10-06-2005, 09:49 PM
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Black is Faster...
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Aptos, CA
Posts: 2,276
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Originally Posted by tubut
I have my 2600 stripped to the bare shell and I am ready to put it back together. Yes, installing th ewiring harness and brake and fuel lines best happens on a bare shell.
Installing the wiring harness requires the engine compartment, interior body and trunk to be finished. Installing new fuel and brake lines requires the underbody to be finished. I plan to install engine and tranny last.
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As an update, I've ordered my set of vinyl wiring harness from Lionel Velez, as he comes highly recommended by a number of you. The price was $950, which includes the famous laminated wiring diagram. He also requested that I send him my old harness because he wants to reproduce it exactly. He needs 90 days to complete the job.
Additionally, I had my Giulietta Veloce gauges looked at by Palo Alto Speedometers, requesting a quote for restoration. Lo' and behold, the quote which came back a few days later was a whopping $1,250!!! I said no, and that I'd only do it for a lot less. Well, a second man called back and offered to lube the mechanicals (since they'd taken the gauges apart already), replace the artwork, and rechrome the bezels, for $800. They were originally going to send the mechanicals out for restoration; hence the difference, I believe. I'd been told that they were expensive, but that they do good work, and figuring that I probably don't need total restoration of the mechanicals, I relented. Two Alfistis whom I talked to afterwards thought the price was fair, while another one's eyeballs nearly fell out of the sockets! Please feel free to comment if you like.
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