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Posted by: thomasotten Jul 15 2007, 12:34 PM

I thought I would share these photos because these came out so well. These are my engine tin for my 2056 engine build. These are actually 1.8 engine tin that I converted to the 2.0 plug pattern. The letters are painted on, matching the body color of my car. They have a durable clear coat over them for protection.






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Posted by: thomasotten Jul 15 2007, 12:37 PM

By the way, if anyone is interested in a writeup for converting the tin from 1.8 to 2.0 , let me know. I took plenty of pictures.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 15 2007, 01:48 PM

Look great... I think a write up would be valuable

Posted by: DEC Jul 15 2007, 02:09 PM

Looks very nice

Thanks for sharing

Posted by: ConeDodger Jul 15 2007, 02:27 PM

Given the scarcity of 2 liter tin I would say that write up would be very good reading... As for your tin, it is so sexy!!!

Posted by: JPB Jul 15 2007, 07:24 PM

Very nice and can't wait to see it in your engine bay

Posted by: 914Sixer Jul 15 2007, 09:05 PM

I saw them in person this afternoon. Very nice!!

Posted by: Travis Neff Jul 16 2007, 02:43 AM

Maaahvelous!!!

Posted by: Jake Raby Jul 16 2007, 06:15 AM

DAMN Those are nice!

BTW- the scarcity of 2 liter tins is coming to an end... Our fiberglass tin molds are finished and only need a final buffing before we are ready to sell them... They are 100% replicas of 2.0 tins, with just a couple of additional cooling benefits :-)

Posted by: thomasotten Jul 16 2007, 08:20 AM

That's cool, I was thinking along those lines, of fabricating replicas - but I will yield to Jake. In the meantime, if anyone wants a set like these, I am going to fabricate another set, and of course, apply a bad-ass paint job to them. (Why have a boring engine compartment?!)

Posted by: Rav914 Jul 16 2007, 10:21 AM

How did you get the "VW Porsche" graphics on the tin?

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jul 16 2007, 12:49 PM

Yea, what he said.

Posted by: Jake Raby Jul 16 2007, 01:56 PM

We might be able to inlay those VW/ Porsche fnts into the mold for our fiberglass pieces... That would be cool, huh?

Posted by: thomasotten Jul 16 2007, 02:51 PM

Yeah, or you can pay me to paint them on for you! I imagine fiberglasses letters wouldn't be as crisp as painted on letters. I have some pics later with a slightly raised VW-Porsche logo. It is more subtle, but it looks trick.

Posted by: Rav914 Jul 16 2007, 03:45 PM

Good idea. I'll be repainting the tin this winter. I'll PM you later.

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jul 16 2007, 09:24 PM

I have a spare set of 2.0L tin that I want to close up all the extra holes. That painted lettering is SO BAD ASS. It will surely scare the competition. You know the guy in the ZO6 Vette.

Posted by: geniusanthony Aug 2 2007, 07:54 AM

When refinishing engine tin, will regular automotive finish paint hold up on the under"hood" enviroment. Also what if one wanted to really smooth things out, i.e. smoothing seams etc...? I would think normal filler would not like the heat, so maybe lead filling would be necessary? At a minimum aluminized filler seems like pretty tough stuff.

Posted by: gabaldonmg Aug 16 2018, 09:55 AM

I saw this and yes! I am interested. This was posted some time ago.... hope you’re still around! Can you send me a write up
gabaldon54dq @ gmail.com
Milton

Posted by: jkb944t Aug 16 2018, 10:26 AM

Wow, those look amazing!

Jeff B

Posted by: ClayPerrine Aug 16 2018, 11:43 AM

I have 3 complete sets of 2.0 tin in my attic.

Posted by: ConeDodger Aug 16 2018, 02:27 PM

Well no wonder they’re so damned scarce!

Posted by: ClayPerrine Aug 16 2018, 02:31 PM

I also have a complete GA case 2.0 engine sitting on the floor, complete with tin.

Yea, I am a 914 parts hoarder.

Posted by: PanelBilly Aug 16 2018, 03:02 PM

They look better than anything factory