 Refinished engine metal coatings, See what you think... |
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| Nozzle |
 Nov 25 2015, 08:42 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 6-November 08 From: Lexington Park, Maryland Member No.: 9,725 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Well I finally got my engine parts back from the metal re-finisher and I think it was worth the wait. The shop specialized in wheel refinishing for the tuner crowd but was interested in branching out. I figured that they'd be able to relate to auto finishes better than your standard metal fabricator shop so I took a chance.
Be advised though I chose not to go with exact factory finishes and color for reasons of personal taste. The look is similar but certainly not exact. See what you think. First up are the ceramic coated heat exchangers in 'Tungsten': Before  After  Engine tin before  Engine tin after in 'Satin Black' powder coat which seems more flat than the factory finish but I still like it equally if not better  Heat ducting before with 'custom' grey finish  Ducting after in 'Porsche Silver' powder coat similar to factory rim color  Fan shroud before  Fan shroud after in 'Satin Clear' powder coat which I really like. Coating only applied to exterior for what its worth.  Last up is the engine from Original Customs which will be their new home (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)  |
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| somd914 |
Nov 25 2015, 09:10 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
John, very nice. Now to get it back in the car and on the road - we need another 914 running around here... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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| turk22 |
Nov 25 2015, 05:59 PM
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Treetop Flyer Group: Members Posts: 735 Joined: 27-July 12 From: Cincinnati OH Member No.: 14,725 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
looks really good, like the choices you made in color and finish.
is the vendor looking for more 914 business? what did you have done to the engine? thx, Turk |
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| Nozzle |
Nov 25 2015, 07:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 6-November 08 From: Lexington Park, Maryland Member No.: 9,725 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(turk22 @ Nov 25 2015, 07:59 PM)  looks really good, like the choices you made in color and finish. is the vendor looking for more 914 business? what did you have done to the engine? thx, Turk I think the folks at 'Custom Functionz' are looking for any metal refinishing business although their specialty is custom wheel and interior finishes as seen in the link below. http://www.customfunctionz.com/ Although their estimated two-week job took considerably longer to deliver, they really understand how important metal finishes are to car folks and did a beautiful job on my parts which amounted to over thirty pieces in four different finishes. For the engine I had the D-jet '2056' longblock build from 'Original Customs' which is described in this link: http://www.originalcustoms.com/2056.php Mark De Bernardi who owns Original Customs is a first-rate individual and a long-time supporter of this forum and 914s in general. Hope that helps. |
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| EdwardBlume |
Nov 26 2015, 07:05 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California 
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Nice work! Looks fantastic. These are the details that matter. Enjoy!
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| EdwardBlume |
Nov 26 2015, 07:05 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(Nozzle @ Nov 25 2015, 05:40 PM) http://www.originalcustoms.com/2056.php Mark De Bernardi who owns Original Customs is a first-rate individual and a long-time supporter of this forum and 914s in general. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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