DobermanDad

This was my project yesterday.

Powder coated the alternator fan and housing. That housing took quite a long time to sand blast. Fan was pretty easy.

Pretty happy with the results. They look brand new now.

Waiting on a new voltage regulator to arrive, so I can button everything back up.

Next up are the intake manifolds. May polish them. It's that or black like the fan and housing. Polish looks great, but it requires a lot of maintenance.

NoSub Dan

Very nice. Don't forget to show us how it looks installed.

Tmistry

Looks great! Nice work. I wanted to do mine as well but when I had the parts off, I was so F'ing eager to get my car back on the road, I couldn't stand the delay to powder coat.

Definitely share some pics when done, it'll look great.

Have you thought about powdercoating your a/c compressor? I've seen a few cars with it and it looks good.

JasonAndreas

No longer term experience with THIS just yet but I have had good luck with their other products.

DobermanDad

Thank you. I'll post some pics once I install them.

hepkat63

nice

DobermanDad

Thank you. Quick little project. Powder coating stuff is pretty addictive, especially when you do it yourself.

I may coat that alternator strap. I'd like to at least. It's a in pretty sad shape. On of those Rennline stainless jobs would also be pretty sweet.

Is it difficult to remove them. Looks like they are held in by some pressed in pins or something.

Actually wouldn't mind drilling out my handles and powder coating those too. Would be a good time to use my new drill press too.

SuperUser

That came out looking great!

dhc905

Very cool. For removal, did you have to use any special tools? I've seen some DIY's that seem to suggest you don't need any special tools to pull out the fan...

I have a great working fan, but also have a powdercoated one and new hub that I'm looking to install at some point.

DobermanDad

Mine didn't. The fan and hub came right off without much effort. It may be because I had an RS Hub installed.

The new hub I got, had to be pressed in. But I'll tell you a little trick to avoid using a shop press.

Put the hub in a plastic bag and freeze it overnight, then get a three long bolts (make sure you use washers) and bolt it in. It will keep it centered with the holes when it finally meets the fan. Just tighten each bolt a little at time to keep things even. I also recommend a little anti-seize where the hub meets the fan. Takes a little longer than a press but works pretty well.

There you go:


I still have a machine the hub boss in a lathe, so I can finish up. It's the only part that I'm missing and I'm not gonna pay $35 for a spacer. Probably going to make three or four billet ones. Then I'll have some spares for when they wear.

PelicanParts.com

Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing.

-Luccia

DobermanDad

Finally got a chance to make a new boss and button her back up. I was gonna do red, but I'm really like this black / black color scheme. Next up is that nasty looking sound padding.

Big Al HURT123

Wow looks awesome. Wish I had the skill set to do that.

DobermanDad

Thank you. Definitely took some work, but I enjoy doing stuff like this.

I also made this spacer / boss as I didn't have the original Porsche one. This one is made of billet aluminum.

YaHoo!

I just powder coated my fan too- keeping these Mg fans covered with paint seems to be the key to longevity.

I was lucky with the installation of the bearing- no press or long bolts needed. I simply put the bearing in the freezer all day and then put my fan in the oven at 285 degrees for 15 minutes. Popped both out of their respective places and the bearing slid right in!

Before:
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See next post for "after." Can't get 2 pics in one post no matter what size the pics are!