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mk1 servo

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:42 pm
by rich@minispares.com
here is a question

mk1 brake servo

what colour should the air can be - gold zinc passivate or dull matt grey (like the old master cylinders)

Re: mk1 servo

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:49 pm
by Pete
Originally they were more of a yellowy silver zinc, not the very bright deep gold of modern repros and deffo not dull grey.

Note how gold the heater valve looks in comparison on this period shot :

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Re: mk1 servo

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:36 pm
by Toby
It ought to look something like this, it's a NOS one I managed to get:

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Re: mk1 servo

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:12 am
by rich@minispares.com
masnarda wrote:It ought to look something like this, it's a NOS one I managed to get:

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that's ideal toby

I think that's the final answer

many thanks!