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#471429 06/27/22 07:04 PM
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Hello All,
I usually post with questions about my 51 but now I'm helping a friend with his 63 409/425 car. I'm going to re-plate the master cylinder cap (the rest is going to White Post for sleeving and rebuilding). I need some help with the plating finish type.
1. Is the cap itself plain cadmium/zinc? Or is it also yellow dichromate over the zinc?
2. Is the thumb screw also plated or is it just bare steel?
3. There is another piece under the thumb screw, like a formed washer, that has some evidence that it was yellow dichromate. Is that how it should be? Or was it also just zinc/cad?
I can do all the plating and dichromate wash myself but I want to do it with the correct original type plating.
As always, any help is greatly appreciated.
Jeff

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The cap is zinc or silver cad as well as the washer the thumb screw is natural steel.
John


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1954 Belair Sport Coupe
1960 2 door Impala Hardtop 348/340HP 4spd
1962 2 door Impala Hardtop 409/409 4spd
1962 2 Door Biscayne Sedan 327/250 Auto
1977 Monza Mirage 305 4 Speed
1988 Celebrity Wagon
2018 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Diesel
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John,
Thanks for the response. That is what I was thinking.
Jeff

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Jeff

The problem is finding a good cover without any pits for plating. If you can find a Corvair in a salvage yard that has an original master cylinder, they use the same cap and are usually protected much better, and make a great core for the cap

Good luck
John


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1954 Belair Sport Coupe
1960 2 door Impala Hardtop 348/340HP 4spd
1962 2 door Impala Hardtop 409/409 4spd
1962 2 Door Biscayne Sedan 327/250 Auto
1977 Monza Mirage 305 4 Speed
1988 Celebrity Wagon
2018 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Diesel

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