I apologise ... I've just realised I said the same thing twice and you have answered me already. The good thing is that we get to see everything . Thanks Pete
Woooo!!! Chrome has arrived. A teaser photo before I unpack everything. Image Unavailable, Please Login
All chrome trim arrived. We can now start the metal work chapter of this job. During the repair and plating process all of the trim can change shape. The new trim will be wrapped in protective tape and used for gap fitting. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Block machining finished. The block was honed to fit pistons, line bored, boiled again, and all deck surfaces milled. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The owner is deciding on the interior leather color. The following shows samples against the original hide. You can see from UV exposure saddle color leather faded closer to a magnolia. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The question is though, is the old seat even original? Don't know if we're comparing against the right color...
The dino register has the original interior as black. http://www.dinoregister.com/search.php?detailsearch=04254-1
It's possible. Normally you can tell from how it's assembled and technique used. I'm sure finding the original build information won't be difficult.
From our friend Matthias "#04254 was original delivered in Blu Chiaro Met. 106-A-38 with interior Pelle Nera VM8500 (leather black) regards Matthias"
A fixture was custom fabricated to mill the deck surface flat. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Foam backing removed from the dash. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Milling the deck surface was a bit scary for us. We had to mill until the surface was dead flat without milling through the engines numbers. The engine will now be painted then assembled. All machining is complete. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Engine exterior surfaces cleaned to prepare for paint. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Rims prepared for primer, inserts pressed out. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Epoxy primer. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Engine prepped for paint. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Originally we wanted to powder coat the engine block. After reading into it further we found some concern that powder coating traps heat inside and raises the engine temp. We decided to go with a standard engine paint with a good primer. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
