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Haha I wish. I really had no idea how expensive it was. I brought my parts with me on my trip and when I got to the restorer I was blown away by the cost - guess I should have gotten an estimate before I went there lol. I really didn't expect it. Finding a place that does this work is hard though. He had a bunch of Porsche parts from around the country in his shop.
^yep. They strip the original anodizing, polish, straighten, remove dents, then re-anodize. Many places don't do the true bright dip anymore due to chemicals and permits/restrictions. The polishing itself is quite a bit of work. They also said costs have gone up a lot in past 5 years due to restrictions on chemicals. I couldn't find anyone else that actually did everything. Some shops would do parts of process but not all.
Today was Porsche day. Took a day off work and drove to Pelican and Sierra Madre to pick up part orders. Also dropped off my aluminum trim to be refinished. Hard to find places that do the correct bright finish anodize and it is crazy expensive - to my surprise.
Here is the trim before loading up in the car
Who are you using to do your aluminum trim? I'll be needing to do mine sooner than later...
Who are you using to do your aluminum trim? I'll be needing to do mine sooner than later...
I used King of Trim in Pacoima. They advertise in Esses Magazine. BtW, I picked up my pistons/cylinders from Pelican today! Will post pics later. Beautiful - that's all I can say.
Ok - good progress today. Installed the rings and then the pistons into the cylinders. Also installed one wrist pin clip on each set. This was the worst part of the job - I hate those damn circlips! I even bought the Stomski circlip injector tool - which definitely helped but it was still a pain. The other side should be easier since the wrist pins will be stationary.
Success! Ready to attach to the rod. Stomski tool Piston in its new home
Installed the pistons using 1mm base shims supplied by Ollie’s based on the case machining. Testing piston to head clearance using the solder method. Can I just say one more time that I hate the wrist pin circlips!
^thanks! I may be wishing I just cut checks for the motor rebuild when it is all said and done we will see. I am enjoying some aspects of it, but it has been really challenging to squeeze in my time and it is going slow as I am learning as I go.
I wish I was building mine myself... I have the temperament to do so (I've rebuild a couple motors, not Porsches a long time ago) , but time is a major problem at the moment... so easy out, write checks.
09-04-2020, 06:54 PM
we will see. I am enjoying some aspects of it, but it has been really challenging to squeeze in my time and it is going slow as I am learning as I go.