Picked this up after a long hunt for a good example. These are NLA so finding one that hadn't been bent or twisted proved difficult. This one had been painted silver to mimic cad plating and hide other imperfections.
It was shipped to International Chromium in Providence RI. A buddy of mine who is a BMW restorer asked me to use them to prove a point (to me).
This had to be stripped of all previous plating before going forward. The end result speaks volumes.
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rgruppe #111
Looks great!! Would that be whats called a "hard" chrome finish?
Cadmium. Toxic as heck and best left to professionals.
Hard chrome, as I know it, is utilized for undersize bearing journals or shafts which are then machined to tolerance.
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rgruppe #111
Wow, that looks great!
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
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R Gruppe #741
Thanks, John.
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rgruppe #111
When did they switch from silver to gold, this from 68, just redid what was there. G
I'm thinking around mid-66 to 67. Some one else may know for sure.
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
I had this laying around, got it with a set of Webers years back. Is it of value to anyone? It does appear to have been cut at one end. I have no use for it.
E Sully
1973.5 911T
FWIW: My March '67 car has a silver line. The guys I originally got the newly plated one from had several and they were silver as well.Originally Posted by gled49
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rgruppe #111
It would be good to sacrifice a newly plated one and section it completely to see what sort of surface you end up with internally.
Corrosion inside fuel lines can be an issue, hence copper lined.
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