Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Right front corner, NFC, NSLC!

Thx Dave -

Excellent suggestion - I've always thought the 308/328 series were some of 
the most beautiful Ferrari's ever made.   And a carb model adds a bit of 
tradition that is very nice -
Time to check eBay for a 308 ;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 8:29 PM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Right front corner, NFC, NSLC!
An early carb 308 has all the things you are looking for!  Hurry up before 
they start going up.

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From: "LarryT" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:13:37
To:dave [at] davehanda.com
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Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Right front corner, NFC, NSLC!

Hi Rick,

Making great progress!  What is that?  72? 73?    I'm restoring mine -

finished painting it last year and today I worked on the w'shield assy. 
The

body to frame weatherstrip was a major PITA.  I didn;t like the way the 
one

I put on a couple of years ago looked so I removed it and put another new

one on.  This went on a lot better but I'm still trying to find the best 
way

to find the best way to trim the w'strip where it meets the frame in a V 
on

each corner.  There's a couple of screws that are under the w'strip but 
they

must be installed prior to putting the rubber in place, so I have to work

out the logistics of tiightening the screws and installing the rubber.
Anyway, I had totally stripped my MG of everything - all wiring, fuel 
lines,

everything.  Finally got the engine and transmission back in.I never knew

how large a project it is to completely strip a car of all parts until I

decided to restore this MG which I bought in 1970 from a shop who had 
bought

it from a insurance co that had totalled it.  I paid $350 for it and all 
it

needed was a fuel pump, RF fender and new exhaust.  Even tho the car had

been totalled, I never needed a FE Alignment and put 350K miles on it.

Never had a problem with uneven tire wear either.  MGs may have a bad Rep

but it only let me down once while going to work when the fuel pump died.
Now I'm putting it together as a daily driver.  Those who have never 
driven

a old english sports car don;t know what they;re missing.  The smell of 
old

soft leather, oil, rubber and all the other things that come with a old

sports car create a wonderful mix of memories.  I wish Ferrari's of the 
50s

and 60s were not so expensive.  It'd be great to find one and drive it all

over without thinking about all the money it would be worth if it were

restored.
Naturally, I would like to find the ultimate sports car whch is why I

mentioned Ferrari - but thankfully, there are still some Alfa's. AH 3000s,

Triumph's, Lotus', Lancia's etc - which can be found and driven.  Of 
course,

those are also escalating in price also.  I keep looking for a early 70s

Alfa GTV but they started rusting when they were loaded for the boat ride 
to

the US.
Hopefully ya'll understand what I;m trying to say in my pitiful manner.
Later ---
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>

To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>

Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 6:02 PM

Subject: [Ferrari] Right front corner, NFC, NSLC!

Hello Friends,
  Here are a few pictures of the cosmetic tweaking of
my MGB's right front corner, fender and lighting.
This isn't rocket science or even mechanic work.  Its
details.  I enjoy details when I tire of mechanics.
  Picture http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_1.JPG
shows the right-front corner with (most of) the
lighting, bumper and grill removed.  You can see the
nicks and chips as well as the chewed up lower
valence.  Yes, the right front axle is still calling
for work but I just got tired of axles and brakes.
They'll get my full attention when the corners get
boring. BTW, the battery is from our Land Rover, not
the MG.
  http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_2.JPG is just a
closer look like pix-1.
  http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_3.JPG is a look
from the grill opening side.  At this stage, nothing
had been cleaned up - including the wiring.  Nothing
but parts removal.
  Next major step was to remove the valence for a
little panel beating.  The light openings were cleaned
up and the paint chips were removed.  The opening was
then painted http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_4.JPG
.  You can also see that the upper cross-brace has
been cleaned and all labels removed.  That brace will
get primered a little later and new red paint will be
sprayed on.  After the paint cures, new labels will be
applied.
  Picture http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_5.JPG
shows a little surface rust where the valence was
mounted.  It also shows that the red touch-ups around
the lights cleans up the looks.  The paint has also
been polished near the lights.
  http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_6.JPG is just
another look like pix-5 but with the flash on.  Kinda
washes out the color of the paint.
  Picture http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_7.JPG
shows the front-end with the valence reinstalled and
painted.  All rusty surfaces were cleaned, primered
and painted.  The surface of the valence is a pebble
finish so it doesn't look 'smooth' in these pictures.
It is nice and clean though and a pleasure to work
around.  The side marker has been restored and
reinstalled.  This process isn't documented but I will
do so for the left-front corner.
  http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_9.JPG is a look
with the lighting reassembled.  This is a flash
picture so it also washes out and turns the red to
rose.  This is a 1970 car and the turn signal
assemblies are correct for 1970.  However, the PO
bought new lenses for a pre-1970 model so they are
two-color.  They're all-but new so I chose to reuse
them rather than buying new, correct lenses.  The
lenses are mounted with the amber portion in front of
the lamp.  The clear side is in front of a blank spot
on the lamp fixture.  All of this is why I installed
the lenses as you see them.
  http://www.aubard.us/MGB/RF_corner_10.JPG is the
kinda-art look at the corner.  When the bumper is back
on, the corner will look pretty crisp.  Like I said,
its the little things that make the car really 'snap'!
Happy Saturday!
rick
'03 Land Rover DII
'98 Mercedes SL500
'96 BMW 740iL
'79 Ferrari 308GTB
'70 MGB Split-bumper Tourer
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Re: Right front corner, NFC, NSLC!	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: LarryT (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:06:39 -0700 (PDT)