Restoration of Miura 1021

It would be extremely expensive to tool up for a production volume of one.
I looked into it when I wanted to replace my F50's perspex engine cover years ago. I thought Ferraris price was nuts until I looked into commissioning my own.

 

I think you should build your own wind tunnel ...

 

Now that is funny

I do not have a solution for you then, other than to leave alone and just display with the bonnet open.

Best
Pete

 

Now that is funny

I do not have a solution for you then, other than to leave alone and just display with the bonnet open. You cannot really see the engine through the flat glass window anyway, add the cooling and fire issues ...

Best
Pete

 

Some louvers I've seen are already stamped in order of position. Can't say who did the stampings, but they appeared to be the same type as the Bertone stamp. For example, car 600 would be stamped "600 1", "600 2", "600 3", etc.

 

Great.!

 

Do you know what was used to make the carburator housing look nice.
I would guess some kind of "alodine" treatment?

 

The last three carburator pics are really sexy looking

 

Yes, it is so time consuming and expensive to get that look. Then, after a few hundred miles of driving and the associated heat cycles, that look is gone forever. Sadly, that is why cars restored to such a nice standard often don't get driven and rest in collections or museums.

 

I restored my DCOEs like that just not that brown and it's held up just fine. I have had to re-plate the round jet covers though but the body finish is still perfect.

 

Jeff has rebuilt my carbs twice in the past 10 years (once for the "color" treatment). Now after 3+ years of service since the second rebuild and color treatment , including several hundred miles and multiple heat cycles, they still look and perform perfect! Jeff does top notch work on Miuras. Although I don't know Alberto so I can't speak for him; I'm sure he would agree.

 

What did you use for making the body's look nice? Cleaner, nut shell or plastic blasting, ultrasonic cleaning?

I know the DCOE's will always look different from the IDL/IDA's..
They are supposedly not made of the same alloy.

 

Mine had corrosion and in order to achieve a uniform look with something like Alodine (which I used) you need to bead blast them. I used glass beads and they were sealed up at any intrusion points so that no beads could get into the carbs themselves. The ultrasonic would be great for the interiors ahead of time. Mine just got the very old fashioned carb cleaner that still works. I don't think you can find now though.

 

The sickest and most demented thing about your comments is that the car guys reading it understand exactly what you mean! LOL

Gary
Espada
8394

 

Jeff has refurbished carbs for me too, and I think you'll find that (unlike some restorers) his work & finished product has benefited with time & practice. Plus, he is a pleasure to deal with, and a serious Miura enthusiast.

 

Do you remember what type of Alodine you used? I seem to remember that it exist in different color tones.

I'm getting ready to redo my Espada carbs as well.