Berlinetta build and restoration

[David]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Well done..

[HairyDave]

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Looking awesome!

[listerjp2]

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Congratulations

Adrian

[scott h]

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It did pass! The truth is late last night my windows 10 laptop was being a pain so I only wrote half of what I had intended. More later.

[listerjp2]

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Come on I can't take the suspense, did it pass?

Adrian

[scott h]

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It's been a mad week trying to get the Berly on the road. First the radiator cowl was fitted, followed by the drivers side wings.

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Then the passenger side wings.

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This stage was reached by about Monday, and so I optimistically decided to book an MOT for Thursday. I still had all the lights to fit and wire up, bumpers, bonnet, door mirrors, wipers, fit new steering wheel and a few other bits and bobs. Inspite of my best efforts and some valuable help from a couple of friends working until the wee small hours Mon, Tue and Wed, we missed the deadline. All was not lost though a huge effort got the Marlin ready for a rearanged test today, Friday, all be it minus the rear bumpers and running board treads. We also ran out of bolts for the wings and had to use mild steel items while I ordered more stainless ones to be fitted post MOT.

[milliemarlin]

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Looks spiffing. I recon those speakers will massage your tired shoulders on the way.
Paul

[dcunn]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Fantastic job there Scott

You don't really need sleep between now and Stoneleigh anyway

See you there

Best Wishes DC

[greyV8pete]

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Looking very smart! The trip to Stoneleigh can be your shakedown run! That will give you a couple of extra hours for reassembly and checking. 😎

[scott h]

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Finally got the Marlin back from the trimmer today.

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The race is on to have the car at Stoneleigh. I've to fit the radiator cowl, all wings and bonnet. Then fit and wire up the lights, bumpers, mirrors, wipers, then get an MOT. Then try to get a few miles of testing before 373 miles to Stoneleigh. At the moment I would say the chances are 50 50, watch this space.

[scott h]

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I delivered the Marlin to the trimmer today. Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[HairyDave]

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Why not cover the washers with vinyl to match? Just a bit less obtrusive.Very nice job though

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

There has been a bit of a delay in getting the Berlinetta to the trimmer, they are a wife and husband team with a growing reputation and getting more busy every day. It should take them about two weeks once they start, after that I will refit the wings, bonnet, bumpers and lights, all of which are off to give easier access to the interior. Then it will be MOT time!

Meanwhile I made a partition in the boot to hide the battery and fuel filler pipe.

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I used thin plywood and aluminium covered with vinyl. The lid is secured by stainless washers and stainless wing nuts for access to the battery.

[scott h]

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I had the wheels powder coated and fitted new tyres.

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The original tyre size of 205/70/15 is a lot less common these days, which made tyre choice difficult, unless you want heavy duty van tyres. There are a couple of budget car tyres in that size, but after reading some reviews I was put off. However, if I change the profile to 65 then the choice is much wider. The problem is that the Marlin needs a big tyre to fill the wheel arch and look right, and also there is a slight loss of ground clearance, although only 10mm.

In the end I decided to go with 205/65/15 tyres and hope that the Marlin will look ok. After reading many reviews and test results I chose Continental premium contact 5, which had a good balance of performance and reasonable price.

[scott h]

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Thanks Angus. The stainless bulkhead was a friend's idea, when I was going to just have a stainless panel to cover the hole left by the Cortina heater. As the trimmer has an increasing waiting list I plan to have everything else ready for when it returns from them for a quick finish, so I am aiming for an MOT in March.