The Miura project begins (Page 32/84)
ClayTonto MAY 01, 01:48 PM
The attention to detail is amazing.
Archie MAY 01, 02:14 PM
Thanks guys.

All the credit has to go to Rob & Kris, they are the guys that make it happen.

Here are some pics of the parking light brackets we made & glassed onto the back side f the bumper.









Installed they don't look bad at all....



We're working on some of the bodywork around the headlights now.





Archie
30+mpg MAY 01, 06:09 PM
For anyone who hasn't seen it yet. A free Miura.

http://www.jaylenosgarage.c...Miura400_shell.shtml





[This message has been edited by 30+mpg (edited 05-01-2009).]

Archie MAY 01, 10:06 PM

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Originally posted by 30+mpg:

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet. A free Miura.

http://www.jaylenosgarage.c...Miura400_shell.shtml




We saw the video on his site a long time ago but I didn't know all the still pics were there.

Neat story in the video about the car.

Thanks

Archie
Austrian Import MAY 02, 01:37 AM
Looks great!!

Wouldn't VDO gauges have fit without the extra labor? I think OEM Lambo gauges were VDO. Although I'm sure with overlays and new needles you could get the same look.

Keep the pics coming!!
30+mpg MAY 02, 08:35 AM
Here Leno's Muira S.

http://www.jaylenosgarage.c.../L_Miura_shell.shtml

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Archie MAY 02, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by Austrian Import:

Looks great!!

Wouldn't VDO gauges have fit without the extra labor? I think OEM Lambo gauges were VDO. Although I'm sure with overlays and new needles you could get the same look.

Keep the pics coming!!



They would have fit if we were using an OEM dash. If you go back to page 7 you can see the fiberglass pcs. that we were supplied. There were no provisions for mounting any standard size gages, we had to fab all that stuff up on our own.

Other than some emblems we are not using any OEM parts. The people that have OEM parts, hold those parts very dearly & they are very expensive. There is a Miura defroster switch on Ebya right now for $70.00 plus shipping http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 a set of tail light lenses are $ 630.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

You can bet that a OEM dash would be very expensive.

Search for Miura on EBay & you'll get the idea.

Archie
jbuell MAY 02, 09:42 AM
The original Miura speedometer , tachometer and center console guages were all British made by the Jaeger company. A good source of information comes from a Miura restoration web site.
http://www.huskyclub.com/P400partslist.html
jbuell MAY 02, 10:02 AM
Like Archie said , the original parts are very expensive as well as being very rare......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Archie MAY 05, 11:22 PM
We finished up mounting the driving lights & moved on to working on finishing up the areas around the headlights.

The body around the headlight area was very warped out of shape so it took several sesions with fiberglassing & filling & sanding to get them symetrical. We worked the space around the headlight to make it as small as we could & still allow the light assembly to move up & down. We also made a fiberglass cover for the top of the "Stovepipe" looking area on the top of the light behind the lens trim ring.











In previous pictures you can see open void area behind the light when it's in the closed position.



It has that open look on the real car but we couldn't resist finishing that area.





We also have finished up the rear bumper area to make the bumper trim pc. fit into a perfectly shaped opening.





I know this shot looks unfinished but we found pics of a real Miura that looks just like it.



Archie