Robert Linton

Which brake accumulator, the uncoated or the gel coated, should be put into Humpty Dumpty. Weight difference is about 20 grams.

garrett376

That is pretty sweet, as usual Robert! I think the shiny one looks nicer, and more finished. And you have one finished car!

I'll take whichever one you don't end up using!!! Drop me a line!

Kahdmus

I'd have to say the gel coated, from a purely ascetic point of view of course. Is there any benefit to the gel coating? Any other differences between the two apart from weight?

This car AMAZES me!!

Robert Linton

No difference between gel coated and not other than a modicum of protection which, given the accumulator's location in the trunk, should not be necessary.

Rennen

I have to see this car in person some day. Don't care which accumulator...

hawk911

top one's got my vote.

Marc Shaw

First (coated?) one looks more refined - just like the rest of this amazing car!

Marc

Wachuko

humm... 20 grams diff... and one additional conversation piece... uncoated (even if the gel coated looks 10 times better...)

Cupcar#12

Uncoated - it is 20 grams after all

Pesty

uncoated

deep_purple

I think the uncoated one has a better, more industrial look to it...

warmfuzzies

Coated, it has the more finished look, which is what the car is after all.

None of the other car parts look this agricultural (forgive the honesty) all the other parts have a look and purpose, the second pic looks asthetically like you haven't finished the work, as we'd say half a job. That just doesn't fit with your ethos and the rest of the car.

kevin.

John Boggiano

I echo exactly what Kevin said.

Robert Linton

Interesting point. Thank you.

Harold

If the whole project is one of weight saving and pushing technology to the limit, then aesthetics should play a secondary role....I say uncoated if there is no functional gain from having the gel coating.