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I plated most of the pedal cluster - should last longer than any paint (which will help out the people that own the car in the next century...)
Plating isn't a bad idea - good til the next century for sure! I was surprised by the amount of brake fluid and corrosion in in the mounting bracket. Clearly my master cylinder had leaked and this bracket almost acts as a cup of sorts to capture fluid - good that it did as I imagine it would have wreaked havoc on the floor pan/pedal area. I will be refinishing my assembly in 2K ceramic paint, but may have some re-plating to do - need to clean up the brackets/linkage first to see what condition they come out in. I did get the bronze bushing kit from Stoddard - theirs seemed more complete than other kits on the market (included new roll pin, cotter pins, washers, nuts...)
Stopped by Andy's this morning to drop off my rear sway bar mounts so he can weld them to the chassis (he has a jig that places them exactly where they need to go for welding). I also dropped off the RSR motor crossmember that I purchased a couple months back so he can weld gussets on the ends for added strength (tip from Spyerx). Everytime I visit him there is some new project usually involving rare speedsters and Carreras. Today was an early Golden Green soft Targa owned by "a famous comedian".
Then I spent some of my afternoon working on the following:
Finished the transmission crossmember in 2K ceramic then installed new mounts and hardware.
Finished the motor carrier and muffler bracket in 2K ceramic.
Haha right. Pretty for now - will inevitably be coated in grease and grime in no time. I went with Cab/sport. Not too rigid and goes with what I have done elsewhere with the Elephant bushings.
This is an awesome thread for your build. I can't wait to follow it along. I guess I was blessed with the condition my '76 912E was in when I bought it. It was absolutely rust free. It was a SoCal car all it's life so that helps. Keep up the good work.
^thanks! Yes, there is a good reason cars from CA usually sell for a premium. My other cars have been CA cars and have zero signs of rust and everything is in better condition - even things like the rubber seals/trim. I'll have to post pics of my SC some time - it is in amazing survivor condition.
Refinished the cooling tin. I started by grabbing my tin snips and performing the modification described in Bruce Anderson's book. The idea is to cut out a section in 4 of the pieces to provide better cooling. Porsche changed the design of the tin after 1977. It is supposed to reduce temps by 10-15 degrees.
You can read about this here:
Using my tin snips to cut out the 1" wide sections.
I filed down the edges clean:
After filing down the edges I moved on to paint. I used a high temp paint.
I am happy with how they came out. I was originally concerned that they wouldn't survive the media blasting as they were a bit crusty but they came out nice and should last another 40 years.
Very true. I'm sure our paths will cross some day. We're neighbors. I can't wait to see your build finished, as I'm sure you are too. Hell, I can't wait to see mine finished. LOL. I finished all of the body work and paint. I painted it myself with Glasurit . Now I'm working on the interior and next the engine. I'm hoping to be finished by next summer.
Re-finished the fan/alternator strap. Happy with how it came out. I need to start boxing up all of these re-finished parts - they are all over the place right now and won't be ready to be reinstalled for a while!
Strap was media blasted:
Primered, painted (earlier cars had painted straps, plating came later) and new timing decal applied:
10-03-2019, 10:11 PM
