Berlinetta build and restoration

[angusgrooby]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Looking Great Scott looks as if you are on the final push to get it compleate. That stainless bulk head really looks good.
Angus

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Back in the garage after a busy 3 months working on the farm. So to recap, the Marlin was finally painted at the start of August, after a bit of a wait. The next big job is the interior, which will be entrusted to a local trimmer with a fast growing reputation for excellent work among classic car owners. The Marlin is booked in for the start of January, so I need to get it put together before then. It seems a good idea to leave the wings off until the interior is done, to provide easier access and less chance of damage to the paint.

The rear boot section was first to be fitted and properly bolted on, which then gave me the ideal solution to the problem of how to safely store the large newly painted hardtop, as it could now be placed in position. The new filler cap was fitted to the panel which had been reprofiled for a flush fit by the body shop, and the filler pipe plumbed in.

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Next the boot lid was fitted and new handles replaced the old corroded ones.

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New door handles.

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New mirrors, without the heads for the moment, to avoid any chance of damage.

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The door glass was fitted using new channel and seals. New chrome interior handles.

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The wiper linkage was also fitted, as were the seat belts.

A current overview of the Marlin.

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[lizbillings]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Wow! Love the colour!

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Ford Deep Impact Blue is the colour. I've seen it on many Ford vehicles from Transits to Mustangs.

[ggrum]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Lovely colour. Looks very similar to the BMW Tobago blue my Cabrio is painted with.

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

More pics. Don't say I'm not good to you ha ha.

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[angusgrooby]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

They look great bet you can not wait to get them fitted!

[milliemarlin]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Superb.

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Drum roll...and the colour is....

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[milliemarlin]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Just when I decided it was going to look really fashionably cool in matt black.

I couldn’t resist telling the proud owner of a matt black Chelsea tractor that it would probably polish up alright. He was not amused.
Paul

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

News just in. Colour coat today, pics this evening.

[Tony Stott]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

looking good!

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

More paintshop pics.

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[David]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

Looking good!

[scott h]

Re: Berlinetta build and restoration

The painter has made a start, he sent these pics today.

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