Quick Time bell housing engine / block plate & clutch fork paint

[bluse]

I have a small batch of parts that are too large for me to powder coat myself so I am dropping them off at the powder coater. My batch is small so it won't cost any more to add the block plate and clutch fork to the batch. Is there any reason that I should NOT have these parts coated?
Thanks
Randy

[NAZ]

Painting or powder coating these parts should not affect form, fit, or function so I can't think of a reason not to unless this is a SFI certified bell and you need to keep it that way (if so, the SFI sticker would be removed to PC the bell).

[edwardb]

I'd be careful with powder coating the bell housing and block plate because of the very tight alignment tolerances. Uneven powder coat thickness (not hard to do) can throw you out of spec. Often instructions say to remove the powder coat in the contacting areas if it measures out of spec. QuickTimes already come finished, so not clear why you would want to power coat it. If that's what you're asking. Maybe you're not. The block plate is completely invisible except the edge between the block and the bell. The clutch fork also is nearly completely hidden except the very end. Don't really see the point of that either. I'm a big powder coat guy with my builds, but these parts for me aren't candidates.

[bluse]

I'd be careful with powder coating the bell housing and block plate because of the very tight alignment tolerances. Uneven powder coat thickness (not hard to do) can throw you out of spec. Often instructions say to remove the powder coat in the contacting areas if it measures out of spec. QuickTimes already come finished, so not clear why you would want to power coat it. If that's what you're asking. Maybe you're not. The block plate is completely invisible except the edge between the block and the bell. The clutch fork also is nearly completely hidden except the very end. Don't really see the point of that either. I'm a big powder coat guy with my builds, but these parts for me aren't candidates.

Thanks for the info, no powder coat for those parts.

[Mark Reynolds]

If you do happen to powder-coat or paint the block plate, and you do too good of a job on it, you will insulate the starter from ground - on which case you must run a ground cable from a the starter mounting bolt to the frame or the battery negative terminal. Powder-coating the clutch fork would be a sign of OCD. :)

[bluse]

If you do happen to powder-coat or paint the block plate, and you do too good of a job on it, you will insulate the starter from ground - on which case you must run a ground cable from a the starter mounting bolt to the frame or the battery negative terminal. Powder-coating the clutch fork would be a sign of OCD. :)

Yes Mark I have a problem. I laugh at myself when I look back and see how much time I spend on things no one will ever see. I do like powder coating!

[JohnK]

Yes Mark I have a problem. I laugh at myself when I look back and see how much time I spend on things no one will ever see. I do like powder coating!

I'm with you! I spent a good 30 minutes cleaning weld spatter off the frame around the roll bar mounts the other day, and then literally started laughing out loud at myself.