Nocciola Metallizzatto S# 00396 / 147

We have all ready started a new Dino job Serial # 00396 Biuld # 147. Jon & I will be posting more new information later in the week. Here we go again.
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Couple more pic's befor the tear down. Soon to be back to orginal!
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The last resteration / paint job they shaved all most everything, bumpers,front Dino badge
and filled the inside of the jams with filler. What were they thinking!!!!

 

Thank you GIOTTO! Did not know Jon started a thread...We'll figure it out.

 

It is a small world! I guess I'll have to give my daughter a commission on any work I get from that boat ride to Catalina.

I'll be posting more photos of the 206 later today. I'm also planning to open two more threads in the next week or so on the 2 Dino GTSes we were just awarded. Keep your eyes open for them.

Look forward to meeting you as well.
SK

 

One of the first things we tackled were the internal bumper brackets. This Dino came to us with no bumpers. When we got deep into it we came to find out that all of internal bracketry and housings to mount the new bumpers was missing. So, we fabricated and duplicated bumper bracketry using Jon G's 206 as a template. It was a little tough to get the right spacing between the OD on the pip and the sheet metal. I believe on the 206s there was not a plastic or rubber ring like they use on the 246s. But we got it pretty darn close on all four pipes and it all worked out great. The owner bought new bumpers from Dino Parts. We're one step closer to our goal.
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Another item that was missing when we received the car was the iconic Dino badge from the front nose. I didn't luck out when it came to the Badge indentation... I stripped it hoping to find it under the filler but no chance. We had to cut out a new insert and weld it in to accept the badge. The owner purchased a new badge that we are fitting in. The photo below shows it in the rough stages as we fit it.
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I am sure glad that I work with such hands on owners that take the time to research hard-to-find parts. The rear deck lid button was missing and the owner located one and shipped it directly to me so we could keep the progress rolling and move the car forward toward completion. These are parts that you just can't buy from an auto parts store. It takes TIME and more TIME to research to find these old parts.
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Here we're installing the bumpers for fit. There's also a photo of Beau welding in the brackets as well.
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Most Dino doors have a tendency to sag over time. Probably from some pretty Italian girl sitting on the door posing for a photo... no not really but the hinge holes "egg" out. In order to get the best fit we had to line ream the hinge holes and install new over-sized pins to move through freely. Some folks, when they're at this stage, get the over-sized pins and drive them in where it's almost impossible to ever take them out again. That's why it's so important to take the time to line ream everything together so that you're new pin slides down nicely with just a "tap". When we're surfacing we probably doors on and off the car three or four times before paint. It makes my job so much easier when I don't have to get a torch to heat up the hinges and pound the pins out every time.

A big thanks to Alex S. for his expertise. A retired master machinist and tool maker he made the line reaming happen and he was a pleasure to work with.
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Surfacing is one of the most grueling stages of my profession. It is such physical labor and it truly takes a toll on you. It's not for the novice but for the experienced craftsman it is the key to a fine finish. Although this is the toughest stage it is also the most critical stage. I think the photo of me suited up speaks volumes.

This is the stage where we fit doors, lights, accent lines, deck lid, engine cover. This is where fit and finish starts so that when we reassemble everything fits together perfectly.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a nut when it comes to shut gaps. I know that "it's not the way they came from the factory" but the Italian craftsman were working on a line and didn't have the time to focus on this detail.
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We're in the second primer but we're still in 150 Long Board Dry. This is the stage I really like because this is where it all comes together...where we fine tune shut gaps and surfaces. It's also exciting because we are getting closer to color. Most painters would go to paint from here and be happy with the surface being straight but we'll be going into another primer to make things flat.... there is a difference.

At this stage we're using specially made 24" - 32" boards. These are specially made tools that form to the body giving us the correct sweep. There's a difference.

I'll post some tools next week so you can get a feel for what I'm talking about.
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Thanks! I knew they didn't take the trim ring but didn't know the tube mounts were suppose to be body color. I thought they just went satin black. Thanks again. I'll finish them accordingly because they are visible.

 

Thanks for the kind words. I learned from the best. It's my passion.

 

You can always put it in a container and send it to me.... (it's been done before). Once I'm done with it I'll personally deliver it back to you as long as we can enjoy some of your fabulous French wine and cheese! I'd love to see a photo of your Dino.