Lawrie:-
I, for one, would be interested in the company in Los Angeles. As a
matter of interest, a fellow Texan emailed me about a fellow in Dallas
that used to do this, although he is now retired. That fellow was set up
to aluminize aircraft engines (apparently the old piston driven,
aircooled type) and did several of the local T series cars on the side.
The more I learn, the more I it seems that the T series cars had much in
common with WWI fighter aircraft. Chronometric instruments, Brooklands
racing windscreens (saw one on a Spad in the San Diego air museum), and
now aluminization. No wonder some owners wear leather helmets, scarves,
and goggles!
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
'62 MGA MkII
'51 MGTD
'88 Jaguar XJ-S
On Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:52:14 -0700 "Lawrie Alexander"
<Lawrie@britcars.com> writes:
>As Chip Old stated, the exhaust manifolds of TCs, TDs and TFs were
>supplied
>from the factory with an aluminized coating that was white in color.
>As well
>as the manifold, the four hold-down clamps were aluminized.
>
>None of the modern coatings (JetHot, porcelain, powder coating, or
>the
>various high-heat paints)
>comes even close to duplicating the original, even though they may be
>attractive
>in and of themselves.
>
>However, there is at least one company still providing the
>aluminizing
>service. We use them for all our show-winning T-series restorations.
>It's
>really not that expensive either; about $80 for the manifold and the
>clamps,
>including the shipping, last time we had it done.
>
>The company is in the Los Angeles area. If anyone want further
>details, let
>me know and I'll look up the address.
>
>Lawrie
>British Sportscar Center
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David C Littlefield <dmeadow@juno.com>
>To: mg-t@autox.team.net <mg-t@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 1:10 PM
>Subject: Re: Manifold Coating
>
>
>>I don't think powder coating is a good choice, I don't believe it
>will
>>hold up to the heat.
>>
>>I hear good things about Jet Hot. They are on the web someplace.
>>
>>BTW, is it correct that TD (or XPAG) manifolds were originally
>painted
>>white? I have seen several painted that way, but I thought they came
>out
>>of the factory unpainted, as did other MG's (such as the "A").. I
>don't
>>have my "Original MGT Series" handy to check.
>>
>>David Littlefield
>>Houston, TX
>>'62 MGA MkII
>>'51 MGTD
>>'88 Jaguar XJ-S
>>
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