New(ish) Bits #15
I wasn’t happy at all with the quality of the reproduction grille heart. I tried to love it, but I couldn’t. Luckily a friend pointed me to this original 1750 GTV grille heart on EBay. It’s not absolutely perfect (a couple of small pits), but it’s very very good. The grille heart is such an important feature of the car, I’m glad it will look...
1750 GTV – July 2011 #2
The boot floor is now installed along with the rear panel. A bit of tweaking required to finish here, then the rear panel support and spare wheel tub will go in. When I first saw the amount of rust in the original boot floor and rear panel I nearly cried, so it makes me really happy to see this fresh metal in place. Sam cheerily tells me that there’s only a couple of weeks of work to go until this is ready for...
1750 GTV – July 2011
The front of the car is complete and primed. Unfortunately it was facing into the corner so I couldn’t get any real detail photos. Sam is now working on the tail – to fit the boot floor and rear panel. The repro boot floor requires the expected amount of work to fit. The repro boot lid did not have the right curvature, and needs some mods to get the right panel gap. Sam also showed me a sample of the mixed white...
AROCA Phillip Island July 2011
Some photos from today’s Sprint at the Island. Windy and cold but dry at least? Above photos are courtesy of Marisa Gangemi...
1750 GTV – June 2011 #2
Photo progress report from today. The front panel is in place, with the RH front guard, and radiator upper panel. Lots of detail in this work – gaps around the doors, bonnet, headlights, grille and heart. When I arrived Sam was working on the headlight frames using my headlights and rims to fit. The new repro front guard is good, but as expected it needs a lot of work to fit properly and gap to the bonnet. Lots of finishing...
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