[ossodiseppia]

I've finally finished restoring the air cleaner. I had three air cleaners, all were different shades of grey. So, I picked the closest colour and went with it. It has a couple of dings in it, but nothing that will really be visible, once it's installed. I'm very happy with the results.

Now, I just need those water slide decals......

 

[Dr.G]

Nice work.

 

[ossodiseppia]

Nice work.

Thanks, Wes.

 

[Lokki]

Really nice. May I ask which paint company and which color you used? Also - I'm on the hunt for a FISPA decal myself.... please let us know if you find one

 

[aldo]

Looks perfect, probably better than new.

 

[howard100]

Tower Paint can sell you the correct Spica Gray in a spray can. I sent them the sample to match 15 or so years ago and had the first cans made. They have the formula on file, and it's the correct gloss level, too. Most paints will be too shiny.

 

[Yachtman]

Brian,
That's a work of dedication. And patience. Just gorgeous.
Y
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[italianpride]

wow looks mint, nice work!

 

[PSk]

Brian,
That's a work of dedication. And patience. Just gorgeous.
Y
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+1
Pete

 

[BobG]

Tower Paint can sell you the correct Spica Gray in a spray can. I sent them the sample to match 15 or so years ago and had the first cans made. They have the formula on file, and it's the correct gloss level, too. Most paints will be too shiny.

Wow, thanks for sharing this info!

 

[garwood1]

Looks very nice. I love this sort of mini-project. That air filter housing makes up a large part of the under bonnet aesthetic on SPICA cars; it's always nice to see one in this kind of condition, as it really finishes off the engine bay.

 

[spiderserie4]

here is a nice little post where various greys have been photographed, including Tower Grey
just fyi!

http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/5622250-post27.html

 

[ossodiseppia]

Thanks for all of the kudos.

I did not find that there was one specific colour of grey used on the air cleaners. I have two from 69 model year cars and one from a 2 litre. They were all a different shade of grey.

Really nice. May I ask which paint company and which color you used? Also - I'm on the hunt for a FISPA decal myself.... please let us know if you find one

I wanted a durable finish, so I had them powder coated at a local shop. We spent about 30 minutes looking at colour samples and settled on this one.

here is a nice little post where various greys have been photographed, including Tower Grey
just fyi!

http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/5622250-post27.html

Thanks for sharing this. I too would have picked the machinery grey or the cobalt canon.

 

[Leo68]

SPICA Air cleaner restoration

This looks beautiful. Any chance you'd be willing to do another for a fee?

 

[ossodiseppia]

This looks beautiful. Any chance you'd be willing to do another for a fee?

Thank you. I'm sorry. It would be prohibitively expensive. Just to have a single one powder coated would be about $200 at the place I used. That's their minimum charge, that I remember.

The plates were being offered by @elite38868:

https://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/gt-1963-1977/295034-spica-1750-2000-air-cleaner-plate.html

Last time I asked, he was down to only a few with some defects. I am sure if there is enough demand, he would do another run. You might want to reach out to him and see.