Dino Restoration

me too, me too!!!!!

 

ditto

 

Just finished reading the entire thread, wow! It must take an insane person - albeit one with a lot of determination and confidence - to take an entire car apart and back together!

I don't mean to get too far off track, but as someone in real estate, I have interest in homes. It doesn't look like you're in the Covenant. What SF on the house? Bedrooms?

Cheers!

 

I have a small request, . . . .

Could you post a picture
of the t-shirts that you had
made up for the unveiling ?


Thanks for sharing . . .

 

Those windows look great!

Any progress on the car?

 

Hey Jon (or anyone):
I re-chromed my front bumper but am unhappy with the result. Apparently (on the Spyder 2L) the front bumper consists of two pieces that are welded in the center (nose of the bumper). The metal is so thin that now the bumper has some waves but no dimples. I wish I had left well enough alone. Anyway, does anyone have suggestions on where to go to fabricate a new bumper? Andrew in LA

 

Hot Rod's 'n Hobbies in Torrance,
http://www.hotrodsandhobbies.net/about%20us.htm
lots of experience with Italian bodywork; 5 platinum Dino's, Skeets Dunn 212, and Bob Butler's '59 SA prototipo have been the result of his shop's work.
http://www.hotrodsandhobbies.net/Prenovitz/Prenovitz%20pic%20gallery/dppic1.htm
http://www.hotrodsandhobbies.net/Dunn/Dunn%20pic%20gallery/sdpic1.htm
http://www.hotrodsandhobbies.net/Butler/Butler%20pic%20gallery/rbpic1.htm

Scotty has his own fabricators but he's also located in a "car guy" complex and if he gets overloaded he will refer you to someone else who could do it.

Hope this helps

 

I don't recall those inner fender aluminum pieces in your picture. Could you tell me where they are located on the car?

 

Thanks for the pics!

 

Jon -

This question concerns your post 1409, second photo (rear inner fender). Is the rear fender where it curves back under the car (behind the rear wheel) single wall or double wall? Is there a drain hole?

Some cars appear to be double wall, while I have been told that others are single wall. I have also been told that some have one or more drain holes in the area, others do not.

Thank you -
Mark

 

Thinking about this again, I'm not sure how far gone your bumper is, so perhaps you might want to take it to someone in the business to evaluate it.
Scotty uses Verne's Chrome plating in Gardena. Verne has told me before how thin the Ferrari pieces are so he is aware of the problem.
Contact him here:
http://www.verneschromeplating.com/rechromed-bumpers.html

 

Mark,
When we discussed this two weeks ago, I thought you meant the part at Jon's first image in post 1409, the metal that touches the "r" in the word "fender" that curves down to the right and attaches to the small vertical square tubing.
Correct?

 

Thanks for the follow up. I am going to copy your reply into a new thread so it is searchable. Depending on the lead time this project may have to wait until after I show the car at Strawberry Farm / Newport Beach as I am already registered for the show.

 

Jon:

I recommend that you use the aluminized heat barrier cloth for the firewall piece instead of the closed cell foam. It is really thin, easy to work with and does a great job at shielding the heat from the trunk. See the following link for sourcing/pricing.

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1828

Cheers,

Keith

 

It has worked well as the meat in my sandwiched firewall panel. Make sure you orient the material within the sandwich so that the aluminized side is facing towards the engine. It's so thin, you can probably stick a piece on both inside faces of the sandwich (I think that is what I did). Let me know if you need/want photos before you proceed.

Cheers...Keith

 

Can you powder coat aluminium? I would love to powder coat the new expansion tank I got from Superformance. I used a hard enamel paint but it is not holding up very well. Boy, I love what you did with the Dino cam covers. It looks like mine (2L Spyder) were Magnesium - did the 246s come treated or were they bare as well? Andrew