Refurbishment of my Maserati Mexico
Discussion
Delivery of some new Weber needle valves and gaskets today from the very helpful Fast Road Cars today. Small job for the weekend that will hopefully stop the petrol pumps continuing to prime and petrol from weeping out of the Carb bodies.
Even came with instructions on how to set the float level.....
Another small job to be ticked off.
Paul
Even came with instructions on how to set the float level.....
Another small job to be ticked off.
Paul
It's been a while since the last update and things have been moving forward at the same glacial pace.
The little details are taking forever. For example, I've had to have some new stainless oversills made as the old ones were too badly scratched and damaged to re-polish. New ones arrived and were perfect, one fitted beautifully, one was 10mm too short! The reality was that one of the new structural sill was longer than the original
It's also running much better now, actually on all 8 cylinders after finding that 2 plug leads were wrong on the distributor. I had set it up exactly as it had arrived from Italy which was wrong....
Loads still to fettle but it's looking more and more like a finished motor
The little details are taking forever. For example, I've had to have some new stainless oversills made as the old ones were too badly scratched and damaged to re-polish. New ones arrived and were perfect, one fitted beautifully, one was 10mm too short! The reality was that one of the new structural sill was longer than the original
It's also running much better now, actually on all 8 cylinders after finding that 2 plug leads were wrong on the distributor. I had set it up exactly as it had arrived from Italy which was wrong....
Loads still to fettle but it's looking more and more like a finished motor
The Surveyor said:
The little details are taking forever. For example, I've had to have some new stainless oversills made as the old ones were too badly scratched and damaged to re-polish. New ones arrived and were perfect, one fitted beautifully, one was 10mm too short! The reality was that one of the new structural sill was longer than the original
There were probably variances like that when they were new, too...That is one bloody lovely car.
TooMany2cvs said:
There were probably variances like that when they were new, too...
That is one bloody lovely car.
Cheers, it is beautiful and I feel privalaged to have it. The error in the sill was my fault, I should have checked that both originals still fitted before sending them off to use as patterns... Doh!That is one bloody lovely car.
It's been closer to 4 years, so much for a quick refurbishment....
To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
Well done Surveyor she's lovely and that colour combo is beautiful, the light met blue really suits it !
So elegant and such a rare car here.
Were any sold new here ?
Any early History on your one ? Did you contact Maserati for the orig build and Owner details ? They were very helpful re my Late Dads 67 GHIBLI.
So elegant and such a rare car here.
Were any sold new here ?
Any early History on your one ? Did you contact Maserati for the orig build and Owner details ? They were very helpful re my Late Dads 67 GHIBLI.
The Surveyor said:
It's been closer to 4 years, so much for a quick refurbishment....
To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
I have never seen Mazac repaired... I have had some similar trim parts re-made in brass... there was a small local foundry close to me in Wolverhampton who would make things quite cheaply for me in both Brass and Aluminium. Often I would use the original part as a pattern, first spraying it with a few coats of polyester spraying filler to build it up and get a nice finish. Aluminium in particular shrinks during the casting process by 1/77 I seem to remember, Brass less so I think. the filler went some way to keeping the new part the same as the original in size and take into account the shrinkage. the brass parts were then easy to get chromed. To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
for intricate parts, the guy used to use some very fine sand next to the pattern, I was always amazed how much detail would come out on the new part!
I wish now I had taken photographs of parts I made in the past, but before digital it was not so easy and cheap to take and share pictures! here is one though of a batch of footrest plates for a Laverda Joto I had cast, and then machined. Maybe you can find a local foundry that can cast you one... not many about now though, my local one has closed down.
buzzer said:
The Surveyor said:
It's been closer to 4 years, so much for a quick refurbishment....
To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
I have never seen Mazac repaired... I have had some similar trim parts re-made in brass... there was a small local foundry close to me in Wolverhampton who would make things quite cheaply for me in both Brass and Aluminium. Often I would use the original part as a pattern, first spraying it with a few coats of polyester spraying filler to build it up and get a nice finish. Aluminium in particular shrinks during the casting process by 1/77 I seem to remember, Brass less so I think. the filler went some way to keeping the new part the same as the original in size and take into account the shrinkage. the brass parts were then easy to get chromed. To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
for intricate parts, the guy used to use some very fine sand next to the pattern, I was always amazed how much detail would come out on the new part!
I wish now I had taken photographs of parts I made in the past, but before digital it was not so easy and cheap to take and share pictures! here is one though of a batch of footrest plates for a Laverda Joto I had cast, and then machined. Maybe you can find a local foundry that can cast you one... not many about now though, my local one has closed down.
The Surveyor said:
It's been closer to 4 years, so much for a quick refurbishment....
To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
The joys of diecast. To cold to be in the garage today so looking at whether the rear number plate trim is salvageable. Somebody has clearly used it to push down the boot lid and cracked the mazac casting. The chrome isn't perfect but it's presentable but can anybody advise if this can be repaired?
I was thinking of maybe making a steel sub-frame to sit behind it to reshape it and hold it in position if it can't be straightened.
There are certainly firms who claim they can braise zinc diecast.
Making a new cast from something previously cast is a bugger obviously because of the shrinkage.
I'd prefer to laser cut a facimile in brass and work the edges down on a belt.
DonkeyApple said:
The joys of diecast.
There are certainly firms who claim they can braise zinc diecast.
Making a new cast from something previously cast is a bugger obviously because of the shrinkage.
I'd prefer to laser cut a facimile in brass and work the edges down on a belt.
That is a great idea... or even cut from Stainless Steel. I had a custom air filter cover laser cut in stainless recently... the cut, precision was amazing! the people I used for that are still trading if you need there address I can get it.There are certainly firms who claim they can braise zinc diecast.
Making a new cast from something previously cast is a bugger obviously because of the shrinkage.
I'd prefer to laser cut a facimile in brass and work the edges down on a belt.
neutral 3 said:
Well done Surveyor she's lovely and that colour combo is beautiful, the light met blue really suits it !
So elegant and such a rare car here.
Were any sold new here ?
Any early History on your one ? Did you contact Maserati for the orig build and Owner details ? They were very helpful re my Late Dads 67 GHIBLI.
I read somewhere that there are (or were) only six RHD Mexicos built, which market they landed in though I'm not sure.So elegant and such a rare car here.
Were any sold new here ?
Any early History on your one ? Did you contact Maserati for the orig build and Owner details ? They were very helpful re my Late Dads 67 GHIBLI.
Beautiful car OP, just beautiful
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