| Author | Message | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 786 Registered: 11-2001 |
Man, Ric...that engine is absolutely beautiful! Very inspirational...think I'll have to pursue replating my fuel lines as well. | ||
| Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
Member Username: Ricrain Post Number: 519 Registered: 2-2002 |
Here's an image where you can see my original fuel lines after the performing the process Matt Body describes... http://www.rainbolt.com/ferrari/tr60k/MVC-670X.JPG | ||
| Matt Boyd (Mattboyd)
Junior Member Username: Mattboyd Post Number: 62 Registered: 1-2002 |
I had mine replated by a local plater. Asked for "yellow zinc dichromate" based on recommendation by Ric Rainbolt at the time. Had a very hard time sourcing the black plastic fuel line (eventually purchased from Winzer). Black polyamid fuel line as I recall. Also had a devil of a time putting the black fuel line back onto the metal lines. Bought a Porsche tool designed for the job from Baum Tools, I think. -Matt Boyd | ||
| Andrew A. Illes (Andyilles)
New member Username: Andyilles Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2002 |
Dear Tom; All of the "gold" plating on your fuel lines, as well as linkages is cadmium, which most any plater can do. One thing to keep in mind is that 99.99% of the work, and therefore cost, is in polishing the pieces prior to plating. The plating itself is only microns thick, so the finish depends on what the base metal looks like. If you do that part yourself, the plating itself will be inexpensive. Good luck, Andy | ||
| Dave Penhale (Dapper)
Member Username: Dapper Post Number: 658 Registered: 4-2002 |
I believe if memory serves it was Gold pacifation (spelling?). It was an industrial coater, not home job. I work for Rolls-Royce, in those days 'foreigners' were doable as favours! | ||
| Verell Boaen (Verell)
Member Username: Verell Post Number: 683 Registered: 5-2001 |
Tom, Eastwood has a good reputation. Their primary customer audience is classic car restorers. The the golden cad system has been in their catalog for several years now. I have to believe it's reasonable quality & the customers like it, or else it'd have been dropped from their catalog. I haven't used any of these, so I can't comment from personal experience tho. Try searching both the archives & the internet for 'Golden Cad' & see what you turn up. | ||
| Tom Francis (Tfrancis)
New member Username: Tfrancis Post Number: 23 Registered: 5-2002 |
Verell, Does the Eastwood kit look nice? Does it hold up? The links you posted look really good but may take time to learn. Here are some pics of what my lines look like now.   | ||
| Verell Boaen (Verell)
Member Username: Verell Post Number: 678 Registered: 5-2001 |
Eastwoods 'golden cad' paint is about the only practical solution for a 'do it yourself' job. Gold Irridite or gold chromate plating is a commercial plating process. Most likely the original finish is one of these. In theory it's doable by a very serious hobbyist: http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/zinc.htm http://www.hobbyplating.com/iradite.htm No expeerience with either of these tho. | ||
| Ben Millermon (Brainsboy)
Member Username: Brainsboy Post Number: 276 Registered: 5-2001 |
VW GTI's have a nice beautiful stainless steel line that I though someone said would mount on a Ferrari also. I was at the junkyard last weekend and saw an audi,vw,volvo that had the lines also, I briefly looked at them, and it looked as if they would fit. It would be a matter of just finding the right length's. | ||
| Tom Francis (Tfrancis)
New member Username: Tfrancis Post Number: 21 Registered: 5-2002 |
Dave, What type of replating/coating did you use? Where did you have it done? Cost? I'd like to do it myself....Could I use the "Golden CAD Plating system" from Eastwood? Thanks, Tom | ||
| Dave Penhale (Dapper)
Member Username: Dapper Post Number: 652 Registered: 4-2002 |
"BTW, new lines are available. Ferrari.uk has them for ~$62 each(ouch)" Unfortunately, for earlier cars you will find that so called 'NEW' lines will often look as bad as the ones already on your car, parts are made in large manufacture runs, the majority are used for the production of the new vehicles and the remainder can then be stored for many years, not necessarily in temp/hum controlled environments! Probably best to get your lines replated/coated. I had all of my 928 lines done locally a few years back, sure brings a detailed look to the engine bay! | ||
| Verell Boaen (Verell)
Member Username: Verell Post Number: 675 Registered: 5-2001 |
Search the archives for RubNBuff.(Hah,Magoo beat you to recommending it....) It's a finely powedered metallic decorative material sold by craft stores. Some of the members use it to detail their engines. One of the bronze color varients looks pretty much like the gold iridite on the injector lines. It looks nice, but since it will wash off with a solvent, it's only temporary relief. I've been meaning to look into having the lines stripped & re-iridited, but don't have a good idea about the cost. Suspect it's be about $10-$15/line once you found someone. I could be off by 100% tho. BTW, new lines are available. Ferrari.uk has them for ~$62 each(ouch). | ||
| Tom Francis (Tfrancis)
New member Username: Tfrancis Post Number: 20 Registered: 5-2002 |
I cleaned up my fuel distributor this weekend but my fuel lines still look ugly. Has anyone done any plating or coating on their fuel lines? If so, what did you use and where did you buy it? |