Factory powdercoated chassis

Fran Hall RCR · 04-05-07, 06:47 AM

RCR is now able to offer powdercoating of the chassis prior to shipping .

Wheels331 · 04-05-07, 08:33 AM

Looks great Fran!

Fran Hall RCR · 04-05-07, 08:44 AM

We can even do the original deep blue chassis colour....

Big-Foot · 04-05-07, 09:02 AM

I presume that the chassis will be etched prior to PCing...

I've been giving this a lot of thought since you first mentioned it to me.

Fran Hall RCR · 04-05-07, 09:51 AM

professionally done...

Pantera1889 · 04-05-07, 06:04 PM

Wow ! That looks familliar!!!! Copy Cat!!! LOL

Sandy · 04-05-07, 06:08 PM

As said many times before, Sad to cover up something so nice! Fran I'm just surprised that no one asked for one polished

Sandy

Ron Earp · 04-05-07, 06:25 PM

You guys getting all worked up - it just adds weight and you'll be slower!!!

Bill D · 04-05-07, 06:41 PM

Ron wrote:

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You guys getting all worked up - it just adds weight and you'll be slower!!!

Yeah, but we sure will be cooler looking!!

Bill D

Big-Foot · 04-05-07, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy

As said many times before, Sad to cover up something so nice! Fran I'm just surprised that no one asked for one polished

Sandy

Sandy - They have Powder Coat that is a dead wringer for aluminum and even one that is as close to chrome as anything I've ever seen...

Big-Foot · 04-05-07, 07:28 PM

So Ron - Does that mean you're not going to paint the alloy block in your spider??

Sandy · 04-05-07, 07:33 PM

The Alum coats are nice, but I'm not a huge fan of powder coating personally, nothing wrong with it, just not something I wouldn't do. Anodized would be my first choice...after polishing that is

Not many places can do a tub that big, and trying to deal with tanks and all that, big mess I thought. Don't think I could afford it if I did find a shop that could do it. It looks plenty good as is IMHO.

Sandy

Ron Earp · 04-05-07, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Big-Foot

So Ron - Does that mean you're not going to paint the alloy block in your spider??

Touche, I wish I could afford any ally block!

I'll still take weight where I can get it. My 260Z got a 110 lb weight break in 2007 (was at wrong weight) but I don't know where in the hell I'm going to find 110 lbs on that car. I'm trying hard though, and with about 1/2 hour at the parts store with a scale have managed to lose 9 lbs in a battery, and 3 lbs in a starter.

And I need to get 10lbs out of my fat ass.

R

Big-Foot · 04-05-07, 08:12 PM

I hear you on the "Putting the car on a diet" thing.. I worked a whole winter on my old American Sedan Camaro and managed to find a total of 35# ((sigh)) It was still 80# overweight and I only weighed 200# at the time (I'm 6'3").. I wish I could afford an alloy block too!

On Anodizing - I've been told that anodizing changes the hardness value of the alloy. Sandy - you could polish it with an automotive buffer and a product we use on airplanes called Met-All (You can get it from Pilot Supplies, Avionics, and Homebuilt Aircraft Parts from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. )

You might notice that this stuff is probably the best metal polish since Simichrome. Matter of fact you might notice that it's exactly like Simichrome except that a pint tub of it costs half of what a 4oz tube of Simichrome costs..

Use something like ZoopSeal to seal the metal after polishing..

For me - I'm still considering PCing the chassis.

Dean Lampe · 04-05-07, 10:54 PM

Mine will either be polished or painted black. The shop working on my car now did the polish on my kirkham and they didi a great job! Maybe we need a polished one around here!

Sandy · 04-05-07, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Earp

Touche, I wish I could afford any ally block!

And I need to get 10lbs out of my fat ass.

R

Our asses seem to be a place for tremendous performance improvement... Does that sound wrong

Sandy

Rob · 04-06-07, 10:33 AM

I stopped by Fran's yesterday and checked out the chassis pictured above.

I too am torn as whether or not the sexy ali should be covered, but this will make the decision for the next chassis that much more difficult. The bare ali is just so damn sexy..... but I must admit, it did look good though.