67S Koni Steering Arm and Caliper Mount Color

[rs-vic]

Hi Guys,

I'm in the process of restoring a pair of Koni front struts for a 67S. Are the steering arms and caliper mounts also painted red-orange?

Thanks, Vic

[davep]

Here is a good thread on the color:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...what-s-correct!
Note that the color is not the current bright orange, but more of the red-brown color of the heater valves.
Similarly, the Boge struts were a similar red-brown:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ne-Boge-Struts

[smedley]

Those pieces on my '67S were simply Parkerized raw steel....they were rusty. So I don't have photos.

[rs-vic]

Looks like phosphate coating (Parkerizing) is it. I disassembled some front struts from a 68 911 and the caliper mounts were definitely Parkerized but I could not tell what the steering arms were as they were quite rusty so I’m assuming the same for the Konis.

[gled49]

A little slow on my response, these “R” pieces were segregated out for paint. Still some original finish on the steering arms. G. + it’s a Koni car of coarse.

[gled49]

Final results.

[smedley]

Interesting that although Rs were '67 MY homologation, correct me if I'm wrong, the front cross member had later welded struts, not the threaded tubular units seen on earlier cars.

[gled49]

Correct Mark, 68 was starting the move to LWB. Crossmember is LWB. Just like 73 was moving to G body stuff.

[rs-vic]

Thanks for the pictures. Except for the first 4 prototypes 911 Rs are model year 68 as the VIN starts with 118, the 8 being 68.