Mid Engine Sports Car Donor
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Nothing to do with me but imagine using it as a donor on a project, not often you see something like this still running etc. All the Mid Engine tackle still there, just stick it in a space frame.
Nothing to do with me but imagine using it as a donor on a project, not often you see something like this still running etc. All the Mid Engine tackle still there, just stick it in a space frame.
Once the shell starts to go on those its a lot of work to repair and still make it look nice, there are some extremely well hidden sections that rot out.
Even pristine ones go for 10k, rough ones 5k - 7k only for the brave and fearless, I have had 3 masers, great to drive, not bad to work on but very Italian in the rust dept.
Even pristine ones go for 10k, rough ones 5k - 7k only for the brave and fearless, I have had 3 masers, great to drive, not bad to work on but very Italian in the rust dept.
There did used to be exterior panels available, buts its inner panels and floor pans that are a bit trickier, very hard to replicate due to all the pressings etc.
One other feature of these cars is the Citroen full power pressuried braking system, this makes restoring one slightly more interesting, the only other unusaul thing I remember is the water pump on the front of the engine failing and requiring a lot of work to replace.
Italian electrics not too bad, AC and fuseboxes if I remember correctly,
All said and done I would still have a Merak or Bora over the Ferrari counterparts of the same era, they just seemed a bit classier to me.
One other feature of these cars is the Citroen full power pressuried braking system, this makes restoring one slightly more interesting, the only other unusaul thing I remember is the water pump on the front of the engine failing and requiring a lot of work to replace.
Italian electrics not too bad, AC and fuseboxes if I remember correctly,
All said and done I would still have a Merak or Bora over the Ferrari counterparts of the same era, they just seemed a bit classier to me.
Joe T said:
There did used to be exterior panels available, buts its inner panels and floor pans that are a bit trickier, very hard to replicate due to all the pressings etc.
One other feature of these cars is the Citroen full power pressuried braking system, this makes restoring one slightly more interesting, the only other unusaul thing I remember is the water pump on the front of the engine failing and requiring a lot of work to replace.
Italian electrics not too bad, AC and fuseboxes if I remember correctly,
All said and done I would still have a Merak or Bora over the Ferrari counterparts of the same era, they just seemed a bit classier to me.
Not bothered about the Citroen brakes, piece of pee to work on - the inner panels again don't mind hand forming something that isn't going to be seen, it's just the thought of tacking extensions to the existing bodywork and filling that seems so wrong on something like this. Most definitely agree these have MILES more class than a Ferrari.One other feature of these cars is the Citroen full power pressuried braking system, this makes restoring one slightly more interesting, the only other unusaul thing I remember is the water pump on the front of the engine failing and requiring a lot of work to replace.
Italian electrics not too bad, AC and fuseboxes if I remember correctly,
All said and done I would still have a Merak or Bora over the Ferrari counterparts of the same era, they just seemed a bit classier to me.
Unfortunately my brief period of excitement was bought to an end by the blank stare from the missus when I showed her the link - those blank stares really can say an awful lot can't they...
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