More progress
Have made some recent progress. Heater box rebuilt with new heater core and water valve. Was able to disassemble fan motor and free up the bearings. Also heat wrinkle painted the controls to match the original finish and installed the unit. Both front and rear suspension also installed. Will start on the steering box today.
Only bad news is I think my machinist has ruined the cylinder head. Now the new exhaust valve guides are lose in the heads. My suspicion is they damaged the bores when they removed the original guides. Will see in the next week how they resolve this.
Also got a new dash from Mr. Fiat. Just dashboards in California wanted 1150$ with a 4 month lead time to refinish my damaged orginal (it had a cover on it). This new one was 650$. It looks and fits good.
Marc
Have made some recent progress. Heater box rebuilt with new heater core and water valve. Was able to disassemble fan motor and free up the bearings. Also heat wrinkle painted the controls to match the original finish and installed the unit. Both front and rear suspension also installed. Will start on the steering box today.
Only bad news is I think my machinist has ruined the cylinder head. Now the new exhaust valve guides are lose in the heads. My suspicion is they damaged the bores when they removed the original guides. Will see in the next week how they resolve this.
Also got a new dash from Mr. Fiat. Just dashboards in California wanted 1150$ with a 4 month lead time to refinish my damaged orginal (it had a cover on it). This new one was 650$. It looks and fits good.
Marc
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