Refurbishment of my Maserati Mexico

[The Surveyor]

misterp said:

Just wondering if the park on your Mexico is the same as in the Jensens. To park, the actual wiper motor supply is reverse polarised (so runs in reverse) until it hits the park switch.
The Jensen is a Lucas system so yours is unlikely to be the same make/model etc. being Italian, but it might use the same theory of operation?

Anyway..congrats on a stunning car. Now get out and enjoy it

Thanks, and thanks for the suggestion on the park switch, it is actually all 'Lucas' including the wiper motor and toggle switches, and as the MK 1 Interceptor was made alongside the Mexico by Vignale the wiring is probably pretty similar. I'll have to dig out my trusty volt-meter and crawl back into the footwell!

Cheers

Paul

[Mexico074]

Hi Paul...

I sent an e-mail to your pistonheads profile...

Mike

[The Surveyor]

Got it Mike.

I'll sort those out for you tomorrow and hopefully they will be of use.

Cheers

Paul

[The Surveyor]

Twiddling my thumbs waiting for the last few sections of blooming carpet so finished the boot lining and petrol tank covers in new quilted vinyl.

[Mexico074]

Hi Paul...

Hopefully you received my private e-mail a few weeks ago thanking you for the headlight information
you e-mailed me! If not, once again thank you so much! It will come in very handy when I begin
going after the issues in a couple of weeks!

How did the car fair in MOT? Have you been driving her?

Mike

[The Surveyor]

Hi Mike

The car is booked in for it's tune-up and MOT on Tuesday next week but I may have to put it back to Thursday as there are a few items I need to sort before it goes in. I can't install the door seals until the carpets are complete as they lap under the rubber before the aluminium edge trim is pressed home and I don't want to be driving if without door seals and I've also got leak on one of the exhaust joints which will need sorting before it goes it.

I just can't wait to get it on the road, the waiting is driving me nuts!

I hope those diagrams help you sort out the headlights on yours

Paul

[The Surveyor]

Nearly there, just the last of the carpets and an MOT of course....

[dbdb]

Magnificent.

[neilbauer]

Looks fantastic, Just one thing when you put it back together you put the steering wheel on the wrong side

[RichB]

Very nice indeed.

[Lost soul]

dbdb said:

Magnificent.

the very word that came into my head

[TooMany2cvs]

The Surveyor said:

The car is booked in for it's tune-up and MOT on Tuesday next week but I may have to put it back to Thursday

Well...?

[XOcette]

That looks gorgeous.

I hope you plan on shooting a short video

[Dunk130TC]

Stunning, what a great car, you should be delighted and very proud of what you've achieved.
I was content with my Ghibli II until I spied this!
D

[The Surveyor]

TooMany2cvs said:

The Surveyor said:

The car is booked in for it's tune-up and MOT on Tuesday next week but I may have to put it back to Thursday

Well...?

Postponed for a couple of weeks, I had to go away with work to Scotland on the day it was booked and missed the slot.... The car needs a professional tune and suspension geometry setting before the MOT and the guy I want to do the work didn't have another slot until 21st. Frustrating but it gives me time so sort a few more little jobs including the passenger side door lock and the blasted drivers side door window!

[Mexico074]

Hi Paul..

I just returned from a 2+ week trip to Iceland, Denmark, and Norway, and checked
this forum and saw your latest pictures.. THE CAR LOOKS FANTASTIC!!! I can certainly
understand your eagerness to get out and drive her!! Keep us informed of the MOT!

Mexico windows can be fiddly!! I replaced the plastic gears in both drive mechanisms
with aluminum ones. I know most people use brass, but I had a bunch of aluminum ones
made. If you could use a couple of these, let me know, and I will send them to you!
The aluminum is much lighter than brass and should be quite durable...

I will begin preparing my Mexico for a July 18th show in Lexington, KY.. It will be
about a 400 mile round trip, which I will do all in the same day! I will keep you
informed on my lighting progress...

Mike

[Mexico074]

Hello again Paul...

I got to thinking about all this Maserati stuff, and realized I probably never told you much
about what cars and projects I own and am working on. You have seen pictures of my Mexico
and a picture of my Mexico along with my Khamsin. But I am now attaching a photo of another
project that I am working on as well.. It is my 1972 Ghibli SS.. Hope you like it!



I guess I should list all the Maserati cars I own so you can get an idea of what I am
up against:

1964 Mistral
1967 Mexico
1967 Quattroporte I (bought as a parts car for the Mexico, but am having second thoughts!)
1972 Ghibli SS
1975 Khamsin
1982 Quattroporte III
1985 Biturbo (my first Maserati bought way, way back in 1988!)

Thought you might be interested...

Mike

[Mr Tidy]

Mexico074 said:

Hello again Paul...

I got to thinking about all this Maserati stuff, and realized I probably never told you much
about what cars and projects I own and am working on. You have seen pictures of my Mexico
and a picture of my Mexico along with my Khamsin. But I am now attaching a photo of another
project that I am working on as well.. It is my 1972 Ghibli SS.. Hope you like it!



I guess I should list all the Maserati cars I own so you can get an idea of what I am
up against:

1964 Mistral
1967 Mexico
1967 Quattroporte I (bought as a parts car for the Mexico, but am having second thoughts!)
1972 Ghibli SS
1975 Khamsin
1982 Quattroporte III
1985 Biturbo (my first Maserati bought way, way back in 1988!)

Thought you might be interested...

Mike

Wow, that is some list!
Your Ghibli SS looks stunning, and please, please, please sort the Quattroporte - I'll never own one but I would be so glad to know that there is another one around!
Just a suggestion but maybe a Bora would suit your collection!

[LDM]

Mexico074 said:

Hello again Paul...

I got to thinking about all this Maserati stuff, and realized I probably never told you much
about what cars and projects I own and am working on. You have seen pictures of my Mexico
and a picture of my Mexico along with my Khamsin. But I am now attaching a photo of another
project that I am working on as well.. It is my 1972 Ghibli SS.. Hope you like it!



I guess I should list all the Maserati cars I own so you can get an idea of what I am
up against:

1964 Mistral
1967 Mexico
1967 Quattroporte I (bought as a parts car for the Mexico, but am having second thoughts!)
1972 Ghibli SS
1975 Khamsin
1982 Quattroporte III
1985 Biturbo (my first Maserati bought way, way back in 1988!)

Thought you might be interested...

Mike

Wow what a fantastic collection!
I have always liked the Khamsin, its second only to the bora to me, or maybe ahead - I just cant decide!

[The Surveyor]

Mexico074 said:

Hi Paul..

.... I will begin preparing my Mexico for a July 18th show in Lexington, KY.. It will be
about a 400 mile round trip, which I will do all in the same day! I will keep you
informed on my lighting progress...

Mike

Good luck with the lighting and the trip Mike. I clearly have some way to go to build a collection of Maserati like your, so very impressed. Of all the cars which wear the Trident badge, its the original Ghibli that gets me every time. It's just so beautifully timeless and yours looks like a proper restoration job.

As a little thread update, I drove mine today for the first time ever! Not 400 miles, but a whopping 6 miles from home to the garage who are going to spend some time getting the engine running properly, setting the steering geometry and sorting things for it's MOT tomorrow. 6 miles isn't that far, but it was far enough to come to the conclusion that it's bloody terrifying.... Brakes are OK, the pull from the engine is nicely spirited but the steering is awful! Hopefully that will be sorted by the adjustments.

Couldn't resist getting a quick picture on the drive:-


and one when I'd arrived:-