Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

2 Pages V < 1 2  
Reply to this topicStart new topic
> anyone ever PLATE a-arms or trailing arms ?
CptTripps
post Apr 17 2014, 07:29 AM
Post #21


:: Punch and Pie ::
****

Group: Members
Posts: 3,584
Joined: 26-December 04
From: Mentor, OH
Member No.: 3,342
Region Association: Upper MidWest



I wish I had just painted my A and Trailing arms. I'll bet I spent 2h on sanding the powder away because the guy didn't do a great job masking what I asked him to. It looks cool...but so would black paint.

Zinc or Nickel plating would have been pretty bad-ass...and been a lot thinner.

Next time...
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
wndsnd
post Apr 17 2014, 04:51 PM
Post #22


You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat....
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,861
Joined: 12-February 12
From: North Shore, MA
Member No.: 14,124
Region Association: North East States



QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 3 2012, 02:07 PM) *

QUOTE(rwilner @ Dec 3 2012, 12:57 PM) *

QUOTE(r_towle @ Dec 3 2012, 12:47 PM) *

I wonder if there is a way to plate them black...not so shiny...


There sure is...zinc nickel. It comes back looking like anodized aluminum. We had it done frequently for marine applications at my first job. The cool thing is that it's still electrically conductive, so you can use the coated parts to ground things to engine blocks.

[HIJACK] Rich, you should see my garage right now. Suspension and brake parts everywhere. After I work, I have to clear a path so Abbie can get the stroller in and out.
[/HIJACK]


Box up what you want and bring some or your favorite media and have at it.
Its all hooked up, vacuum system, lights and compressor.

Again, not my favorite place to stand all day long....

You do know that Home Depot sells big ass plastic shelving units....right?

Get some 2*4,s and plywood, build a shelf over the front hood of the car.
Put all your shit on there, get it out of the mad angry mom's way.

Big ass plywood shelf/floor
Built for weight....post under shelf, dont rely on the shear strength of a nail.
Then, get the plastic shelves from Home depot and set them up there in half sections.
You get about 4 feet of storage...double depth if you do it right.
Everything (everything) but the engine can fit on top of a porsche....with proper shelving and roof racks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

If you are an engineer, you can also put the motor above the car...but you need to lift it...and you have room in front of the car for that...so I would not bother.
Get her car inside dufus.

rich

rich




"I am an engineer, What the fuch just happen here?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
914 Ranch
post Jun 19 2017, 08:44 AM
Post #23


Team Sharp where the 914 grow wings
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,388
Joined: 29-January 16
From: TheNorth Shore Retreat. Deland
Member No.: 19,611
Region Association: South East States



When I had the parts plated all I had to do is pack them (no cleaning or sanding or painting) a huge savings in time and a small saving in weight and it was cheap.


From the Ranch
Joe Sharp
Team NARP
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
porschetub
post Jun 19 2017, 03:14 PM
Post #24


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4,695
Joined: 25-July 15
From: New Zealand
Member No.: 18,995
Region Association: None



QUOTE(CptTripps @ Apr 18 2014, 01:29 AM) *

I wish I had just painted my A and Trailing arms. I'll bet I spent 2h on sanding the powder away because the guy didn't do a great job masking what I asked him to. It looks cool...but so would black paint.

Zinc or Nickel plating would have been pretty bad-ass...and been a lot thinner.

Next time...


The PO of my car had mine blasted ,primed and coated in black enamel,this was sometime ago and they are holding up well,same with my rear trailing arms.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

2 Pages V < 1 2
Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 28th March 2024 - 12:14 PM