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Gentz’s TYP356ne Restoration Tech Session January 28, 2012
Welcome to the tech session on what I have used to both race and restore cars and 911’s. Car Care: Porter Cable 7424XP Meguair’s M105, M205 Pads Microfiber towels Zaino Leatherique Welding: Gas, igniter on belt loop MIG, Stronghand table, vs. fire brick cart, tab welder Powder coating: Used electric oven, never gas Preheat oven to 500 degrees to remove oil, grease and finger prints Blast part in blasting cabinet Use Nitrile gloves to keep finger prints off Make air guage for 10 lbs at powder coating gun (also used for auto paint) Plating: Caswell Silver for 356, and gold for 911 Racecar: Paint markers for torque / red paint for air valves on rims Nut and bolt the car Speed Bleeders Blue and Gold brake fluid, SRF best now Longacre oil filter cutter Solder connections with shrink wrap / heat gun Rubber hose for grommets General: Kodak photo books 3 ring binder (maintenance form) Stanley tripod LED Craftsman lugnut tool (watch charger) / use impact sockets, not regular sockets / Jegs tool Paint shaker - $99 Harbor Freight, vs. $400 Cooper Lewis, see Russ Compressor; dry lines with Iron or aluminum piping, water catch, Larger rubber lines for HLVP guns with dryer, quick disconnects
Magnetic pan for nuts and bolts Turkey baster Rubber hammer Hand cleaner dispenser vs. dish Step drills 1/8 “ dual point drill bits for starter holes Wrench to crimp wire connectors Transmission: remove top filler first, then bottom, special socket Brass drifts, brass bolt Align metal holes with awl Torque wrench with guarantee, Griot’s Bags with 3 X 5 cards, vs. writing on the bag OOOO steel wool for polishing chrome Buffing, Caswell manual Use 10 mm wrench to remove carb linkages, Q Tip for greasing inside, Swepco grease Battery terminal cleaner Continuity tester Brake bleeding bottle with magnet B – H paper towel dispenser Battery Minder, fused Don’t pour gas into carb when engine turning over Baker’s pan for oil and sorting bolts Socket holder Parts cleaner, not carb soaker, use mineral spirits from hardware store Zipties Spray paint with same mfg color and clear Use silicone not WD – 40 on key locks Royal Purple Maxfilm, rusted nuts, clutch on hot rod Old speaker for magnetizing screwdrivers Loctite Red (permanent, use heat to loosen) and Blue (hold) Electric etching for identifying your tools Classic Tube for stainless brake and fuel lines: o www.classictube.com o 800-882-3711 o 80 Rotech Dr. o Lancaster, NY 14086 EBS brake rebuilding Dual master cylinder conversion; White Post rebuilds dual master cylinder, NAPA brake switch, Rainer’s fire extinguisher Antiseize Dip fuel tank, NE Metal Strip, Worcester, MA, or Stainless steel gas tanks String alignments: flat surface, jackstands and string Stainless Steel restaurant table 7’ long Leak Down Tester/compression tester No skid carpet backing Temp gun, brakes, bearings
Mix Simple Green 10:1 Mix glass cleaner: 1 gallon container: 1 pt. rubbing alcohol, ½ cup sudsy household ammonia, 1 teaspoon dish soap, balance water
Body work: Remove paint and undercoating (wheel of death); DA sander with hook and loop, Aircraft stripper (mask and gloves), plastic scraper, Blast car (Allen Sisson) = way to go. Will save months of your time Derust, Ultra One Blast cabinet, Cyclone, Michigan will fit rims, get tungsten tips and plastic over glass to save visibility, add second cabinet light, use shop vac for removing dust from cabinet, or get dust vac from mfg. Hammer and dolly, “Key to Metal Bumping” book, Frank Sargent Shrinking Disk Stud welder and slide hammer Body straight: Poly putty, not bondo, as will attract water and pop off Eastwood lead vs. actual lead body solder Welding clamps between body panels Metal bumping between 10 welds, MIG: spread out your spot welds, grind flat Rosette welds Blue Point cut off tool 3M guide coat after 2K primer, over putty, bondo pallet with tear off papers Long boards for flat surfaces, 4 foot straight edge 180 grit, to 320 grit to 600 grit before final color painting 3 coats color, 3 or 4 coats clear, use large fan for removing clear Important: outside air source with mask Buy small clear hardner bottles Use Wine nitrogen for keeping paint, displaces air as inert Interior: Dynamat, floor, inside doors, and passenger side of firewall and rear quarters Weldwood Contact Cement, 3 quarts does an interior on a 911 SEM vinyl dye system, Cooper Lewis Color sanding and polishing: Same system throughout, like auto paint Clean surface with Detailer Meguiar’s 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 wet sanding paper with backing, paint stirrer, soak paper overnight Mirka 2000, 4000 wet DA hook and loop pads, smaller DA throw Soapy water spray Porter Cable 7424XP Meguair’s M105, M205 Pads Microfiber towels Books:
911:
Harry Pellow Porsche Technical books Wayne Dempsey: 101 and how to rebuild 911 engine
Plug socket 911 heater hose from HRP World Replace rubber connector in accelerator system PMO fuel line rail for Webers, Intake manifold Clutch end replacement Remove cam nut with air tool not by hand, blast it off Door pin removal tool M&K Stainless steel muffler Stainless steel fuel tank for 356 Rear hub removal tool and slide hammer Jack pad; jack stand locations Fuel filters as idle jets clog up Elephant Racing, poly bronze front and rear bushings, removes slop Front trunk brace Carbotech rear brake shoes, and pads Early 911S website