Some TLC for my QV

Repaired:
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old skins used a s patterns:
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Retrimmed parts arrive - stitching color for the leather is slightly darker red
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The result is SUPERB!

 

Rear speakers rubbers were rotten away too:
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Old surround cleaned up and new items ready: Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Door panel parts restored and ready
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refitted

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Done
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Glove box lettering restoration - old paint removed Image Unavailable, Please Login

refilled

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cleaned up
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punching holes into the new leather...
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finished rear speaker panels:
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The cabin air intake rain protection below the wiper finishers looks pretty bad and was cracked in various places:
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All old paint was removed and the cracks and gasket support repaired to guarantee its continuity on the cowl, without which it would leak in to the HVAC, then repainted:
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Done:

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There is a plastic cover below the carpet on the front door entrance. It covers the AC hoses:
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Now - the left side was missing - and the one sold by Ferrari didn't fit (it was for the right side). I decided to reproduce the part based on an optical scan of the lh side:
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The scan looked useable:
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So it was used to create the 3D data for printing:
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Here the 2 prints before assembly:
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Since the lh side panel is covering the wiring loom, brake booster vacuum hose and heater hose, it needed some modifications to allow all passages. Those were done by hand, cutting away offending areas and re-fitting them with the appropriate clearances.

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It finally looked like that:
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And it works
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Since it will be covered in carpet and was quite strong despite the cutting and glueing I didn't re-scan, reconstruct and re-print but used the part directly.
rh side in position
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Interior Fan power transistor replacement:
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markings
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removed
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fitted
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done
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I also replaced the pop-riveted mounting of the bracket with 2 bolts so the transistor could easily be removed again:

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easy vs a pain once installed behind the dash:
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Door window & body trim - painted, and not only once:
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stripped - beautiful 3d shapes with complex hidden structures for attachments Image Unavailable, Please Login

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wrapped
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trunk entry finishers stripped
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prepped
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done
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wrapped and much more resistent to chipping while loading/unloading the trunk

 

One of the passengers foot well rubber mats had hardened and broke:
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As these are not readily available for a RHD car, we reproduced them (3d data, milled, silicon mold, vacuum casting)
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One of the vacuum tank brackets on the rh air intake was missing too - it needed to be reproduced as well. It was replaced with a bolt...

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Awesome interior, gonna be the nicest Mondial!

 

All this work, this fast! Must be an army of people helping out!
what are you going to do with your molds? You should consider reproducing parts.


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Ron, all this happened over a longer period - most of which was spent waiting for... people to do what they said they would but finally didn't. I had the mechanical, body, painting and trim work done outside, since I lack the skills, equipment and space for it. The rest was done by me, bit by bit. Most of the molds have been discarded for lack of space, which is a premium here.

 

That was the mold
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made from this data
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Another part I couldn't source was the grommets in the front wheel arch where the gutter drain passes through. They were brittle hard and broken, and no part number available:
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Again, measurements, 3d data, silicon mold and vacuum casting:
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Another missing and nla part was the battery cover. I had taken its measurements from another car previously:
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Data:
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milled:
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painted:
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Original carpet rests behind newer carpet - that indicated the exact color:

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Original silver paint showed up in some areas below the many respray coats:
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LH intake as removed from car
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RH air intake as removed
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disassembled
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painted
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all parts ready, incl. replated frame
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reassembled
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same here - repair around the drain close to the oil cooler:
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parts ready, replated frame and cleaned up mesh, with their openings directional... the lh would sort of block the air if fitted to the rh.
One bracket original, second one reproduced:
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done
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Glovebox restoration - as removed:
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preparation for the integration of a hidden USB charger port:
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wiring change for it - only functional with ignition ON to prevent battery drainage
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restored parts
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with a spare piece of leather I made an insert, which should stop things from rattling.
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reassembly
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USB
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Done
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Glovebox lid inside repair - internal trim mounting hole stripped:
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Instruments restoration - dusty when removed
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disassembled and cleaned - speedo
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tach
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done
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Aux instrument pack as removed
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cleaned up
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refitted with a thin layer of plastic grease to stop the "noise"
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Switch stack at removed
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some wires need attention
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That's the bridge bypassing the instrument dimmer so I get full power illumination:
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Time to do this nicely:
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and repair the damaged wires
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done
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Warning lights stack
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cleaned up
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and reconnected
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Fuel level sender

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working alright but...
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deep de-corroded and masked for painting
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zinc-paint and a new gasket
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