Dino Restoration

My brother (a very astue car restorer) and I were looking at the latest progress pics. To my amazement, as we were scrolling (and I stress at speed) through the latest images he blurted out 'I see there is a problem with windshield fittment'. This was without reading anything only by quickly noticing the images of the car on the rotisserie with the markings around the windshield. I asked him how on earth he knew that having only seen those images at a fast glance. He told me that the top resoration shops always test re-fit all glass and trim before painting a car because the constant block sanding invariably leads to fit problems that cannot be seen without a test fit of (in this case) the glass for instance. I thought it incredible that this could be deduced from such a fast observation but as we see he was spot on. Jon don't feel bad. This is a seasoned restoration detail that only experience ever really teaches. The car still looks outstanding and the repair should not be too big a deal to do.

 

Well that is a Merry Christmas present if I ever heard of one, congratulions on fixing the window problem and I can't wait for the rest... and have a Happy holiday season and thanks for the GREAT thread....

 

Yoo Hoo . . .


Alright, . . We are back in business.

Congrats on the new windshield.

Merry Christmas.


You noticed that I said "We". We are all in this together.
I feel that this Dino belongs to all of us in some way . . . .

 

OUTSTANDING NEWS!!

Now you're back on track.

Incidentally, I've been slowly compiling the pictures from this thread, in chronological order. I hope to be able to put them all together on a DVD when Jon completes the project, and offer them at nominal cost to all Dinophiles!!

Dave M

 

I'll wait for the "original" DVD from Jon since he has all the Hi-Res versions of the pictures and probably many more than have been posted...

 

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

THERE IS A SANTA!!!

 

Looks like its coming along. Wonder if you intend on having any type of Launch party for the car? Im always down for a Party...

 

Santa? Jon finally gets the right windshield on the eighth and final night of Hanukkah and Santa gets the credit? Oh brother. Jon, welcome to the tribe. You are now an honorary member!

 

Bravo Jon !!


Pietro

 

Fantastic. I have used Reoriginals in the past and Matt has found some hard to find parts for me over the years. Just curious, would Sigla exchange the glass for a replacment? Look forward to the engine start up.

 

that is disappointing , especially considering the source.

i have to believe your luck is about to change, especially given the windsheild experience and it's outcome

 

Great news - the thought of having to re-do the bodywork and paint on the windsheild pillar was painful to consider, and it's not even my car!

BTW, that's probably sicurSIV, where SIV is Societa' Italiana Vetro (literally, Italian glass company). They are a big supplier of auto glass to all the major European OEM's, so quality should be good.

Too bad about the interior mix-up. Maybe your order went to some guy with a red Dino!

 

This won't look good in a "blue" dino.


Jon,

Sorry to hear about this. Sometimes I really do wonder how
things like this happen, . . you know. With things like the internet,
email, cellphones and all this electronic stuff, how does a
company take an order and still manage to screw it up. It really
does amaze me. I really think that when I place an order that
I must have been talking in a different language. I ask the technician
to read back my order and it is correct but the order is wrong.

Go figure. I hope that they are going to correct "their" mistake.


This won't look good in a "blue" dino.


Tom Geer in Tennessee . .


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Carpet should not be a big deal to get. Seats may be somewhat more bothersome.

I'd try www.worlduph.com world upholstery on the west coast. When I ordered a carpet kit from them it arrived within a week.

I did get seats from Matt. The screw up sounds painful, but maybe you did get someone else's order. Sounds way off, not the kind of mistake Matt would normally make on an item this expensive.

On the other hand, they might look good in my car. Perhaps a swap??

Dave

 

I am curious why you bought your upholstry from Bill instead of buying from Matt, I have always used Matt with good results...

 

What is the status of your interior?

Mark

 

Bummer about the seats and carpets....an easy fix I'm sure. Thank goodness the windshield drama got sorted out now that could have been a bad one...

 

Jon,

I sent you a pm.

Pietro

 

I kinda like those seat covers but not in a blue car, maybe in a white Dino