Paul-Nice looking piece. I have been powder coating items for years on all of
our
project cars and am a firm believer in the process. Are these oil cooled sumps
with fins still available as used? I would be interested in pursuing that
addition to my S2. Brent
CANISDOG@aol.com wrote:
> Jim is correct! As always.
> I have used a finned oil sump from a 69 GT for my Series 3 Gt resto and after
> hearing of Jim's woes I decided to "Clear Powder Coat" both the inside and
> outside of the sump. To do this it first had to be baked to boil the oil out
> of the pores, then sand blasted and baked again. Again more oil came to the
> surface and the process started over. After 3-4 bakes all the oil came out.
> It was then clear coated both inside and out.
> I cannot attest to the performance since I have yet to hit the road! But it
> seems to me this should hold more oil than the standard and help with
> cooling. But then Jim has never given me bad info so we will see....
> Here is a picture of mine on the engine stand in the garage. Notice the
> clear coat actually turned the color of the aluminum to a solid gray. If I
> had it to do over....I would just clear coat the inside and leave the outside
> natural. But then this will clean up real easy.
>
> Paul
>
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