The Miura project begins (Page 62/84)
Archie MAY 20, 10:58 AM
Just a few updates since the last update.

We got the front bumper finished off & mounted.







We built a removable front plate mount & a scoop under the rad to scoop air into it & keep air from going around the radiator.











These parts & the hood grills are out for Powdercoating right now.

We also made a pair of small panels to close off the only open area of the front wheels wells.





We are waiting on the molding I ordered for the windshiel mounting & dor exterior door releases I ordered about 2 weeks ago. Then we can install the windshield & put the interior together.

That & setting up the windshield wipers & we'll be getting very close.

Archei
Archie MAY 22, 07:34 AM
We got the grills for the top of the front clip back from the powdercoated 7 installed.

I gotta say, they are going to be one of the highlights of this car & they look great.















Archie
Doni Hagan MAY 22, 12:24 PM
Archie...

I've always been in love with the Lambo Espada. Just curious...what would be some of the considerations related to a possible body swap (beyond the obvious like engine location?)

By the way, I just logged onto this thread and your work is absolutely amazing! Beautiful!!
madcurl MAY 26, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by Archie:

We got the grills for the top of the front clip back from the powdercoated 7 installed.

I gotta say, they are going to be one of the highlights of this car & they look great.



Archie



Those would look great if they were made to the shape of the GT fastback deck vents.
jb1 MAY 26, 06:00 PM
Awesome build. A very talented crew !!

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87 GT
series 1 3800sc (7.597 @88.53 1.579 60ft)

MotorTV MAY 26, 11:49 PM

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Originally posted by madcurl:


Those would look great if they were made to the shape of the GT fastback deck vents.



Hmmm , Just might steel that idea for something similar... :-)
Chuck
Archie MAY 27, 07:53 AM

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Originally posted by MotorTV:


Hmmm , Just might steel that idea for something similar... :-)
Chuck



hehe, come on over & I'll show you how to crank a Bridgeport....

lolololololol

Archie

< just kidding, Chuck is one of the best machinests I know >

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Tony Kania MAY 27, 01:05 PM
After reading how your team created the vents, you guys get yet another Beautiful!
Archie MAY 27, 01:19 PM
A little update......

While we've been waiting on some windshield molding & waiting for the exterior door releases, we've been working on a few odds & ends.

You'll recall in the front compartment, we built a tray & floor to mount the battery into & seal off the compartment from the road.



I felt that to make this compartment as usable as we can, we needed a battery cover that closed off that area & yet was removable without using any tools.

Rob & Kris are very good at maing almost anything we need. So after establishing the criteria, Rob made this cover. It has walls that stick down into the battery tray to keep it in place.

These pics were taken before painting it because after paint it will be hard to see it clearly in pics.











We also made up a mounting for the windshield washer tank



We went to the boneyard & found a radiator overflow tank that would fit in the little space we had to work with & mounted that.



And we found some squirters for the windshield wipers. A long time ago we setup the windshield wiper motor & mechanics using a wiper system for a hot rod & got that all hooked up to the Fiero wiper control on the column. However, when installing the washer system this week, we had to rewire part of the steering column to make it work.



AND Finally, yesterday we got the windshield mounted.





The windshield installers still have to come back next week to install some "T" molding that they had to get.

Archie
madcurl MAY 27, 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by Archie:

A little update......

While we've been waiting on some windshield molding & waiting for the exterior door releases, we've been working on a few odds & ends.

You'll recall in the front compartment, we built a tray & floor to mount the battery into & seal off the compartment from the road.



I felt that to make this compartment as usable as we can, we needed a battery cover that closed off that area & yet was removable without using any tools.

Rob & Kris are very good at maing almost anything we need. So after establishing the criteria, Rob made this cover. It has walls that stick down into the battery tray to keep it in place.

These pics were taken before painting it because after paint it will be hard to see it clearly in pics.











Archie



I like that.