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  1. Newman

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    Thanks Pap, its awesome to drive a restored one. Everything is tight and clean.
     
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  3. Newman

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  4. ///Mike

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    That brake pedal box and booster are beautiful and too pretty to hide. Needs to be on display somewhere.
     
  5. boxerman

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    What psitons are those, something newer? have you upped the Cr ratio?
     
  6. Newman

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    Custom pistons with larger pins, asymmetrical and a higher ratio.
     
  7. PAP 348

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    Cheers mate, hopefully I get the opportunity to drive one one day. :D
     
  8. afterburner

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    May I know what the black paint on the lower portion of the piston is for? I have never seen that. Thanks for your enlightenment!
     
  9. 2dinos

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    Wow! This IS pretty!

    Speechless :)
     
  10. turbo-joe

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    this "black paint" is a special coating to reduce the friction
     
  11. PAP 348

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    Teflon coating I am sure. Newman will tell us for sure.

    Here a few different style of coatings on pistons these days.

    Piston Coatings - JE Pistons
     
  12. Newman

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    #288 Newman, Sep 21, 2016
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    12 pistons in and heads ready.

    Recording stud sizes, thread depth in casting and exposed thread length is critical and there are so many studs that are close in length that if not recorded you're screwed. Note two studs of the same length but very different where it counts.
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    Indeed, removing, cataloging, and reinstalling takes a fair amount of time... I only did a portion of the studs on my BB's EO service and I have a whole new appreciation for the effort and attention to detail (studs, fasteners, washers, etc) this all takes...

    Cheers.

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  15. Dave rocks

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    Hey Paul, were the Boxer studs Yellow Zinc originally? I ask because on my 355, they are Cadmium (silver) I believe.

    Also, may I ask what method you are using to clean up the aluminum cylinder heads? I've considered soda blasting but am hearing some not so good things.....
     
  16. mikael82

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    when you open hexnut after factory, like gearbox side covers, you can see original yellow plating under.
     
  17. jjeffries

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    Paul, here's a stupid question: do you remove all those studs via simple double-nut process or something more fancy like a Snap-On collet tool? Best, John in CT.
     
  18. Newman

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    The newer stuff is clear cad like on the 512M and TR engines with some yellow zinc as well. And as mentioned above when you remove a stud you can see the portion that was in the threaded hole still retains its original finish in most cases. Some of it is also just common sense when you cant identify what it was. I did find that some studs are a different colour that are to be in a specific location such as some bellhousing studs where the locating dowels are. Most likely for the assembly line person's benefit.
     
  19. Newman

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    Not stupid at all, I have a collet with a variety of inserts for the different sizes but the odd time I do have to double nut if access is an issue.
     
  20. Newman

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    Depends on the casting. Don't blast the diecast parts that for sure! The boxer stuff is sand cast which you can blast but I never use soda. Most times Ill use a chemical cleaner and a brush.
     
  21. Dave rocks

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    On my 355, the color can be seen and determined without removing the studs as they are not that bad.

    I was recently tip off to a plater that might be able to do some of the less common stuff so I need to give them a call.
     
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    Thanks. I've had great success with glass beads on sand cast and die cast parts. Low air pressure and not staying at any spot long works very well. But these are all parts that can be easily cleaned to remove 100% of the media. See my thread in the 355 section - excellent results.
     
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  24. dwhite

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    Paul what tool do you use to torque the 20mm nuts in the valley cyl 7-12 side. I had 2 which I needed to take off and retorque, what a pain to get 90ft lbs. Engine looking like it's ready for the red carpet.
     

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