What became of this excellent restoration project?
Oh Wow!! I have ZERO Memory of this thread, even though I posted on it. I wonder what the current status is. Even more so, what would a “Project” like this be valued at today and how would we all be excited to watch it resurrect!
Steve is an incredibly talented craftsman. I think he has no limits C'mon Steve, you have been gone too long... Regards, Alberto
WELLL it's been awhile! Just read the post asking what has happened to this restoration. The Dino has been on the back burner for the last couple of years due to another aircraft restoration. I have made small progress on most of the small components and I also have been collecting the last of the parts that I was missing! I stopped at the installation of the front clip and rockers and concentrated on the small stuff. Here are some before and after photos of this effort. The suspension was the first to get done. A arms disassembles and repaired, bead blasted and powder coated. Spindles plated and powder coated and assembled. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Shocks where next. I wanted to keep the original shocks with the original date codes so I sent them off to Koni for rebuild and upgrade. They did a great job and sent them back complete with a performance sheet on each shock! The one thing they couldn't do was to mach the original color so that was up to me. I had one shock in original color so I had the color eye matched, I also went with new up rated springs with original style decals. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Brake assembly was also rebuilt. The master brake cylinder was corroded to mush so a new one was sourced, all hardware was CAD plated or powder coated. Tone of the springs was missing so new ones were purchase though McMaster-Car. The vacuum assist was rebuilt and the aluminum frame was vapor blasted, this returned the aluminum back to the look as if was after casting with a very nice sheen. Gas peddle assembly was also vapor blasted, CAD plated and new cable and foot rubber. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Some photos of the Spindles before and after. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The brake calipers were a big mess! All pistons were frozen in place and had to be drilled and a bolt threaded into the piston and then forced out. All were CAD plated, new stainless pistons and parts installed with all the proper hardware black oxide applied. . Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The instrument cluster took some time to get rebuilt. I made a new panel with the proper brushed finish and anodized. The original panel still had the proper anodized color and I took it to my plating guy and it took a bit of time to get the color right. I rebuilt the tach and speedo myself with all other gauges being sent out to be zinc plated and rebuilt. The clock took the most time for the parts to restore the original works are hard to come by and I didn't want to replace it with a quarts mechanism. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The instrument panel/dash board was stripped of the old mouse hair and foam. I had to repair the fiberglass around the dimer switch and radio area. At one time a rather large radio must have been installed! A new glove box door had to be made with new stainless hinge installed. The glove box latch has dissembled chrome plated and reassembled. I made a new rod and button (rod in stainless and button out of brass). I have a refurbished Becker radio to install when done and I will send out the panel to have the new mouse hair installed. Hope you all enjoy the post! I'll post more in another day or two Steve Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Well done Steve. Good to see some high quality work pictured in detail - It brings back memories from my own adventure. it's unbelievable how much time it takes to do it right. Best, Peter
Hi Steve, your work looks great. Where are you going to send your dash to get the mouse hair installed.
Knowing Steve, He will probably do it himself. Way to go Steve! and welcome back... Will be in your neck of the woods this week, well, next. Are you available? Regards, Alberto
I will check on the Paint code for the Koni Shock tomorrow when I get to my paint locker at the hangar. I uae only a brand of paint called Nasson, it's a brand sold by Du Pont and has been around for year and the paint does not change there chemical recipes lick other brands.
[QUOTE="Edward 96GTS, post: 148440966, member: 63If the calipers are Ate brand, then i believe they should be yellow cad or yellow zinc for 1973.[/QUOTE] After disassembling my calipers ( my Dino is a Ero 1972 build) they where defiantly clear cad...so I when with original plating.
I have a local upholstery shop that the dash will go to, the seats and door panel I am still thinking on them!
Here are the paint codes for the Koni shocks and two other paints that I either had eye matched (brown for the air horn motor) and a Fleet color for the jacks and chalk. I believe that the STD# 726015 on the Koni can and other STD#s on the others is a code that can be cross referenced to other paint manufacturers. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here are some photos the steering column, signal stalks that are all restored and ready for installation. The stalks had some cracking in the plastic end that were repaired and then painted black with the arm itself painted silver. White paint was then brushed into the dimmer switch arrows and hash marks. The column housing was painted with wrinkle paint and then baked. And finally a new black shrink tube was installed on the wire harness. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
