Galvanising bits - info and opinions, please

Post by **Louey** » 17 Nov 2005, 09:50

yep it was COLD - wne to bed at 2:30 and Heather found out my feet were a wee bit cold

Post by **HarryMann** » 17 Nov 2005, 11:41

Me shed! Don't you know about englishmen and their sheds... ?

http://www.telewest.co.uk/ourcompany/pr ... _shed.html

...you gotta keep your shed warm!

Thomas was surprised to see a gritter lorry drive past his house in Bristol - which never gets a frost? - sounds like Sarf London don't either!
.. and galvanising was getting a bit boring, so keep up Jake! Northerly winds, -3C last night, and tonight! Can't have all those expensive cans of paint and bottles of whatever freezing up

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 17 Nov 2005, 12:11

Oh there was a thick frost in Bristol last night!

The workshop was quite chill when I went out there, but soon warmed up with some enthusiastic work on various bits! The joys of a double-glazed workshop!

Protecting against corrosion is never boring, Clive!

Post by **HarryMann** » 17 Nov 2005, 12:15

Protecting against corrosion is never boring, Clive!

Nope, of course not Thomas, filthy, frustrating, neck aching, expensive, knuckle grazing, but never boring

Post by **Louey** » 17 Nov 2005, 12:17

Diamond Hell wrote:
Protecting against corrosion is never boring

Post by **syncropaddy** » 20 Nov 2005, 16:45

If you want my twopenceworth I would power wash, acid dip and then plastic coat as it is easier to protect the surfaces that you dont need protecting. It also looks better and is quite tough and doesn't involve too much heat

Post by **HarryMann** » 20 Nov 2005, 17:12

From what I've seen of what has happened to utility products (e.g. roof ladders of all things!) I would never plastic coat - or would need a lot of convincing...

Post by **syncropaddy** » 21 Nov 2005, 21:46

Ah Clive, dont be like that.

Post by **mister smith** » 12 Mar 2007, 20:48

this thread wants dragging into 07

I am curious about galvanizing a whole t3 body, and this is the only reference to galvanizing I have been able to find on the forum.

Mr Diamond hell, did you get those pieces galved in the end? How was distortion?

Any body else ever galvanized a full car/van/camper body?

Post by **amulet** » 12 Mar 2007, 22:51

I believe there was a fully galvanised syncro sold at vanfest last year - brought over from the continent. A few of the boys on here saw it and will be able to tell a few tales I'm sure...

Post by **HarryMann** » 12 Mar 2007, 23:34

Any body else ever galvanized a full car/van/camper body?

Amulet is correct, it was the year before at vanfest I saw it, and believe Mike Plompen ended up with it and sold it last year..

The story goes it was made for one of the staff or workers at Graz, during the final production run of T25s, specified as a Syncro Caravelle, and built with the larger cooling tunnel of the TD diesel. When it was at vanfest it had a V6 engine (Peugeot?)

I have trouble believing that whole body would go in a galv tank there, but that was the implication, you weld a body up and hot dip the whole thing -

But who knows? Prob all the panels were galved first, and the spot welds modified accordingly. It certainly was galvanised all over and of course that makes the paint job a very different proposition, a special primer at least..

From the stories we hear, seems that quite a few specials were produced in the last couple of years that all T25 production moved to Graz.. those 3 16" syncro special Gran Tourers, with Schick turbos motors for instance,

An extremely rare 16"| Carat, of which three were custom built in Graz in 1992. One was for Franz Beckenbauer, one for Sepp Mayer (German '74 national squad goalie) and one for the technical director at Steyr Puch. The former two have been lost due to write offs - only remaining one. Imported in September 2001 with 118,000km on the clock and has done 40,000km since.

The reason it is special:

- 16"|

- twin diff locks

- Full Carat spec with body kit

- Heated Leather upholstery

- Air-con

- Auxiliary heating

- Cruise control

- 2.1 liter injection with Schick turbo - 163 HP

- original Mercedes light blue metallic

- modified suspension geometry

Wonder if they were galvanised throughout or not - no mention of it.

PS. How did you find this thread from way back when? A quicksearch on 'galvanised' - long since forgotten

Post by **mister smith** » 14 Mar 2007, 11:25

HarryMann wrote:
Any body else ever galvanized a full car/van/camper body?

I have trouble believing that whole body would go in a galv tank there, but that was the implication, you weld a body up and hot dip the whole thing -

But who knows? Prob all the panels were galved first, and the spot welds modified accordingly. It certainly was galvanised all over and of course that makes the paint job a very different proposition, a special primer at least..

It's unlikely (but not impossible) that the panels were galved before building the body. The welding would have burnt off the protection of the galv in the places it needs it. Also, it's not practical to weld galvanized steel for lots of reasons, esp. with semi-automated spot welders.

It would be possible to galvanize a full body, most galvanizers would have tanks big enough, but I wonder the effects of the temperature on a pressed steel vehicle body. Also good results would depend on a good operator,

But if it's possible, I figured somebody on here must have either done it, or at least seen the results.

I know it's popular among Landrover owners to buy galvanized chassis, I'd be surprised if somebody on here hadn't built a galvanized t3 syncro for the same reasons. I'd be much happier wading through big wet stuff knowing my vehicle was fully galved.

HarryMann wrote:
PS. How did you find this thread from way back when? A quicksearch on 'galvanised' - long since forgotten

Forums are for digging around in

Post by **HarryMann** » 14 Mar 2007, 11:36

But if it's possible, I figured somebody on here must have either done it, or at least seen the results

Hang on a mo', I'll just pop down to my garden shed and get the kettle on, before popping my t25 into the galv tank, damn where's that crane driver buggered off to

You've convinced me that the whole body probably was dropped in a tank, I said I didn't like the sound of spot welding galved panels - big tank. Wonder how much he bunged the galv operator £££

Post by **mister smith** » 14 Mar 2007, 11:51

HarryMann wrote: Hang on a mo', I'll just pop down to my garden shed and get the kettle on, before popping my t25 into the galv tank, damn where's that crane driver buggered off to

the crane driver is probably stood next to the kettle, waiting for is complementary cuppa

There's no arguing it wouldn't be cheap, but the amount of money some peope will spend maintaining, upgrading and generally modding their campers etc, the cost of a galv job wouldn't be out of the question, esp. on a 'from scratch' project....

Post by **bigbluebus** » 14 Mar 2007, 12:53

Used to deliver pallets of nut & bolts to a galvanising place in Liverpool

Judging by the huge chunks of steel framework I saw being dropped off at same time, I reckon a shell would be small fry to them.

Biggest prob with galvanising would be blocking up all the bolt holes, it's a swine when it get's into threads.

And if you do block the holes, it won't be fully galved, you get the shell back n put zinc plated / stainless bolts / screws into the holes and you've let a weakness back in