| WarrenG |
10-07-2009 08:43 AM |
I've been running DOT 4 ever since I got the car and it hasn't done anything to the paint on the three cans yet. Maybe I'm just not as sloppy as some!:LOL:
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| elmariachi |
10-07-2009 08:47 AM |
I have three Home Depot PVC glue cans that I pad $10 each to have powdercoated and they are not leaking or peeling after 1500 miles and 8 months. I used the Girling lids from Pegasus.
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| patrickt |
10-07-2009 08:50 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by elmariachi
(Post 991093)
I have three Home Depot PVC glue cans that I pad $10 each to have powdercoated and they are not leaking or peeling after 1500 miles and 8 months. I used the Girling lids from Pegasus.
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Damn. I know exactly what cans you're talking about and, when painted black with a Girling decal pasted over them, they would tend to fool 98% of the members on this forum. |
| elmariachi |
10-07-2009 09:03 AM |
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| patrickt |
10-07-2009 09:05 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by elmariachi
(Post 991101)
Three PVC cans $15, three lids $30, three cans p-coated $30. Total $75. I made the brackets myself from aluminum looking at CSX pics for reference. Close enough for me and chicks dig 'em.:p
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Uhhh, OK... that would probably fool like 99.9% of the members on this forum -- me included.:cool: |
| elmariachi |
10-07-2009 09:11 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
(Post 991103)
Uhhh, OK... that would probably fool like 99.9% of the members on this forum -- me included.:cool:
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Fooling you isn't very easy, so I'll take that. :3DSMILE:
I am not sure what ERA charges, but I have no idea about longevity on mine so while I might have saved some $$ in the near term, it may still be worth it to buy the originals. I figured "what the heck..." |
| Gunner |
10-07-2009 11:38 AM |
But, my gosh, it would take me FOREVER to use up that much PVC glue! :rolleyes:
Nice job. Has the powder coating held up well?
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| elmariachi |
10-07-2009 11:47 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunner
(Post 991193)
But, my gosh, it would take me FOREVER to use up that much PVC glue! :rolleyes: Nice job. Has the powder coating held up well?
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Actually I need to correct that, it wasn't the glue cans, it was the PVC solvent cans, and the neighbor's dog loved it. I poured it all in a plastic bowl and left the cans sitting out under the cobana to dry out, and I failed to pick up the bowl. I came back and he had gulped about half of it down. He's still *&^%$ in my yard so I guess he's okay.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunner
(Post 991193)
Has the powder coating held up well?
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I had them done in March '09 and they are just like they were the day I mounted them. |
| ERA Chas |
10-07-2009 12:22 PM |
Cool Jim. Did you weld tubular nipples on them for the lines?
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| elmariachi |
10-07-2009 12:29 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA Chas
(Post 991214)
Cool Jim. Did you weld tubular nipples on them for the lines?
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They are so thin that I think if you were to hit those glue cans with a torch they'd go "poof." I was quite shocked they endured the powdercoating, but my coater knew what we were dealing with. |
| ERA Chas |
10-07-2009 12:59 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by elmariachi
(Post 991217)
They are so thin that I think if you were to hit those glue cans with a torch they'd go "poof." I was quite shocked they endured the powdercoating, but my coater knew what we were dealing with.
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Understood but how did you attach tubes to them? |
| Gunner |
10-07-2009 01:05 PM |
There must be tougher versions - I know I've had cans of stuff like that that were much thicker build. Maybe they were older, who knows?
So how DID you attach the nipples? Solder?
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| RedBarchetta |
10-07-2009 01:38 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by elmariachi
(Post 991101)
Three PVC cans $15, three lids $30, three cans p-coated $30. Total $75. I made the brackets myself from aluminum looking at CSX pics for reference. Close enough for me and chicks dig 'em.:p
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Love it...nice work!
-Dean |
| elmariachi |
10-07-2009 01:54 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by ERA Chas
(Post 991237)
Understood but how did you attach tubes to them?
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After powdercoating I drillled a 5/16" hole in the bottom, used a 90* bulkhead fitting from Aeromotive, along with crush washers and an AN nut inside. I then used AN fittings and black braided hose over to the Wilwood master cylinders. |
| ERA Chas |
10-07-2009 02:40 PM |
VERY professional and I hope leak free!
Great post to help guys with an inexpensive alternative to a popular feature.
I'm gonna stay with my old single plastic thingie 'cause it ain't broke...:)
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| FrankJohnson69 |
10-07-2009 05:26 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by WarrenG
(Post 991088)
I've been running DOT 4 ever since I got the car and it hasn't done anything to the paint on the three cans yet. Maybe I'm just not as sloppy as some!:LOL:
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I've been using DOT 4 too. And mine are all crinkled up. I've never spilled a drop either. I wonder if it has anything to do with driving habits and sloshing? :LOL: |
| WarrenG |
10-09-2009 01:27 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankJohnson69
(Post 991313)
I've been using DOT 4 too. And mine are all crinkled up. I've never spilled a drop either. I wonder if it has anything to do with driving habits and sloshing? :LOL:
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You trying to say I drive like a Florida retiree?!:eek: |
| FrankJohnson69 |
10-09-2009 06:24 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by WarrenG
(Post 991969)
You trying to say I drive like a Florida retiree?!:eek:
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Ummmm... well... could be :LOL: |
| Rickd |
10-10-2009 06:28 AM |
Warren - you probably haven't seen some of the "Florida retirees" driving down here. If you're only going 90 mph on the turnpike you'll get a 1980 Lincoln Continental up your butt!!
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| RedCSX1 |
10-30-2009 07:43 AM |
Where or who do you get the caps from?
Quote:
Originally Posted by elmariachi
(Post 991101)
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Looks great! Where did you buy the the caps from? |
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