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| rsrguy3 |
 May 26 2010, 12:22 PM
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This is a purely hypothetical thread. You see I love my teener, and, I'd like to use it as a daily, cause I'm sure I can get 35-40 mpg from it. I live in northern Utah.... so It would see it all, heat, rain, AND snow, I'll be using a set of the new diamond shaped studded Hakka's for winter. Nokian
I get it, some of you think that this is a stupid thought, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) but I'm one of those sicko's that loves snow driving, so I'll deal with the ridicule. Have all the fun with me you can on this one, turn it loose. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) Oh, If you don't think it will work, why? |
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| Tom_T |
May 27 2010, 12:55 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California 
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You'd also have to cut the longs open, pull out the heater tubes/etc., then galv everything including the longs, then reinstall the heater tubes & re-weld the outer longs back on - cuz you'll want heat driving in snow/cold & they'll fry in there in the galv tank.
While galvanizing seems attractive option, as Charlie & others have said above - it also has it's drawbacks & isn't a perfect barrier to rusting. IIRC from Sir Andy, that it was not until the 76 or 77 MY when Porsche started dipping the finished unitized bodies into Zinc Phosphate for rust protection, but I believe that was a "cold dip" process, & our 914s missed it since the last 76 MY was built in 75. Read below on this doc from Jeff Bowlsby's site -  Let's see your test run & how the primer & paint adheres. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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rsrguy3 The restorers holy grail.... or not? May 26 2010, 12:22 PM
6freak I love driving in the snow as well, easy to get si... May 26 2010, 12:32 PM Bruce Hinds I love it! Drive it man! That's what... May 26 2010, 12:41 PM
Scott Schroeder
I love it! Drive it man! That's wha... May 26 2010, 02:52 PM McMark Add some fender 'mud flaps' and pull them ... May 26 2010, 12:44 PM pete-stevers really neat idea...i wonder what all is involved i... May 26 2010, 01:04 PM rsrguy3 So, whats it worth to you? May 26 2010, 01:05 PM Jeff Bowlsby Hot dip galvanizing, even if you could find a faci... May 26 2010, 01:40 PM JamesM
Hot dip galvanizing, even if you could find a fac... May 26 2010, 04:03 PM JamesM more...
http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f7/s... May 26 2010, 04:13 PM McMark :agree: That's what I've heard from weldin... May 26 2010, 02:24 PM pete-stevers porsche did it...what type of process did they use... May 26 2010, 02:45 PM realred914
porsche did it...what type of process did they us... May 27 2010, 11:41 PM Tom_T
porsche did it...what type of process did they u... May 28 2010, 01:30 AM McMark From this thread on Pelican
May 26 2010, 02:51 PM Rand I've seen plenty of rusty galvanized metal. On... May 26 2010, 03:34 PM tomeric914
I've seen plenty of rusty galvanized metal.
... May 28 2010, 12:52 PM veltror From my thread you will see that the amount of met... May 26 2010, 04:47 PM SirAndy
I'm one of those sicko's that loves snow ... May 26 2010, 08:05 PM MDG
Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in the... May 27 2010, 05:32 AM Tom_T
Any old VW and Porsche was build to handle in th... May 27 2010, 01:50 PM realred914
[quote name='MDG' post='1324341' date='May 27 201... May 27 2010, 11:43 PM Tom_T
near as I know the drip tray wnet to the late st... May 28 2010, 01:19 AM rsrguy3 Now Andy.... that's what I'm talking about... May 26 2010, 08:42 PM rsrguy3 We'll be cutting up James 75 to experiment thi... May 26 2010, 08:48 PM charliew If you are cutting a car up. Are you guys interest... May 26 2010, 09:50 PM 6freak Zink chromate paint would solve the issue .... May 27 2010, 09:26 AM rsrguy3 I had seen that piece, and I must say the whole th... May 27 2010, 09:33 AM thomasotten Didn't someone say we would one day see a post... May 27 2010, 09:08 PM Tom_T
Didn't someone say we would one day see a pos... May 28 2010, 01:32 AM rsrguy3 Funny thought, as if it was a dynacorn project. It... May 27 2010, 09:28 PM charliew I have a parts car scout II that someone put galva... May 28 2010, 02:22 PM |
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