1973 Rebuild

[wheee!]

Powdercoat...!

[sweatybetty]

On 1/26/2017 at 7:24 PM, wheee! said:

Powdercoat...!

+1. there are colors very close to natural aluminum

[Matthew Abate]

+1. there are colors very close to natural aluminum

Isn't powder coat kinda susceptible to scratching? We were starting to lean toward mixing up an epoxy coat that mimics aluminum. I was planning on epoxy coating my suspension instead of powder coating for this exact reason.

Your paint is looking killer, by the way.

[Diseazd]

I glass bead blast mine......they come out like new.

[sweatybetty]

9 minutes ago, Matthew Abate said:

Isn't powder coat kinda susceptible to scratching? We were starting to lean toward mixing up an epoxy coat that mimics aluminum.

Your paint is looking killer, by the way.

i have been coating screws and bolt heads with no scratching after tightening them down. between the electric charge and the baking, the powder seems to fuse into the metal somewhat.

[sweatybetty]

14 minutes ago, Matthew Abate said:

 

Your paint is looking killer, by the way.

thank you!

[Matthew Abate]

Alright, so I hear you guys on the powder coat, but we went with epoxy top coat. Check it out:

Prep





Primer





Aluminum Finish

[sweatybetty]

that looks good. what kind of epoxy is it?

[Matthew Abate]

More progress:

Vent screen installation

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Test fit

[Takhli]

9 hours ago, sweatybetty said:

that looks good. what kind of epoxy is it?

Eastwood primer, high-temp aluminum engine spray, then clear epoxy coat

[Namerow]

4 hours ago, Matthew Abate said:

More progress:

 

Vent screen installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Test fit

Very pretty. 

Compared to the many photos I've seen in various L engine rebuild threads, the ones shown here seem to capture 'Nissan Engine Blue' the best.  It's more of an 'industrial' blue than an 'automotive' blue.

Also: Those may be the first photos I've ever seen (anywhere) that document the installation of the crankcase vent screen inside the block casting.

[Matthew Abate]

I mentioned earlier that I have considered painting my car with the black hood from the Nissan rally cars from the '70s over the original orange and made this mockup:

I found these shots on Instagram where someone has done just that (although they missed the point and made it glossy instead of matte like everyone else):