1750 GTV – February 2013 #3
Some small progress I forgot to post previously – here’s the four brake calipers reconditioned, with new seal kits, plated bolts/nuts and new bleed screws.
1750 GTV – February 2013 #2
Progress update. Fuel tank fitted, with the fiddly rubber seal (boiling water required to soften the rubber). Dynamat fitted to the firewall should keep things quiet. Apparently the stuff is a bit fiddly if it’s been sitting around for a while probably something best to buy just before you want to fit it. Steering box and column, pedal box, accelerator lever, and handbrake lever all fitted. All the steering is together now,...
1750 GTV – February 2013
Some further progress – the remanufactured wiring loom is roughly fitted. The windscreen wiper mechanism and NOS three-wire motor...
1750 GTV – January 2013
My how time flies. Work on the GTV is progressing again, first step is to get the car back on it’s own feet. The front suspension is mostly fitted, apart from springs and dampers. The rear suspension went on today, with the axle tidied up and painted. It’s such a relatively clean job putting clean parts onto a clean...
New Old Bits #25
Recent evil-Bay acquisitions include a NOS 1750 GTV boot (trunk) badge which came in a bag and is totally pristine. A pair of NOS C-pillar badges have weathered slightly but are still much nicer than the reproductions. Even though they have the same part number, they are supposed to have a different curve for left and right sides – I can’t see it by eye, will be interesting when we come to fit these. The white enamel is...
1750 GTV – September 2012
It’s been a long time since updates, we’ve been focussed on other projects. However the project has taken a step forward (!), and the front suspension is coming back together onto the car. Great to see some shiny bits being united! I filled the ute with parts from my garage to take to Maranello Pur Sang, and it’s all stacked up and ready to come...
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