GTB QV 49461 refurb

Bought the car a few months ago from F-Chat, it's in storage until I move in November. Finally got a weekend to fly out, see it, and start working on some minor stuff.

Fix rust on doors
Refurb rear bumper
Refurb front bumper
Radio delete plate
Steering wheel
Shift knob
Ash tray refurb
Make license plate frame
Fix/ charge AC

Then, took it to a local car show the second night. Good fun.
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Door rust. First job was to fix the rust at the bottom of the doors.

Removed the bad metal with a grinder, put encapsulator on, filled with combination of West Systems stuff and Rage, sand, more Rage, more sanding.

Then, on to paint. First with high fill primer, sand w/ 600 grit. then sealer primer and finally red. I used single stage to match the rest of the original paint. The PO had some paint that was a late 90s Jag color, Phenix red I think. It's a perfect match to the 25 year old Rossa Corsa.

It came out great, by far the best paint on the whole car. All that's left is some 2000 grit and polishing the next time I'm out there.
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The rear bumper looked its age. removed it, sanded with 220, and repainted it with SEM bumper black. The color was 'Honda black' and it is just right.

Then, I removed the spacers to move it in 1.5 inches. The bottom of it was all melted above the exhaust tips. I'm hoping moving it in will stop that, if not I guess I'll make some heat shields.
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Same as the rear, it looked bad. same sanding and paint. Then, I drilled the shocks and pushed it in till the mounting bolts hit the frame.

If anyone wants the procedure, PM me. I'll leave it out of here since it seems pretty unpopular. I definitely learned some things to make it easier and faster next time.

The turn signals are still out as both needed major surgery to be saved.
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The stereo sucked and didn't work anyway. I got rid of it and its mess of wiring.

Then I cut a plate out of aluminum, bent a 90 at the bottom, and covered it in vinyl.
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the original wheel didn't look too good. I wanted to keep it, but even at $500, the refurb wasn't going to look original. So, I opted for a new Momo Monte Carlo.

It's very similar. The size is exactly the same. the black center is identical in shape, but the Momo logo is very slightly different. The leather seems the same, but the stitching is black instead of white. The rim shape is different: no finger bumps all the way around like original and the Monte Carlo also has thumb bumps at 10 and 2.

overall I like it. and can't beat the price.

Yes, I need some new bolts I know. The old ones look even worse with the fresh wheel.
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The stock shift knob looked 25 years old. I love my DD's Voodoo so I bought one for the 308 as well. It's great.

The ash tray was the only part on the console that looked bad. There was some rust under the emblem. Removed it, took it all apart, polished and painted everything. I used SEM trim black to paint it. The amount of gloss seems just like it was before, I think it's right.

I was thinking about getting a new emblem, but maybe that's as good as they ever are, even when new??

The window switches don't look too good in the picture, I just got a new set from T Rutlands that are waiting for install.
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Not really worthy of a post, but it was on my list.

Every plate frame I could find was chome. I wanted black so I made my own design: anodized frame + white vinyl sticker.
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Enough work, time for fun
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Thanks, I sent an update to the QV register with my info right after I bought it. I guess they're just a little behind.

 

Thanks to F-chat, I repainted my old emblems rather than buying new ones. they came out great.

Removed them with fishing line, soaked in lacquer thinner, light sanding with a scotch brite pad, repainted with gloss black spray, then white paint pen from Joann's craft store, then a few coats of clear.
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The 308 nuts are behind that fiberglass panel. At least on my car, there's really nothing holding that panel in place except the carpet. it's easy to remove.

 

When I was pushing the rear bumper in, I noticed the trunk floor was loose underneath and hanging down. Ouch, once I got in there, it looked like a shark had taken a bite out of the thin tin covering the frame rail on the left side rear.

So, cut back to good metal, put encapsulator and rust stuff on everything, made a new piece to replace it from al and riveted it in. Filled in all the cracks with goo and reattached the trunk floor. painted the other side and sealed it as well.

nothing else is rusty, the trunk floor must have leaked at some point.
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replaced the trunk zipper cover w/ a new one. I used the Ebay $195 version. I'd recommend it, easy to install and seems like it's good quality. Looks nice.
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while I had the exhaust out to fix the rust, figured it could use some paint. Getting it off was a bear. The bolts were all frozen up and eventually had to be cut off and replaced. Using a Sawzall on the Ferrari was fun though...
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Finally got my refurbed 308 and quatro emblems put back on. They sure look better than before.
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my center/ windshield rear view mirror was bad. The glare switch was broken and made it basically unusable. Seemed like replacement 25 year old versions were about $150 or more and not all that nice. I got a universal model at AutoZone for $15. The 8" size is just right so the visors still work.

I don't have much of a picture so here's just a random pic of the car.
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