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I really like the hose clamps on the intake. I'm not sure if all our hose clamps looked like this when new and the coating has just worn off or if these were custom plated for the owner. They appear to be yellow-zinc plated. A quick search on Amazon and McMaster yielded nothing like them.
Does anyone know of a source for these? I emailed 928 Classics yesterday to see where they came from but have not heard back yet.
Metric yellow zinc fasteners can be found, but yellow zinc hose clamps are a different story. I have yet to find a reliable source. Eagle Day used to carry some, but I see "out of stock" more often than not. Sometimes you can get them form Porsche, but I've found that many show up in clear zinc vice yellow.
I do what Bertrand does. Fortunately, I have a local guy that does it. He does very nice work, but it's a small operation. His voltage regulator system is a series of light bulbs on a pegboard - looks like one of those mail-order science projects. He has it figured out, though.
Freshly plated parts are like jewelry. They make any engine bay look special.
Wow, that is some beautiful plating. I should have done that when I had my engine apart. Thanks for the input. There seems to be a company in Orlando that does this type of work.
Those clamps for the spider are impossible to find new, with the phillips head screw on the end like originals. Best route is to plate originals like others have said.
Open them up before you send out for plating, and lube them a bit with a dry lube before installing.
Those clamps for the spider are impossible to find new, with the phillips head screw on the end like originals. Best route is to plate originals like others have said.
Open them up before you send out for plating, and lube them a bit with a dry lube before installing.
The clamps are available if you don't mind ordering from China through AliExpress. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/40mm...608.0.0.kjAHD6. They are German Style clamps with your choice of screwdriver tip recess--flat or phillips. The above link is for clamps that fit intake runners for my 911, but they have almost any size you desire. They are stainless steel, not zinc plated. I have ordered several sets and am satisfied with the quality.
Twenty clamps for less than a buck each, free shipping, two weeks from placing oder to in my mailbox. Not a bad deal.