The Portuguese Lancia Aurelia B12 1955 Series II

[Parisien]

Never easy Newton...perhaps we should have had a plan B in advance!!!


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[lozcb]

Never easy Newton...perhaps we should have had a plan B in advance!!!


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All par for the course Frank ,with any car project , ingenuity/contingency is the answer when things dont quite go as easy as they should , key is to allways have ready an alternative

Its a learning curve Frank thats all


regards loz

 

[Parisien]

The guys whose garage it was stored in has offered up his Land Rover and trailer...to be solved at 9 am tomorrow......



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[Parisien]

Then hoping in about 10 days to start strip down......through into autumn........as before....if too difficult...might not be doable


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[lozcb]

Then hoping in about 10 days to start strip down......through into autumn........as before....if too difficult...might not be doable


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Frank have you already priced up the parts that you definately know that you need, and set aside a bodywork.engine refurb assessment , then do the maths and see if it all stacks up , excessive contingency amounts can soon push the project into unviability


regards loz

 

[Parisien]

Well Loz...I have a good idea....but until I have an idea of what the body work spend might be.....I am not too sure of overall cost....its a 2/3/4 yrs project, part funded by Alfa sale......so will know a good bit more in late sept......dive in or sell as parts...engine worth more than what I spent on it so far alone


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[2b1ask1]

Sad but remains an option then Frank; Document the strip down and it helps to validate the bits if you do decide to part it out...

 

[Parisien]

Well...it will take a while, we know a good body/panel man......its all down to him, I think hes not too expensive but when he sees this baby...well!!!!


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[Parisien]

The PA was successfully moved all of 2 miles........bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorta....



Much gaffawing and laughter from guys helping.......and the guys wife whose back parking area its now parked up on!!



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[ENZ525]

Good luck P, little by little, am sure you will get there

 

[Parisien]

Finally, we begin the strip down, deep cleansing and no doubt much poking and prodding.

This evening will see us spending a few hours to start things off, then hoping to get a timetable going to last us over the next number of months before we take it for some/lots of bodywork, will up-date the forum as I go along.


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[Parisien]

....a few pics to make you all feel good...........

 

[Parisien]

May as well go the whole hog.......about 40 hours work between us....my guy will take engine out next.......remove suspension, drivetrain......when I am away, then get her up on tall jacks and do the underside........fun huh??!!


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[Andyk]

When she is like new again Frank it will be amazing achievement.....Look forward to that day.

 

[Parisien]

Andy, you will have a lot more grey hair before this is done!

Me too come to think of it


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[2b1ask1]

Bodywork wise Frank it is about where my MGB-GT got to, I bought it back in 89 to work on in my evening classes for vehicle restoration... Realised after a few years I'm not a bodywork person, more for the detailling and the rest is histrory as they say!

Some long nights ahead but enough there to work with I'd say...

 

[Parisien]

Well Newton...am farming out the work.......so I will only do the drudgery end of things...provide the dosh and curse at people when they don't do what they said they will do!!!!

 

[2b1ask1]

Frank, the best tool you want to see in the workshop is one of these http://www.justinbaker.co.uk/ but more importantly is someone who has mastery of it!!! This aspect of bodywork I loved doing but found the welding too fiddly on such thin sheet, I much prefer sticking big bits of metal together! I got pretty good at lead loading though, a lost art in many ways as plastic fillers are now far superior...

 

[Parisien]

I won't be using any tools Newton.......leave it up to the guys with 10/20/30 experience in doing it properly!


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[Parisien]

Frank, the best tool you want to see in the workshop is one of these http://www.justinbaker.co.uk/ but more importantly is someone who has mastery of it!!! This aspect of bodywork I loved doing but found the welding too fiddly on such thin sheet, I much prefer sticking big bits of metal together! I got pretty good at lead loading though, a lost art in many ways as plastic fillers are now far superior...

I know a guy with one.....but don't know anyone whose good at using it....its an art Newton....the English wheel...seen it done years ago......fab!


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