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You asked for a pic, so you got it. The fan was just buffed out and polished, nothing fancy. Can anyone spot the changes made?
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I just visited a local powder coating place and he said the fan would be a poor thing to powder coat. He said the powder coat is about 5-7 mil thick, probably too thick for the small clearance between fan and housing. I am not sure there is any coating that would be appropriate and durable on the fan. I'd guess my fan turns somewhere around 10,000 rpm at red line, judging by the pulleys. If someone feels strongly that there is a suitable coating, please pipe up!
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Jamie, the fans are made of magnesium. As is the fan housing. Never heard of anyone having them cadnium plated.
Nothing seems to work well. People say powder coating and paint just doesn't last. Polishing requires constant maintenance, and anodizing.... ...well what about anodizing? ... hmmm never heard of that one? Why not anodize? Anyone? Also, Jamie, I believe the factory put some sort of clearcoat varnish on the fan to keep it from oxidizing. This turns yellow and flakes off over the years.
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wow, you guys are dedicated
hats off!! i'm not worthy! richard 
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89911, ditched the A/C compressor and heater fan for weight I'm assuming, and added a "hotwire" style MAF as opposed to the stock "barn door" style.
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Right, The blower assembly is off temporarily to install an adjustable fuel regulator. The AC never worked and I just got sick of looking at the useless lump of steel. We took the complete system out of an 87 and it is slightly more involved. The condensor is also removed off the wing. This does promote more effective air flow to the intake. The MAF was just installed.
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