Jon - this from experience: You might suggest to the body team that they carefully lay the windscreen into the chassis, and check the fit. After mine was painted, I found that the windscreen did not fit as well as I expected. It seems that during the sandblasting, blocking and prime-ing that the channel that the windshield sits in no longer followed the shape that it did prior to the restoraton. You likely will find that you have to bend the pinch rail to more closely follow the contour of the winshield. As the rubber seal fits on this rail, it will follow the chassis contour and leave a gap where the rubber sits on the glass. This is true for the back window as well, but as this is more difficult to temporarily fit, you can make do after the fact. Jim S.
Good to know, I'll have them check it out. I imagine I'll run into all sorts of problems when re-assembly time comes about. I also wonder how many of my refurbished parts will work, and further if they will work together. Just part of the journey.
Wow Jon, the bodywork on your car is superb. The flares are spot on. That Muira was rough....but is going to be amazing when done I bet.
That miura is not mine. I just happened to see it at the body shop. Mine still looks like this. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Jon, just curious if you bead blasted the weber carburetor bodies or just dunked them in carb cleaner?
John- I have been looking at the work you did on the tranny. What exactly did you do? Did you take it all apart & replace everything or just fix the worn parts? Was it hard to do and did you have any professional help? I ask because I often wonder how hard it would be to do the synchros? It sure looks great . Thanks
All new bearing, seals and synchros. A friend did come over to help me on this. I think I could do the next one with no help.
I never realized so much of a Miura was metal, like the vents at the top of the door. This is a great thread with awesome photos. Thanks John.
Words cannot express how buetiful this car and the job that is being done to it. I hope it gives you many years of driving pleasure.
Did you happen to see if your Dino's engine number is on the vertical face of the block behind the oil filter area or on that top ledge? Thank You
i found these 2 numbers. Which is the engine number? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Aloha.........I believe the stamped number with the stars is the one, not the ones that were cast......mine is stamped just like yours as every engine number was different......Gregg Blue
I went to the body shop today. The final primer is on and they are doing the final block sanding. They move it to their other building next week to get in line for paint. The carbs are rebuilt and I'm now working on the fuel delivery to see how I want it to look. I'm leaning towards the black pipe. The picture show how it would look with either stainless braided or black cotton wrapped hose. Next is the linkage. My Christmas present should be here the end of next week. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nice work. Did you buy a crimper or are you having someone do that for you? If you bought it, it will come in handy for when you do your Miura. Alberto
I like the black pipe too. Are you going with those air cleaners over your carbs as opposed to the stock air cleaner box? The body looks perfect!
Thank you for showing the engine number with the stars, where is it located? Did you take the photo angled horizontally from the inside right rear fender or directly down from the engine compartment? Much appreciated, as I'm having difficulty finding mine.
