Shipped '69 GTV Off For Restoration to ............. Washington - Page 13

karmat · #**181** (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BlpltGTV

Thats interesting, I have 2 cutouts on my shelf and 2 small ones behind the rear seat near the wheel arches.

Will

**akitaman** · #**182** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 03:06 PM

I thought I'd better update this car. It has been to the edge and back, but man it is looking oh so nice.

On the shop tread we have been posting some of it's progress. But I gather folks might not know about that one. Anyway The car is in final prime, the customer went with body color for under coat, and today we colored the engine bay. This color drove me nuts to get right. It's an Italian car color just not an Alfa color. It looks really nice and the sun light really makes it pop!

This Jay applying the tinted texture to the underside.

And the engine bay in body color

Next the suspension gets put back on, and then it heads north to Wes Ingram to have the motor, tranny, custom brake lines and dyno work.

**mubezzi** · #**183** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 03:23 PM

Which GTV is this again? ...I've lost track.

PSk · #**184** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 04:08 PM

Subscribed.

Pete

**Subtle** · #**185** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 04:24 PM

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Hi Daron, Yes I've moved. Just going through the process of getting Residency here at the moment, although I head back to Nigeria to work in a few days, so won't be down your way for a while. I'm back at the end of February.
If I can't import my car, I might look at getting you to source a shell, and then fit my freshly overhauled engine, gearbox, suspension and driveline into it, and use all my nice new body panels on it too!!
I'll keep you posted

**akitaman** · #**186** (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 05:27 PM

Once we put the car outside the color really had some pop to it!

The color is from a 60's and 70's Maserati. It has more fine Aluminum then any classic color I have ever seen.

rafael · #**187** (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 03:53 AM

Akitaman,

I see you mounted rear seat belts and reused reinforcements. Why didn't you use the original reinforcements? Some GTVs had rear seat belts, and you could have reused their reinforcements. That is what I did...

**akitaman** · #**188** (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 06:37 AM

Hi Rafael, in this case the car came to us this way. Very keen eye you have. There are lots of unique thing about this car.

rafael · #**189** (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 08:27 AM

Akitaman,

thanks for the quick reaction. Which other things are also unique about this car?

baka4alfa · #**190** (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 08:51 AM

Daron,

It must have been the FINE Aluminum that made those old Maserati's so fast....will it make mine faster as well? Joking, of course...

If anyone has not dealt with Daron and his crew - they are a pleasure to work with. They held off on my car when I had some major health issues and have been nothing but professional all the while. Kudos to Vintage Customs!!!

Not being a paint guru, what makes the Al content different than say a normal metallic paint?

**akitaman** · #**191** (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 09:11 AM

Rafael- the cars has a sunroof, 67 gt style parcel tray area and other little things.

Baka! In paint, metallic or not, the binders and blenders make up the majority of the content. Binders and blenders are clear in color. The pigment (tint), level of metal flake (corse, medium or fine) are only a small percentage. In this case the amount of fine aluminum is very high. This makes the paint heavy, and the base coat can easily pull on the vertical. So gun pressure, material rate have to be adjusted to compensate. Back in the day when Maserati made this paint it was a single stage and would have been much easier to deal with.

BTW, I will be painting the inside of the hood today and the car will be ready for Group two, to do the suspension Monday.

my72gtv · #**192** (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 04:50 PM

What product is Aitkman using for the underside? Is it a tintable bedliner like Shake and Shoot, or something similar? I am just wondering since I am debating whether to completely strip the underside of my GTV or simply recoat it with a tintable bedliner. Thanks

**akitaman** · #**193** (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 05:05 PM

It's called Raptor by a company called U-poll. Most automotive paint store can get it. It's not like bedliner completely. It dries rock hard.

**akitaman** · #**194** (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 01:35 PM

The hood was painted and now the car will be on its way to get the suspension put on Monday.

Marco750B56 · #**195** (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 04:51 PM

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BTW, those of you who don't think the step nose was made after 67. Here's a 71 jr.

It's now in the shop awaiting its rebuild. Street/track car.