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Posted by: Puebloswatcop Feb 3 2017, 09:45 PM
Hey guys, I am getting ready to blast and powder coat all of my suspension and steering parts, am toying around with changing the color from the basic black. Does anyone have any suggestions, maybe pictures to help me decide?
Posted by: mepstein Feb 3 2017, 09:54 PM
Satin black, gloss black
Yea, I'm partial to keeping it black. 
Posted by: Krieger Feb 3 2017, 10:22 PM
The Stones said it best "paint it black"
Posted by: bdstone914 Feb 3 2017, 10:39 PM
Dayglow hot pink. Dont fear to be different.
Posted by: 914Sixer Feb 4 2017, 08:03 AM
What ever you want
Posted by: struckn Feb 4 2017, 08:53 AM
Black and white BAR CODE. 
Posted by: Front yard mechanic Feb 4 2017, 08:54 AM
Peach 
Posted by: Montreal914 Feb 4 2017, 10:54 AM
Other than black, common colors are these, but pink would stand out 
Posted by: amfab Feb 4 2017, 11:25 AM
What color is the car?
Posted by: Olympic 1.7 Feb 4 2017, 12:20 PM
I went with a Charcoal color, it was called Glimmer and has a little metallic shine to it. this color would probably go good with a lot of body colors.
Posted by: amfab Feb 4 2017, 03:20 PM
That charcoal looks nice
Posted by: 914_teener Feb 4 2017, 09:12 PM
I went with a Charcoal color, it was called Glimmer and has a little metallic shine to it. this color would probably go good with a lot of body colors.
That blue is so freakin cool looking.
It is definitely my favorite 914 color....
Next to Ivory White of course.
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Feb 8 2017, 01:06 PM
Thanks for the suggestions and Pics.
To those who recommended pink, 
thanks allot, now I can't let my wife on here or I will be painting hers pink...Hell she made me buy her a pink toolbox when those came out....lol.
The car hasn't been painted yet, so I guess once I decide on a color for the car I will see what I think would look best, but I may just stay with a satin black
Posted by: My 914 Feb 8 2017, 08:50 PM
I am partial to red. It complements most colors and adds a nice detail to a car.
Posted by: Perry Kiehl Feb 8 2017, 09:59 PM
I'm a factory look kinda guy.
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Feb 11 2017, 06:00 AM
Okay, so I have decided to go with a dark charcoal color. The calipers are a bright red so I think it will look pretty nice when done.
Again to those of you who said pink, the wife saw that and now wants me to paint her 914 pink. Told her no way no how , will never happen.....Thanks you guys.... 
Posted by: Jett Feb 11 2017, 11:31 AM
I went with whatever elephant thought was best . I asked for a stock look.
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Posted by: mbseto Feb 11 2017, 01:24 PM
I remember going to the vintage races at mid-Ohio as a little kid. I saw a suspension painted yellow and thought it was the coolest thing. All the linkages stood out and you could easily see how it worked. That experience was formative for me, helped turn me into a car guy.
Posted by: PanelBilly Feb 11 2017, 02:10 PM
Nice colors.
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Feb 16 2017, 05:24 PM
I went with whatever elephant thought was best
. I asked for a stock look.Man that does look sharp......
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Mar 11 2017, 04:20 PM
So I liked the look that 914 Teener had. The dark Charcoal just looked sharp. So I went to my local Powder Coating shop, Platinum Powder Coating, in Colorado Springs. The folks there were very helpful and I chose a dark Charcoal with fine metal flake in it. They coated 16 parts and the price was more than reasonable. I did blast the parts which saved me about 25% on the cost.
After Blasting
Powder Coated
And thanks to Elephant Racing it is now going back together.
Now I have to decide on the color of the strut housings, I am thinking Red or Yellow....They are Konis,. Any Ideas?
Posted by: mepstein Mar 11 2017, 04:28 PM
Looks great!
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Mar 13 2017, 11:31 PM
since my rear Konis are yellow I think I will go with Yellow for the front struts as well, hope the combination looks good 
Posted by: boxsterfan Mar 13 2017, 11:50 PM
Paint the suspension aubergine.
Posted by: bulitt Mar 14 2017, 05:54 AM
Keep it a neutral color so when you discover the rest of the car is rotted the suspension will look good on any color tub
Ask me how I know.... 
Posted by: AZBanks Mar 14 2017, 04:44 PM
I went with a Charcoal color, it was called Glimmer and has a little metallic shine to it. this color would probably go good with a lot of body colors.
I would say that you stole my idea but since you did it first, I guess I'm stealing yours.
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Mar 14 2017, 09:07 PM
I went with a Charcoal color, it was called Glimmer and has a little metallic shine to it. this color would probably go good with a lot of body colors.
I would say that you stole my idea but since you did it first, I guess I'm stealing yours.
Not sure I would call it stealing, I would call it sharing
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Mar 14 2017, 09:09 PM
Keep it a neutral color so when you discover the rest of the car is rotted the suspension will look good on any color tub
Ask me how I know....
Oh believe me I know. I have done allot of work to this one already. Most of the really bad stuff has been repaired
Posted by: tazz9924 Mar 14 2017, 09:27 PM
Just gonna set this here
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Mar 20 2017, 08:43 PM
So pissed off, my Lemforder ball joints came in so I was going to mount them in the arms.....the damn nuts that go on will only thread part way. The nuts that came off the old ball joints (original Porsche) thread all the way on so it isn't the new ball joints, problem is with the new ring nuts, I would send them back but I cant friggin remember where I bought the damn things.....Just broke down and ordered the damn things from Porsche, pretty expensive but pretty damn sure they will fit properly. 
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Mar 20 2017, 10:08 PM
Paint them black. They'll eventually be black anyway.
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Mar 25 2017, 09:51 PM
So I finally got all of the parts to re-assemble the control arms
The Lemforders are here
And here are the ball joint fasteners and washers....from Porsche... a tad on the pricey side but you cant beat the quality...Besides, I like the German Writing
As you can see the quality of the Porsche part (on the right) far outshines the POS part that I cannot remember where I purchased it...In fact they are so proud of what they manufacture, they engrave it....
And here it is installed, torqing these to 180 lbs by yourself is a bitch, wish I had the jig
So now I just have to put the lock washers on and the cotter pins in and they are done.
One step closer
Posted by: Larmo63 Mar 25 2017, 10:12 PM
Once you drive the car for a while, it all ends up being pretty dirty in there. It's a bit disappointing after all the thought that goes into building these suspension systems, but what the hell, these cars are meant to be driven. 
Posted by: Puebloswatcop Mar 30 2017, 01:00 PM
Once you drive the car for a while, it all ends up being pretty dirty in there. It's a bit disappointing after all the thought that goes into building these suspension systems, but what the hell, these cars are meant to be driven.
That is true, I am going to drive the hell out of them both when they are back together.....
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