 Restoring a dipped 914, Anyone have one dipped and e-coated? |
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| r_towle |
 Sep 28 2017, 08:15 PM
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If you go that route, replacing the tubes, could you possibly document the project?
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| cary |
Oct 7 2017, 08:56 AM
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Here is a few shot of the nose section we sent in for a dip.    That entire section was coated with the new generation PVC undercoating. |
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| Rob-O |
Oct 7 2017, 02:31 PM
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QUOTE(Perry Kiehl @ Sep 28 2017, 02:46 PM)  QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 28 2017, 01:04 PM) Anyone ever just replace the heater tubes with steel tubing? Then close up the long and dip the car? If I go with re-dipping and e-coat, that's exactly what I'll do. I have been told there is a Faraday effect that can inhibit the e-coat from getting inside box sections of steel. My initial plan was to do my own comprehensive corrosion treatment on the chassis after all the rust repair, and chassis stiffening is completed. I've got about another week or so before I'll have to make a decision. I wonder why it was a paper/foil piece instead of steel tubing. I can only think of two reasons why they didn't. Either it would have made the assembly of that part of the car more difficult (or expensive). Or they were worried about chassis flex and possibility that the tubing would fatigue and crack. |
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| IronHillRestorations |
Oct 7 2017, 06:32 PM
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QUOTE(Rob-O @ Oct 7 2017, 12:31 PM) QUOTE(Perry Kiehl @ Sep 28 2017, 02:46 PM) QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 28 2017, 01:04 PM) Anyone ever just replace the heater tubes with steel tubing? Then close up the long and dip the car? If I go with re-dipping and e-coat, that's exactly what I'll do. I have been told there is a Faraday effect that can inhibit the e-coat from getting inside box sections of steel. My initial plan was to do my own comprehensive corrosion treatment on the chassis after all the rust repair, and chassis stiffening is completed. I've got about another week or so before I'll have to make a decision. I wonder why it was a paper/foil piece instead of steel tubing. I can only think of two reasons why they didn't. Either it would have made the assembly of that part of the car more difficult (or expensive). Or they were worried about chassis flex and possibility that the tubing would fatigue and crack. Sound muffling, and heat retention is my guess. They are heavily insulated. |
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| Rob-O |
Oct 7 2017, 10:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(Perry Kiehl @ Oct 7 2017, 04:32 PM) QUOTE(Rob-O @ Oct 7 2017, 12:31 PM) QUOTE(Perry Kiehl @ Sep 28 2017, 02:46 PM) QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 28 2017, 01:04 PM) Anyone ever just replace the heater tubes with steel tubing? Then close up the long and dip the car? If I go with re-dipping and e-coat, that's exactly what I'll do. I have been told there is a Faraday effect that can inhibit the e-coat from getting inside box sections of steel. My initial plan was to do my own comprehensive corrosion treatment on the chassis after all the rust repair, and chassis stiffening is completed. I've got about another week or so before I'll have to make a decision. Great point. They are heavily insulated. I wonder why it was a paper/foil piece instead of steel tubing. I can only think of two reasons why they didn't. Either it would have made the assembly of that part of the car more difficult (or expensive). Or they were worried about chassis flex and possibility that the tubing would fatigue and crack. Sound muffling, and heat retention is my guess. They are heavily insulated. Great point, they are heavily insulated. |
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