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Iso Grifo restoration assistance

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  1. Daytonafan

    Daytonafan F1 Rookie

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    Hey

    My Dad is in the process of restoring a 1967 Grifo GL300 RHD auto and the body shop has hit a snag. The valence underneath the front bumper has almost completely rusted away and what is left is not sufficient to be used as a template for the new one.

    We would be grateful if anyone could post some close up photographs of this part of a similar aged Grifo please?

    I'll post some pics of the car later

    Thanks in advance
     
  2. philt68

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  3. philt68

    philt68 Formula Junior

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  4. Daytonafan

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    That's brilliant thanks Phil much appreciated, I'll pass the suggestion for the group onto my Dad
     
  5. Daytonafan

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    #5 Daytonafan, Sep 29, 2011
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    Here's a rubbish cameraphone picture of Dad's Grifo just after it had come back from media blasting and before heading to the bodyshop.
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  6. philt68

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    top class! let me know how the resto goes...mine's been in the shop for about 6 months, hopefully only a few more, and i'll be driving the bastard!
     
  7. ferraripete

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    fantastic cars!!!!
     
  8. Grifo

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  9. Daytonafan

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    The pace of the restoration has been slower than expected mainly due to more rust being found than was first thought when Dad brought the car. All the mechanical work and interior retrimming is done, he is just waiting for a body/ chassis to put them into :)
     
  10. philt68

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    i know exactly what you mean...when i bought my iso, i thought i'd drop it off at the shop for a month or two MAX...it's been 6? 7? months now...had a FULL mechanical resto in the end!...
     
  11. velocetwo

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    Rust is a problem on most older Grifo's. The design was very advanced but there was almost no rustproofing. The good news is that it's not to complex and a good metal worker can quickly replace the majority or the rusted panels and boxes.
     
  12. Daytonafan

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    The metalworker doing the work is very good, but there a lot of little bits that are very fiddly to do I believe. most of the floorpan has had to be refabricated too.

    Apparently the car was left parked under a pine tree in the South of France for a lot of its life, as evidenced by the number of pine needles that came out of it when it was stripped down.
     
  13. Arvin Grajau

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  14. donaki

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    Im searching for a project car / iso grifo... Anyone can help?
     
  15. johnei

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