Does anyone reproduce the 1750 or 2000 plates that are/appear to be riveted to the top of the airbox? It's nearly impossible to find one that is in excellent shape..
If no one has, perhaps we can get together if enough people are interested and get them reproduced.
I think this came up before a long time ago. I don't remember what happened. Price too high or not enough takers. I'd be interested if it goes through this time.
Anyone still looking for a source for a replacement SPICA plate for an airbox? I need a 1750 one in good shape. Yellow stickers too.
No idea where to start looking apart from the usual sources for used stuff. But anything there is probably no better than the damaged part I already have.
Update: not sure if anyone is following this, but both drawings are done and look great, waiting on a quote from the company that will produce the signs.
Got my first quote and wasn't impressed. Would people be willing to pay $50-60 for this? My guess is they would not and the lack of interest in this thread kind of confirms my suspicions. I'll keep looking though. There is a ton of work involved in this process, so we may have to just savor the plates we have.
$25 - $35 range would interest me. I'm not super original, so if it came down to it, a metalized sticker reproduction would work for me. It would be nice to have the real thing, though.
That's my price range goal, I think that would be fair and pretty much the range i'm aiming for. Centerline sells data plates for similar prices given the size, but it's a completely different process.
Say the word and I will have money sent right away. I believe they could sell at $50 a pop and I'd even consider pitching in for 5 of them if production volume is an issue. I'm almost certain I'd be able to sell off the others.
I'm in for a plate for a 1750 at $60. Sorry not to respond sooner--I just got the notice that there were newer posts to this thread. Not sure why I've not received the e-mail notifications before.
BTW, since I'm here, a quick update on the 1750 Spider I'm restoring. Many details to share for another day (I'll do a whole post one of these days) but for the time being, the car is apart and most of the systems and parts have been completely rebuilt--every nut and bolt. Trying to stay sorta original but upgrading in some respects (e.g. aluminum radiator, performance cams, some polishing here and there, etc.).
Here are some of the parts that have been redone and are ready to go in once paint is completed. Couldn't resist sharing some of the process.
I'm in for a plate for a 1750 at $60. Sorry not to respond sooner--I just got the notice that there were newer posts to this thread. Not sure why I've not received the e-mail notifications before.
BTW, since I'm here, a quick update on the 1750 Spider I'm restoring. Many details to share for another day (I'll do a whole post one of these days) but for the time being, the car is apart and most of the systems and parts have been completely rebuilt--every nut and bolt. Trying to stay sorta original but upgrading in some respects (e.g. aluminum radiator, performance cams, some polishing here and there, etc.).
Here are some of the parts that have been redone and are ready to go in once paint is completed. Couldn't resist sharing some of the process.
Got the correct stainless sheet sample in and it looks decent. I need to confirm the thickness with a few other plates. I'm not happy with the price from my vendor for etching and sheer cutting so i'm still looking at other vendors too, but i'll probably have a run of 10 made soon just to make sure its doable.
Stay tuned and thanks for speaking up about interest!
Thanks. Yes, mine's a 1969 1750 roundtail spider. I started tearing the thing apart basically as soon as I got it b/c it really didn't run faithfully and wasn't safe; and I knew I wanted to rebuilt it anyhow.
Chuck Schwartz has been my inspiration (same year and model in green; recently sold at RM-Monterey for record $$) and Chuck has offered several tips and much encouragement.
Shown here is car as I received it--in red paint. Basically it looked pretty good overall but upon inspection we found some significant rust, old repair work from collisions (front and read apparently, including a poor clip replacement in front), etc. Plus issues with the power train, suspension etc. In other words, the bones were there but the years had taken their toll. It also had DellOrto carb and I wanted to go back to SPICA injection.
Other random shots below show the exhaust manifolds before and after Jet-coating; the SPICA FI from Wes Ingram ready to go in; front bumperettes before and after polish. Just a taste.
That 1750 plate would really help make the engine bay.....
I'm excited to see how any prototypes come out. Refurbishing the airbox is a little project I have wanted to tackle for some time. Thanks for doing the legwork!
I'm sending off some plates to the vendor this week for final measurements. I'm having 5 made to make sure they are as exact as possible. Next batch will be MUCH larger.
Can someone get a picture of the inside of their airbox, specifically the rivets? I plan on including 4 rivets when these are sold. I would like to get something as close to the original as possible.
Anyone? I didn't take pics of mine before I drilled out my old rivets
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