Restoration of 'a 68 Pedal Cluster

[mshaver51]

Friends,

I am preparing to restore the pedal cluster from my '68, and I have found the threads indicating that Bruce Stone is a resident expert in the following thread:

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...=pedal+cluster

A couple of questions:

• are all pedal clusters from '65 to '73 the same?
• do all of the individual parts have the same finishes (i.e., black pedals, yellow plated springs, etc., or were their changes over time?
• what finish is best for the pedals (i.e., powder, enamel, etc.)?
• is there any other advice to be shared re: this task?

I've contacted Bruce separately, but there is a lot of expertise in this community and I'd like to use it to help my project.

Photos would be appreciated.

Thank you for your participation.

[gled49]

This is a 68 pedal cluster. I believe all finishes to be correct. Black finishes are like Phosphate. Picture will also be posted on Bruce Stone thread. Gled

[mshaver51]

thank you for the photo. i did see it in the stone thread.

i'm sorry, but i'm not familiar with the term "phosphate," as it applies to black finishes on the pedals. could you explain, please?

thank you.

[gled49]

It usually applies more to hardware. When you look in the parts books, sometimes it will describe the plating at the end of the DIN spec. If you see phs, that is phosphate. Not talking about the black paint, but the dark pieces that sometimes look like bare steel. The gray to black coatings are phosphate. Parkerizing is a similar finish. May be confused with black oxide. Gled

[mshaver51]

Actually, that might explain what I found on several parts. I need to dig them out and check whether they are phosphate.

[mshaver51]

I've written to Bruce Stone to determine whether he continues to be active in this service, but have received no response. Is Bruce still active in this work?