Refurbishment of my Maserati Mexico
Discussion
As has become the norm for this project, other things have got in the way of any solid progress, things like my wedding coming up on Friday..... However in between table plans, suit fittings, wedding favours and other such stuff, I stole a few hours and got the tyres fitted to the wheels, then popped them on the car. Another little step forward.
More spare time needed.......
More spare time needed.......
The Surveyor said:
As has become the norm for this project, other things have got in the way of any solid progress, things like my wedding coming up on Friday..... However in between table plans, suit fittings, wedding favours and other such stuff, I stole a few hours and got the tyres fitted to the wheels, then popped them on the car. Another little step forward.
Looks good, what tyres are they? The tyre 2nd from right appears to be different.In married life we all need a shed with a restoration project in it, it becomes a man cave and bolt hole, I had one of each forever, when one project is finished another is gathered up.................
Good look with the wedding, good day etc and don't mention the car in your wedding speech. !
urquattro said:
In married life we all need a shed with a restoration project in it, it becomes a man cave and bolt hole, I had one of each forever, when one project is finished another is gathered up.................
Good look with the wedding, good day etc and don't mention the car in your wedding speech. !
Agree 100%, the 3000m TVR rebuild is already lined up to follow this one and thankfully Jacqui knows what she's in for regarding the cars. And yes, maybe better not reminding anybody at the wedding how much money has been scimmed off the wedding budget to fund this project lol.... Good look with the wedding, good day etc and don't mention the car in your wedding speech. !
Cheers
Here is an idea for those exhaust manifolds...I had a similar choice a few years ago with my 1970 Lotus Elan; a friend who is an historic race mechanic suggested nickel plating, which I had done at Almit in Newton Aycliffe. ( I am assuming that you are in the North East...as am I. )
They came back gleaming, but obviously not as bright as chrome. Over time, ( about 10 years and 40,000 miles of hard driving ) they were still fine, having turned a lovely shade of silver/blue. I was told at the time that nickel plating is actually slightly porous, and if left outside the steel beneath will start to rust, but having driven my car in all sorts of wet weather on motorways etc, they never showed any corrosion at all.
Of course this advice may well be too late if you have already painted them !
They came back gleaming, but obviously not as bright as chrome. Over time, ( about 10 years and 40,000 miles of hard driving ) they were still fine, having turned a lovely shade of silver/blue. I was told at the time that nickel plating is actually slightly porous, and if left outside the steel beneath will start to rust, but having driven my car in all sorts of wet weather on motorways etc, they never showed any corrosion at all.
Of course this advice may well be too late if you have already painted them !
The Surveyor said:
RichB said:
ooks good, what tyres are they? The tyre 2nd from right appears to be different.
Well spotted, there is one old stock Avon on the spare, the rest are new original spec CN72 Pirelli Cinturatos, all in the right 205VR15 size.
perhaps it was the Avon that caught my eye, anyway the 'Cints' look the part and I guess the crossply is going in the boot. Paul S4 said:
Here is an idea for those exhaust manifolds...I had a similar choice a few years ago with my 1970 Lotus Elan; a friend who is an historic race mechanic suggested nickel plating, which I had done at Almit in Newton Aycliffe. ( I am assuming that you are in the North East...as am I. )
They came back gleaming, but obviously not as bright as chrome. Over time, ( about 10 years and 40,000 miles of hard driving ) they were still fine, having turned a lovely shade of silver/blue. I was told at the time that nickel plating is actually slightly porous, and if left outside the steel beneath will start to rust, but having driven my car in all sorts of wet weather on motorways etc, they never showed any corrosion at all.
Of course this advice may well be too late if you have already painted them !
Thanks Paul, but yes, they're already painted. I've used Almit before and they are great, but have been using Cleveland Chrome for my plating on this project, they wouldn't touch the manifolds saying the carbon build-up would ruin their acid dips. Maybe I should have stuck with Almit !They came back gleaming, but obviously not as bright as chrome. Over time, ( about 10 years and 40,000 miles of hard driving ) they were still fine, having turned a lovely shade of silver/blue. I was told at the time that nickel plating is actually slightly porous, and if left outside the steel beneath will start to rust, but having driven my car in all sorts of wet weather on motorways etc, they never showed any corrosion at all.
Of course this advice may well be too late if you have already painted them !
Paul S4 said:
Here is an idea for those exhaust manifolds...I had a similar choice a few years ago with my 1970 Lotus Elan; a friend who is an historic race mechanic suggested nickel plating, which I had done at Almit in Newton Aycliffe. ( I am assuming that you are in the North East...as am I. )
They came back gleaming, but obviously not as bright as chrome. Over time, ( about 10 years and 40,000 miles of hard driving ) they were still fine, having turned a lovely shade of silver/blue. I was told at the time that nickel plating is actually slightly porous, and if left outside the steel beneath will start to rust, but having driven my car in all sorts of wet weather on motorways etc, they never showed any corrosion at all.
Of course this advice may well be too late if you have already painted them !
AFAIK Nickel is the weather resistant layer of triple plate; copper does the leveling and provides a soft surface to polish, nickel seals it and chrome provides the shine but is porous. I would caveat that by saying I'm just going by my textbooks, I'm an engineer not a plater.They came back gleaming, but obviously not as bright as chrome. Over time, ( about 10 years and 40,000 miles of hard driving ) they were still fine, having turned a lovely shade of silver/blue. I was told at the time that nickel plating is actually slightly porous, and if left outside the steel beneath will start to rust, but having driven my car in all sorts of wet weather on motorways etc, they never showed any corrosion at all.
Of course this advice may well be too late if you have already painted them !
SprintSpeciale said:
How do things stand Paul? Any recent pics for us?
Progress has been steady but not very photo friendly. I've been working underneath again at the back getting the underside fully painted and putting new seals in the diff. Once that is finished, I can put the last of the brake pipes on, the handbrake cable , the prop shaft then the exhaust. I've still got the twin tanks to fit then the back is done.... Radiators are installed but I'm looking for some final sections of new hose to finish the plumbing. Then it'll be time to see is it starts......Here are a few pics from earlier today just for the records:-
Still having fun with it
Paul
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