip and paint. No mechanical! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeGcZWE5ca8
not sure . . . but Yours was my insperation
the sample were labelled Forged Silver (upper) and Phantom Grey (lower)
So you painted using two tones of paint?
did you use the beltline as the dividing line or was it located somewhere else?
if you study the photo of 2511 you may think it is also painted with two tones, but that is just a function of the surface below the belt line catching the sunlight differently than the top.
Larry
belt line and both hoods are the near black. those photos appear to have the silver darker than the sample.
being optimistic here in preperation to getting 5177 back.
what is the opinion of using the VIN in the license plate. I was thinking
THPN5177
(NC allows up to 8 charectors)
You can save a bunch of property taxes by licensing it as an antique. My taxes went from about $100 to $1200 over the course of a year. Of course, you're in a different county. For antiques the assessed value stays at $500 for the life of the car plus you can put on antique plates on it as long as you have a valid registration and carry the valid tag with you. I don't believe you can customize antique tags though.
Looks like some real progress.
