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Over here the work is almost done...
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Well .... if nobody else is going to post it, then I will:

.... and looking good ! Thanks for sharing, Jim - please keep the photos coming !!

 

Is there any chance that you will have left over bits that can be shaped into cuff links or maybe belly/nipple rings to sell off and help finance the restoration? ; )

Thanks for sharing the process. The work is stunning. Must take extreme deligence not to melt that thin metal.

regards

ken

 

It's coming along great! Thanks for posting!

 

I love the Clecos in the last picture, the Coupe looks like a porcupine.

I had a chance to break out my tin of Clecos recently, but not for anything as glamorous as your project. I had a client want me to replace his Z3 trunkfloor with one from an M Rdstr so he'd be able to fit dual exhausts. Whole project: http://www.rfdm.com/gallery/album73

I love watching your projects take shape, as I like to "read" the technical aspects of the process in your pictures. Your guy(s) is/are doing a great job (any job openings...?).
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That second photo is superb Jim .

 

Amen.

Truly talented people doing their best on a good quality canvas. I know how hard it is to do this stuff, because I am currently fabricating from scratch a small part of the right front corner (that had accident damage) of my Alfa GTV that I am restoring and getting a 3 dimensional metal object exactly right in all directions is causing more grey hairs. I got it close, but version 2 might be required ... but I will get there eventually.
Pete

 

Looking great,doing a fabulous job.

 

Just got the book "Pipes!" and had a quick look at the pages. On page 196 are a couple of pics from Exide 500 km:s in the 1968/9 Springbok Series, of Davids P3/4 (wich I assume must be #0854) burning...and according to the pics there´s nearly nothing left of the car.
Now...that is news to me!!! ???

Staffan

 

Oxidation...,rubber/rubberised paint helps,or "iirc" sacrificial pieces i.e copper washers help too,something akin to those (zinc?) ingots attached to steel ship hulls..

 

Fantastic background in the second pic!

 

Jim,

Great thread, fantastic photos and thanks so much for sharing all of this with us. While I am sure you are doing everything to make this car as "right" as possible, some thought as to additional corrosion protection is probably warranted...

You obviously believe in driving your cars, and that is really cool in my mind. But after all the work that your team is putting into this effort I would hate to see the car deteriorate over time just from getting wet if you take it on the Targa..... If it were sitting in a museum that isn't an issue, but for real cars it is.

Were the car mine I would likely use particular aircraft coatings for protection of dissimilar metals. While they come under the headings of "paint" they provide much more protection that common automotive paints. Also with the rivets, you might look into finding rivets expressly coated for the job of attaching aluminum and steel. One particular coating is Dacromet, and you could have whatever rivets you are using coated with it and it would really help prevent loosening of rivets over time due to corrosion.

Everybody has a budget, but to this engineer and Ferrari enthusiast, your car is priceless, spending a bit more time and money for corrosion protection in the areas where it cannot be seen is probably going to keep your car nicer for a longer period of time. To see corrosion peeking out from under rivet heads after 5 years is probably going to drive you nuts....

Keep the great pics coming...

 

Excellent work!
When will she be running again??

Best

Carsten