FORMERLY 3500 GT PROJECT Work has now started on the frame, the car came to me with the left hand sill cut off and separate new fabricated one which seems to be very well made. Yesterday we blasted the exposed frame on the left hand side, this was then etch primed and today we fitted the sill supplied, work is now continuing. I made a floor repair section with the correct fluting which will now be butt welded to the remarkably sound remaining floor. The other side has been heavily patched over and I suspect this will require a complete panel. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The nearside sill area is almost complete now and we are about to replace the right hand one. The engine block has now been bored and honed. I came to clean the threads in the block for the head studs and it seems that the thread is different. The thread on the stud base is M14 x 2 and the block thread seems finer than this, can anyone tell me the likely thread profile in the block? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Forget the thread question, It turned out the studs are correct and threads were exceptionally clogged
Keith, M 3500 GT is a my dream classic car .... Your is a carburetor version or injection? I will never buy one .... patience ... You have a good work!
Ahhh ... Also I would like to have the carburetors version with three great weber ....!!! good work! I have an engine AM 107 n° 2222 4.2 litres of Qp dated 1968
work is moving on, a selection of painted parts, new right hand sill made and I have rebuilt the servo.... well the shiny end. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The right hand sill is in place and the frame is now on the tilter to enable blasting and repair underneath Image Unavailable, Please Login
The axle is nearing completion, I have fitted new wheel bearings, wheel cylinders, adjusters and shoes, looking for new u bolts then I can fit the leaf springs all ready to pop into the freshly painted car in the distant future. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Body almost complete and ready for shot blast and prime Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The frame is now blasted and in etch primer, next job is seam sealing meanwhile the body parts are off to have the wheel arches replaced, (the valances were repaired last week) Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The machine shop recommended removing these plugs to facilitate cleaning of the crank oilways, not sure if this was a good idea as the thread is a mysterious size. I managed to re-plug them successfully after a few scary moments Image Unavailable, Please Login
steering column rebuilt ready for installation. OK I know its a bit too shiny for some. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Its been a long time since I last updated but a lot of progress has been made since then. Here is the rear end complete and in satin black finish. The underside is in stonechip. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Repair sections were let into each wheel arch and the valance edges were replaced all around the body, this pic shows a wheel arch repair before linishing. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The metal work is now complete and we have started paint preparation. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Meanwhile I have pushed on with the engine work. The crank was balanced and installed, new oil pump parts were fitted along with new flywheel and clutch, eventually the bottom end was complete and it was a treat to install the sump and turn the whole lump the right way up and put it into the patiently awaiting trolley specially made for this purpose. It is my intention to get the engine running and tested before installation in the car. When my reconditioned starter returned home I was able to check the oil pressure in the bottom end. First step was to block the feed to the as yet non fitted cylinder head and to fit a pressure gauge to the gallery. After priming I turned the motor by hand and the gauge climbed to 10psi, a quick spin with the starter and I had 80 PSI, so all looks well down below. I have documented all of the work done on this car in a separate file to be kept as part of its history for future guardians, I am up to 60 pages so far. The engine work involved many steps and I have only skipped through them on the forum but here are a few pics to show some of the work done. 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
Inspired by a previous post by Portenos I elected to Crackle paint the cylinder head after assembly. I first polished the cam cover lettering. After rigorous cleaning and careful masking I applied as per instructions on the can and was pleasantly surprised with the result. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Meanwhile the body shop have worked their magic and the freshly painted shell has returned home. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks for sharing! Beautiful - what is the exterior color called - and what color will the interior be?? Cheers, - Art