Nomad C4 chassis assembly

[chevynut]

Almost 20 weeks after I shipped my A/C bracket to Ogden they shipped it back yesterday. Sounds like they're really busy and they had some issues with the part. Jose and I had a great phone conversation and he was as talkative as usual. He explained why aluminum is so hard to chrome, especially to re-chrome since most acids that attack chrome, copper and nickel attack it too. There were some large pits in it under the chrome that look to me were caused from a vise when the part was made. If I recall correctly this is the one I had S&P modify so it didn't stick the A/C compressor out so far from my valve covers. Anyhow, it looks like those pits are what caused the peeling, probably from stuff trapped under the copper or some repair that S&P did on it.

Ogden bracket5reduced.jpg

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And here's the finished part $420 later . Jose told me I should have just painted it instead, but it was a choice of painting the other side (alternator) that seems to have good chrome or re-plating this one.

Once I get it I can mount the A/C compressor and get the belt on, then try to get the engine ready to run.

Ogden bracket 1reduced.jpg

Ogden bracket 2reduced.jpg

[55 Rescue Dog]

After all of that I would be kicking myself for not just painting it, and not having to clean one more thing.

[NickP]

Attention to detail, courage to stay focused and on plan, great work Laszlo.

[WagonCrazy]

You have balls just publicly telling us how much that cost to chrome.
So I give you brownie points for the transparency of that.
Be proud of the bracket.
It looks great.

[chevynut]

I knew what this was going to cost me to have re-chromed and I mentioned it earlier in this thread. I talked to Jose at Ogden Chrome before I sent it and after I sent him some pics. He told me $400-500 and that's when he told me he would paint it if he was me. I whined a little and he said he'd try to keep it around $400. I told him no hurry on it, but I did need it to fire my engine up.

It would have been easier and cheaper to just de-chrome and paint both brackets, but one has good chrome. So I decided to make them match with good chrome. I knew what I was getting into and I've never taken the easy or cheaper way out. I've not been know to cut corners like some guys would and I think painting would have been cutting corners. It might have looked just as good with the brackets painted engine color but I made my decision and went with it. They pay shipping both ways which would have cost me maybe $30 so that helps. Money isn't that big of an object to me as I'm determined to finish this car regardless of cost.

[55 Rescue Dog]

Cutting good corners is what I always thought engineers where taught to do. Form Follows Function...

[chevynut]

You obviously still don't get it do you RD? Maybe that's why your 55 is sitting and "rotting away".

[NickP]

Cutting good corners is what I always thought engineers where taught to do. Form Follows Function...

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[55 Rescue Dog]

For what a quad turbo 16 cylinder 1200hp 496ci Bugatti engine costs, it would look and run much better if the whole engine was chrome plated.
https://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...g&action=click

[NickP]

I fail to comprehend how chrome plating the engine would make it run any better. By your last post, that's what I read at any rate.