Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: Gas tank goodness

  1. 01-17-2009, 10:43 AM #1
    X-Faktory
    X-Faktory is offline
    X-Faktory X-Faktory's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    656

    Gas tank goodness

    Just installed my refurbed gas tank. I know I'm easily amused, but I really like it. This tank was in great shape, as is, so I didn't remove all of the factory coating, just at the seams and around the few scrapes etc. Those were ground down to bare metal and POR-15'd, then I re-coated the whole tank with Wurth Hi-build black, then Wurth Grey. The Grey was supposed to be the factory match, but it didn't match very well, in my opinion. Too much silver in it. I painted over with Hi-temp engine paint in Ford Grey. I'll go to purist hell, for sure, but I like the way it turned out. You decide.
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Al Kosmal
    the X-faktory
    Current projects; 69-911.5
    76S rat bastard---off to Germany
    1970 914-4...off to Wisconsin
    73 911X Cafe Racer...........(off to S.F.....now racing in Germany)
    66 912 ...off to France
    71E 9111200979 ( gone to Paris..then to Corsica)
    77S (off to NY)
    Early S #1240
    RGruppe #669
    www.x-faktory.com
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 01-17-2009, 11:47 AM #2
    Zithlord
    Zithlord is offline
    Senior Member Zithlord's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    2,012
    Looks great Al! When I did mine, it turned out a little to light grey, I did not like that....

    John
    Early 911S Registry #931
    --------------------------------
    1971 911 2.2S Coupe Albert Blue
    1971 911 2.2T Coupe Tangerine
    2005 997 C2S Coupe special 1965 slate grey
    1978 911 3.0 SC Targa Silver w/chrome trim
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 01-17-2009, 01:01 PM #3
    Ringmeister
    Ringmeister is offline
    Senior Member Ringmeister's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Posts
    134
    Looks good now don't scuff it with the spare.
    '73 T 2.7RS spec.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 01-17-2009, 01:52 PM #4
    X-Faktory
    X-Faktory is offline
    X-Faktory X-Faktory's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    656
    John,
    I thought that the Wurth SKS turned out too light, as well. It also looked to have a bit of silver in it. It didn't look like the factory color, to me, and it was also too close to the body color. This is a shade ot two darker.

    Ringmeister,
    I've already had to touch up the scuffs that I introduced installing it. The 1st one is the hardest and then after a while I get used to it.

    regards,

    al
    Al Kosmal
    the X-faktory
    Current projects; 69-911.5
    76S rat bastard---off to Germany
    1970 914-4...off to Wisconsin
    73 911X Cafe Racer...........(off to S.F.....now racing in Germany)
    66 912 ...off to France
    71E 9111200979 ( gone to Paris..then to Corsica)
    77S (off to NY)
    Early S #1240
    RGruppe #669
    www.x-faktory.com
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 01-17-2009, 02:22 PM #5
    Zithlord
    Zithlord is offline
    Senior Member Zithlord's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    2,012
    Al, it was impossible to get the grey Wurth in Norway, I had to settle with the black SKS ;-( I acid washed it after using a heat gun to get off the original undercoating. Filled a couple of pin sized holes with JB weld. Then sandblasted it, then rince in a industrial cleaner. Then POR-15, acid primer, epoxy primer, Wurth, and then grey paint.... I think the painter also missed on the structure of the SKS, crap...

    Next time, I will shoot it my selves.

    John
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Early 911S Registry #931
    --------------------------------
    1971 911 2.2S Coupe Albert Blue
    1971 911 2.2T Coupe Tangerine
    2005 997 C2S Coupe special 1965 slate grey
    1978 911 3.0 SC Targa Silver w/chrome trim
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 01-17-2009, 02:41 PM #6
    X-Faktory
    X-Faktory is offline
    X-Faktory X-Faktory's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    656
    John,
    That looks great. Nothing nicer than newly finished and/or plated parts. It is amazing the amount of various cleaners, solvents, paints, plating and coating that we end up using on these projects. My garage is turning into a hazmat zone.

    regards,

    al
    Al Kosmal
    the X-faktory
    Current projects; 69-911.5
    76S rat bastard---off to Germany
    1970 914-4...off to Wisconsin
    73 911X Cafe Racer...........(off to S.F.....now racing in Germany)
    66 912 ...off to France
    71E 9111200979 ( gone to Paris..then to Corsica)
    77S (off to NY)
    Early S #1240
    RGruppe #669
    www.x-faktory.com
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 01-17-2009, 03:02 PM #7
    Zithlord
    Zithlord is offline
    Senior Member Zithlord's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    2,012
    Well on the possitive side it will never rust, on the negative side my garage is also turning in to a chemical disaster...


    John
    Early 911S Registry #931
    --------------------------------
    1971 911 2.2S Coupe Albert Blue
    1971 911 2.2T Coupe Tangerine
    2005 997 C2S Coupe special 1965 slate grey
    1978 911 3.0 SC Targa Silver w/chrome trim
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 01-18-2009, 08:03 AM #8
    edmayo
    edmayo is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    8,010

    Gas tank goodness

    Al, don't worry about the 'purist hell' the tank looks great, so what if it's off a shade or so. What I ended up doing was to slice off a section of the painted undercoat and having a paint supply store match that color.
    Early S Registry member #90
    R Gruppe member #138
    Fort Worth Tx.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 01-18-2009, 08:56 AM #9
    X-Faktory
    X-Faktory is offline
    X-Faktory X-Faktory's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    656
    Edmayo,
    That's a great idea! Next time for sure.

    Al
    Al Kosmal
    the X-faktory
    Current projects; 69-911.5
    76S rat bastard---off to Germany
    1970 914-4...off to Wisconsin
    73 911X Cafe Racer...........(off to S.F.....now racing in Germany)
    66 912 ...off to France
    71E 9111200979 ( gone to Paris..then to Corsica)
    77S (off to NY)
    Early S #1240
    RGruppe #669
    www.x-faktory.com
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. 240k / Skyline goodness
    By obrut in forum Other Car Cultures
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 11-20-2013, 12:56 PM
  2. WTB: Plastic Windshield washer tank as a catch can/tank
    By Bavaria911 in forum For Sale: 911 Parts
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 05-29-2013, 06:42 AM
  3. I love fresh parts (S bumper goodness)
    By Mark Wilson in forum General Info
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 05-22-2013, 04:03 PM
  4. FS - Early Porsche goodies...Badges, Oil Tank, Vacuum Tank...oh my!
    By tgittens in forum For Sale: 911 Parts
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 04-22-2010, 07:24 AM
  5. Plastic tank to trade for 100 liter steel tank
    By Rick Cabell in forum For Sale: 911 Parts
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 04-12-2010, 09:13 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


Message Board Disclaimer and Terms of Use
This is a public forum. Messages posted here can be viewed by the public. The Early 911S Registry is not responsible for messages posted in its online forums, and any message will express the views of the author and not the Early 911S Registry. Use of online forums shall constitute the agreement of the user not to post anything of religious or political content, false and defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise to violate the law and the further agreement of the user to be solely responsible for and hold the Early 911S Registry harmless in the event of any claim based on their message. Any viewer who finds a message objectionable should contact us immediately by email. The Early 911S Registry has the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.