Restoring 1969 Gt 1750

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cabin currently used as storage for other goodies i will need later

It's looking superb so far.

Hey FMD159!
I haven't logged on for a while but what a great surprise! She's really looking good there mate. You've done so much in a short space of time. Fantastic effort. Also really nice to see someone take the time to rebuild a car from the ground up, paying attention to every little detail. No quick and dirty patch jobs here! Only meticulous fanaticism to be seen. Very inspirational indeed. Make me think I'm not a nutbag for planning to do the same to my Alfetta 2.0L GTV.

Christo

Originally Posted by fmd159

Guys...I am wanting to recondition the rear tail light assemblies...I aquired original Carello series 1 NOS lenses from some time ago in the USA but need to prepare the tail light housing.

These seem to be made of cast aluminium and I have removed the reflector shields for re-chroming, but it appears that the 3 slots that fit bulb housing have been damaged (see photos)...

Does anyone know if there a way to repair this?

Also is there a process that I can treat these once repaired so they dont suffer the white layer of surface corrosion?

Would it be completely out of place to make moulds of them and produce fibreglass replicas? I imagine repairing the delicate material would be more than difficult so replication seems the most sensible answer in my opinion. Perhaps, with the aid of a local alloy foundry and a pattern maker, the parts could even be sand cast. Hope this is of some help.

Christo

Hi mate I am in the process of doing similar to my 2000 GTV what sort of $$$ is the panel/prep and painting work costing you. I am in Perth so need some idea of what I am up for? Cheers Adrian

Wow, excellent workmanship.... i am really impressed, this is a real kick up my backside to get my 1750 gtv engine bay sorted.....

this is most definitely a thread to watch fmd159... keep us posted.

I'm working on getting my registration and insurance sorted out, now that all the customs duties and import paperwork is sorted... this post gives me faith.. keep going man..

Hello

It has cost me $15-19k to do panel work, bearing in mind I have replace door skins, wheel arch qtrs, front nose and valance and rear panel with new steel panels from the UK...

this price also includes final spray once i piece back the car and bring back to the oven for painting...

Originally Posted by *74105gtv*

Hi mate I am in the process of doing similar to my 2000 GTV what sort of $$$ is the panel/prep and painting work costing you. I am in Perth so need some idea of what I am up for? Cheers Adrian

Hi Adrian / 74105gtv - good to see another Perth fella on here! I'm up in hills on the way out to Northam. Where are you located? Let me know if you ever get out this way. Beautiful countryside at the moment, worth the drive just for the scenery, not to mention the fantastic country roads. PM me if you want to catch up or chat. Cheers mate, Christo65

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

looks a truely fantastic rebuild - i love the edetail to powder coating etc