As like everyone here been enjoying reading omgjon 246 rebuilt so decided to put mine on. Bought my car in 2004 came in about 50 boxes everything was stripped down every nut and bolt even the engine. Loads of bits missing but hey so what. Also knew never to buy a car stripped especially one like this but at the time all I could afford. The car had apparently been stripped down 13 years ago, when a company was doing the restoration, went bust. Over the next couple of weeks I will put on my pics of the rebuild I would like to thank some of the following people for helping me Mike Osgood ex Ferrari UK Bodywork Manager Vic Carmill Engine Rebuilder omgjon for his detailed rebuild or as I would say my workshop manual
Wow! Pretty impressive. I could of never put one together that came in boxes. Am looking forward to the pictures. I wish more would post photos of any work they are doing on the cars. Like they say "a picture is worth a thousand words"
After going thru the car to see whats bits were missing these were some of the main parts , amazing what you miss when you get exited about owning one of these. All fiberglass panels apart from the dash and the one in the engine bay that has the serial number on. The complete brake/clutch pedal assembly Brake servo and master cylinder All lights Bumpers Many engine parts One more pic of how far the car was stripped down to. The car presently is about up to where omgjon is, might just be a little bit further on.
Not quite sure about this but trying to embed the pic using img tags but does not seem to be working. ( code) is off at the bottom of page. Is this the cause as cant seem to switch this on as want to dowload a lot more pics from my website as rather have them embedded Appreciate any help Stephen
It's way easier if you took it apart (especially if you labeled and photographed everything). Assembling a "basket case" really tests your "puzzle building" skills. Just knowing which parts don't belong (always seem to be some) is a challenge. I know a guy who built a Miura engine from boxes (he'd never seen one before). The crankshaft he had was from some Japanese car. That'll make things tricky.
If you look at at the rear cover you can see the amount of filler applied to this car nearly broke my back lifting this up. After having this car bead blasted it was a bit of shock to see how much body filler was used . I then knew this job was 2 big for me needed a specialist. Mike Osgood ex Ferrari bodyman, came and look at the bodywork, said this is a big job but can be done, he did say this once he had stop laughing. By the way 2NA the car parts did have triumph parts mixed in. This project was started in April 2004 still ongoing but have a light at the end of the tunnel now 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 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
July 2004 Drastic action was needed to save this classic as you can see Mike is still smiling 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 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 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Talk about a labor of love. Congratulations on the miracles done on the chassis and body. There is light indeed. Keep us posted. Pictures are great except for the (hard to see) smiling face. Give us a real portrait. Thanks. John
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Hi, Very impressive. I have never seen or heard of anyone brave enough to remove the body panels completely on a Dino and leave just the bare spaceframe for restoration. I think a huge task awaits you when the body panels will need to be put back on. Great work.
December 2004 Vic made me a fiber glass bulkhead from a car he was working on one big piece at last (not one in pic) that was Mikes. Then manage to get most of the front panels. As you can see Mike is now getting stuck into the chassis using the correct size tubing, I found it quite amazing just to watch him this was definately to much for me to do I can fit a panel etc but not this. 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 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
Jan 05 to March 05 Managed to find a complete rear end for the dino also replaced the doors as they were completely rotten. Also got hold of more fiberglass panels, still cant believed missed them when buying the car. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wow the scope of this project is incredible. Making sure the frame and the body panels are straight must be a time consuming effort. It must have been in really poor shape even before the body shop it wound up in got a hold of it..... Do you have the history on the car earlier on in its life? Did it sit outside uncovered or in a field or something? By the way, there is Daytona rebuild on here that is also in the UK where it was like this project in that the car looked okay with the paint on but the moment that the paint was stripped off, it was solid rust (and bondo too if I remember correctly) underneath. The weather in England is rougher on cars than I thought! Anyway, this car really is worth this kind of effort as you will really have something when you are done. I can't wait to see more. Also, you may know about GT Car Parts here in Phoenix. Those guys are great and have more Ferrari parts than any place I have ever seen. You can probably find a lot of hard to find parts for this project through them though I am sure there are places in Europe as well...
Hi Ed I think the Daytona being done in the UK was also done by Mike I think in one of the pics is my dino. He repairing a 250gt coupe at the moment another rusty wreck he still has some of the original panels for this, roof wings etc great to watch . By the way all my chassis is actually the original dino tubing Was with Mike today a true craftsman , these people are getting very rare to find overhere, he has all the original design specs on a lot of cars hand drawn pics etc. The perspex for the headlamps on the dino he did the original design. Have bought quite a few parts in the states been a very good source. will put more pic on later
April 05 to August 05 In the end decided to replace all the body panels Also Mike put in the fiberglass panels as they were originally done at the factory, he put them in in one piece He's got some great pictures of them being assembled on the the production line will scan some pics next month and upload them. Might be worth starting a new thread for these. 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 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
September 05 to Dec 05 Lots of leading going on here and making sure that the panels have the right gaps 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 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I am now up to March 06 with these I really like these pictures. All the fiber glass panels are now made, seem a shame having to paint the car, rather like the look. 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 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
+1 Simply stunning! I thought we were going to see this thread slowly progress over a period of months. It is flying by and the work is outstanding! Hats off for the good effort to keep this one on the road.
June 06 Five weeks of work in the paintshop and we have a fully painted car I put it back to the original colour. So all in all, it has taken 2 years to get it to this point, I must admit I never thought I would find most of the parts needed just to get it this far. 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
