It's taken longer than expected but finally my Dino has been finished! There is one piece of interior carpet still to arrive but other than that it's complete, set up and ready to come back to me. If the carpet arrives early next week (who knows as the supplier involved is fairly hopeless) I should get the car back by next weekend.

Once I have the car in my possession I'll take some proper photographs. In the meantime here are some shots from the workshop today after the final roadtest was completed.

The list of work was extensive and the main items were as follows: -

  • Full exterior repaint
  • Cylinder head gaskets replaced
  • Valve tolerances reset
  • Carburettors overhauled and balanced
  • Fuel system cleaned through
  • New alternator fitted
  • All cooling system hoses replaced
  • Suspension rebushed and wishbones re powder coated
  • Radiator re-cored
  • Cooling fans stripped and cleaned
  • Cabin heater air ducting replaced
  • Windscreen and all side glass replaced including new rubber seals and window channels
  • New tyres and Campagnolo alloy wheels fitted
  • Cabin floor and door skins lined with Dynomat sound/heat proofing
  • Dash recovered & steering wheel renewed
  • Instrument surround restored
  • New cabin carpets fitted
  • New trunk carpets fitted
  • New front bumpers fitted
  • New windcreen wiper arms and blades fitted and wiper motor overhauled
  • Various rewiring work carried out
  • Choke operation assembly renewed (operating found to have been broken previously)
  • Cabin heater reconnected
  • Door seals replaced
  • Electric window mechanisms stripped and cleaned
  • Numerous cosmetic items renewed

 

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