Black Forest TR3A Posted April 11 Author Report Share Posted April 11 And I gave all the nuts, bolts and small parts to the galvanic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Forest TR3A Posted April 11 Author Report Share Posted April 11 2 minutes ago, John Morrison said: Well done and a great colour John Thank you John! But the green colour (John Deere green actually) is only for rust proofing. The body will be painted in Pearl White But for five seconds I had the intention of fitting yellow wheels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Ah thought it was unusual guess you could have put a power take off under the spare wheel pan???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwinCamJohn Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Bravo !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpb Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 With reference to the first post.. 'A man of wealth and taste.' Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 6 minutes ago, dpb said: With reference to the first post.. 'A man of wealth and taste.' Dave He deserves a banquet Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Good luck with the TR kit build Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 Looking at the before and after pictures, there has been a monumental amount of work done, but, doesn't it look good. If if we're me, I'd be delivering a huge sigh of relief, the worst part of the job is done. Mechanicals are, for me, always easier than the mysteries of welding and compound curves Good job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 4 hours ago, Black Forest TR3A said: And I gave all the nuts, bolts and small parts to the galvanic. What is the black finish used on the metal plates and some of the bolts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Forest TR3A Posted April 11 Author Report Share Posted April 11 Here in Germany we call it "Schwarz verzinkt". Perhaps in English it's called "Japonised"? Most of the AUTO, BEES, SPARTS, WILEY and BAX bolts were finished black, while LINREAD and CRANES were silver or without finish. OK, when I dismantled the car, most bolts were brown... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Forest TR3A Posted April 11 Author Report Share Posted April 11 Thank you all! Yes, it really was a huge sigh of relief. But I learned a lot! But I confess: Next time I would choose a car with a better body... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Forest TR3A Posted April 11 Author Report Share Posted April 11 For the bolts: I try to reuse most of the original bolts (with the original markings of the 50ies). I was able to buy a complete second set from a California TR3A, which was dismantled and sold in pieces (no papers, no VIN). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 6 hours ago, Black Forest TR3A said: Here in Germany we call it "Schwarz verzinkt". Perhaps in English it's called "Japonised"? Most of the AUTO, BEES, SPARTS, WILEY and BAX bolts were finished black, while LINREAD and CRANES were silver or without finish. OK, when I dismantled the car, most bolts were brown... thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 On 4/11/2024 at 2:07 PM, Black Forest TR3A said: Here in Germany we call it "Schwarz verzinkt". Perhaps in English it's called "Japonised"? Most of the AUTO, BEES, SPARTS, WILEY and BAX bolts were finished black, while LINREAD and CRANES were silver or without finish. OK, when I dismantled the car, most bolts were brown... Gents A question That would be 'Black Japanned' wouldn't it, or am I on the wrong page . . . .again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 18 minutes ago, JohnG said: Gents A question That would be 'Black Japanned' wouldn't it, or am I on the wrong page . . . .again? You are correct. Obviously translation differs. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 (edited) Japanning is lacquer or varnish - I doubt that would be used on bolts. I think the original (cheap) finish for bolts is black oxide. The translation of 'Schwarz verzinkt' is black galvanised. Edited April 12 by RobH typo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 (edited) 9 hours ago, RobH said: Japanning is lacquer or varnish - I doubt that would be used on bolts. I think the original (cheap) finish for bolts is black oxide. The translation of 'Schwarz verzinkt' is black galvanised. As in black phosphate finish.? I think there is also a black chromate finish for zinc and cadmium plating. Best of luck with getting cadmium plating done today. The cadmium plated bolts I did for my TR2 engine in the process shop as an apprentice 50 + years ago are still rust free. Edited April 13 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 And don't forget the finish normally applied to guns - using Selenium dioxide paste. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 8 hours ago, BlueTR3A-5EKT said: Best of luck with getting cadmium plating done today. Yes- restricted by the RoHS Directive, which is why silver-solder has changed too as the good low-temperature stuff (Easiflo) had cadmium in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 The quality 'silver solder' can still be found in odd parts of the world. Many UK model engineers bought huge stocks before it was banned. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 3 hours ago, RobH said: Yes- restricted by the RoHS Directive, which is why silver-solder has changed too as the good low-temperature stuff (Easiflo) had cadmium in it. Luckily I have enough to see me out ! Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Forest TR3A Posted April 15 Author Report Share Posted April 15 On 4/12/2024 at 4:57 PM, RobH said: The translation of 'Schwarz verzinkt' is black galvanised. I think Rob is right with that. I see that in the UK you have the same problems with cadmium plating, silver solder etc. like we here in Germany (or the EU). Here in Freiburg we're lucky to have a small galvanisation firm that still does black galvanisation. And they are very good in small (and very small) parts. Never lost a part... The link is: https://galvanik.hier-im-netz.de/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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