1969 Maserati Ghibli - The Resurection

[julianghibli]

Thanks Hurricane 52!

[dinkel]

Now there's a top tip.

[dinkel]

https://drive-my.com/en/test-drive/item/1594-road-...

Mistral and Ghibli 4.9 review.

[GVLJ]

Absolutely delighted to see the work continues.

I'd love your skills Chad - can anyone on thread recommend any night school type courses for a bloke looking to start doing some resto work? In the parlance of that royal navy advert - I can fix a bike and do bits of car via Haynes, but would love to dramatically improve my spannering skills...

[SPT28]

Every time I see this thread pop up I always hope to see more progress

GVLJ said:

...can anyone on thread recommend any night school type courses for a bloke looking to start doing some resto work? In the parlance of that royal navy advert - I can fix a bike and do bits of car via Haynes, but would love to dramatically improve my spannering skills...

Just spannering? or something a bit more involved?

I enrolled on a six week evening welding course a couple of years ago at a local college. Mainly because while my spannering skills aren't bad (you'd be amazed at what you can learn from muddling though books, forums and YouTube), I figured welding was something I wanted to be taught properly. I can't recommend doing a similar course highly enough, gave me the confidence to really test myself - although with my choice of projects I didn't really have a choice!




As a really tenuous link the MG is a '69 car too.

Now about that Maserati progress...

[Roberty]

Hurricane52 said:

... and mine's the tin one with a Fiamm sticker on it:

Just a polite nudge from one of many PH'ers who'd love to see and hear of your progress (or plans) on this magnificent machine?

[Chad speed]

Roberty said:

Just a polite nudge from one of many PH'ers who'd love to see and hear of your progress (or plans) on this magnificent machine?

Your nudge is uncanny Roberty, nothing much to report but having now moved house and got the place into some semblance of order (read new workshop built) a restart to the Resurrection looks to be likely in a few months time.
A special date in our lives will happen next year so we have set a target of getting the old girl back on the road summer 2017. This is no mean task so may well mean subbing out a bit more of the work, something which goes against my instincts but the primary objective is now to get it done! (only a small diversion in the guise of getting the 1933 Singer 9 Sports back on the road for a bit of summer fun stands in the way of an immediate restart).
Chad

PS Loved 'The Surveyor's' Mexico rebuild, a great inspiration.

[Trevatanus]

Chad speed said:

That is beautiful.

[swisstoni]

Trevatanus said:

Chad speed said:

That is beautiful.

That's what I though at the start of the thread too but thought I'd better shut up
Epic resto though.

[LotusOmega375D]

Chad speed said:

A special date in our lives will happen next year so we have set a target of getting the old girl back on the road summer 2017. This is no mean task so may well mean subbing out a bit more of the work, something which goes against my instincts but the primary objective is now to get it done!

Not wanting to sound all Quentin Willson on you, but you state in Post #1 that this cost you <10k in 2003. The going rate for decent examples is now 275K, perfectly restored ones even more! I'd say it's got to be worthwhile getting the restoration completed promptly, even if that means using outside resources. Good luck and Godspeed!

[MarkS3]

Is there any update Chadspeed, it's been a long time........

[theadman]

I think there are a few of us waiting with baited breath!

This is one of the best threads on here and I'm in awe of what you have done so far Chadspeed. An update would be great.

[TR4man]

Yes please.

[Markbarry1977]

Read this from start to finish. As others have said I am amazed by the skills you have.
Bookmarked

[GT5S_1985]

One more who spent hours over the weekend reading this thread from start to finish... What a fascinating read!

Nothing but respect for the OP - the patience, the quality of work... this will be one quite special car when you are done. Congratulations and will be looking forward to reading about the Happy Ending!

[Chad speed]

Thanks for your continued interest guys. A recent herniated disc in my back and a dead computer has slowed me up a bit with working on the car and posting pictures. However, progress has been made and the body shell has been stripped back to bare metal and repainted professionally. It was a sobering sight to see a year's worth of hard work and a few £ worth of paint converted to dust on the floor but it was the only way forward, at least they were complimentary about my metalwork that lay underneath it.
All suspension components have been blasted and powder coated plus the brake calipers have had the same treatment plus new stainless steel pistons and seals.
The current task is the back axle, essentially a Salisbury 4HA. Fortunately there seems to be little wear to either gears or bearings so I'll fit new seals and re-paint it.
Pictures to follow as soon as I can.
Chad

[The Surveyor]

Great to see his thread back at the top of the pile, and even better to hear you've been able to make some progress

[ivanhoew]

chad , a pic of the newly painted shell would be most bolstering.

[Scalino]

What an epic project and thread! I'm glad it got bumped, otherwise I wouldn't have spend half a day reading it Incredible skills and courage for doing (nearly) all of the work yourself.

In the carpark where my cars are stored, I always see a Ghibli parked up, seemingly never moved, even though it seems in excellent shape. I hope you finish it soon and can enjoy it out on the open road, so we can to

[Astacus]

Good to hear you have made progress. I hope you are over the back issue, these things are horrid for active people. Looking forward to
Seeing the new pics.