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Re: color of smog components

To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: color of smog components
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:54:47 -0700
The gold-colored plating seen on auto parts is usually cadmium plating.

James Nazarian Jr had this to say:

>Yes, the rail is a gold of some sort, if you want to be truely original I
>believe that it was plated in something (anyone know?)  The air pump is
>not painted, in my recolection, it is left bare allumimum like the
>alternator.
>
>James Nazarian
>'71 B roadster
>'74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :)
>'63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'
>
>On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, David Moore wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know what color the air rail , smog  pump etc should be on a 71
>> mgb with a red/maroon engine should be?
>> 
>> thanks,
>> 
>> DCM
>> 
>
>


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.


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