whats its made of ?

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whats its made of ? #740418 06/01/2009 00:58 06/01/2009 00:58
N nismo Unregistered
nismo Unregistered N	what metal is the rocker cover and plug cover made of ? , as i have a family friend that says he can polish it to a mirror finish but needs to know what its made of . i have no idea so any help would be great .

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: ] #740424 06/01/2009 01:07 06/01/2009 01:07
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales cowboy Forum is my life
cowboy Forum is my life Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales	alloy, Last edited by cowboy; 06/01/2009 01:08.

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: ] #740452 06/01/2009 07:35 06/01/2009 07:35
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin	Ah, but which alloy? There's one out there - probably eldinho's, I think - with a gold-plated rocker cover... Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: barnacle] #740681 06/01/2009 14:14 06/01/2009 14:14
M markanswrth Unregistered
markanswrth Unregistered M	alloy's pretty broard. it will be an aluminium alloy of some sort.

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: ] #740710 06/01/2009 14:27 06/01/2009 14:27
N nismo Unregistered
nismo Unregistered N	thats what my mate thort it was made of aluminium alloy

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: ] #740854 06/01/2009 17:00 06/01/2009 17:00
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales cowboy Forum is my life
cowboy Forum is my life Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,404 Anglesey N.Wales	and it will polish up lovly like a mirror

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: barnacle] #741023 06/01/2009 19:47 06/01/2009 19:47
E eldinho Unregistered
eldinho Unregistered E	Originally Posted By: barnacle Ah, but which alloy? There's one out there - probably eldinho's, I think - with a gold-plated rocker cover... yep, the top corner broke off when it came off but i managed to get it welded so it lives on! $\:\)$

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: ] #742531 08/01/2009 18:59 08/01/2009 18:59
K Kenno Unregistered
Kenno Unregistered K	Unless you lacquer it after polishing, you'll find it a chore to keep it shiny. Having seen Benny's engine, i'm tempted to take a can of Red VHT paint to it.

Re: whats its made of ? [Re: ] #742536 08/01/2009 19:03 08/01/2009 19:03
P pfoe Unregistered
pfoe Unregistered P	Damnit, saw the title of this post and was hoping you were referring to the standard coop clutch and i could safely tell you the answer is "cheese".

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