Media blasted today and now gets a coat of metal etching primer. The blasting revealed no accident damage, which is always a good thing.
Media Blast
Off the Lift and Outside
Now on the rotisserie and tomorrow it goes for media blasting.
AC System
A few more parts done and tomorrow I will start to tackle the AC system. This is new to me as on my 2 Dino’s I removed it during restoration and decided not to put it back on. A lot of weight and not very effective. Interesting as this Dino has a larger outlet from the motor as well as a larger vent attachment at the dash. #08450 has a fan the size of the vent fans and the attachment at the dash fits the standard size vent hose. The 2 other fans are not part of the AC system but will work on those at the same time.
Completely Stripped
The last few parts were removed from 00136 and rotisserie was assembled. Custom mounting brackets will be done tomorrow and the Dino goes to the Media blaster on Thursday.
Another Great Ride
Colnago makes a limited edition “Colnago for Ferrari”. My bike is naked Carbon Fiber completely flawless, a beautiful bike.
One More Day!
One more day to finish stripping #00136 the 18th Dino 206 to leave the factory. The fiberglass was a real P.I.T.A. to get out as there were way more pieces than a 206 and 10X the rivets. It looked like they were improvising as they went along, very crude. In my opinion it is really a must to go to the extra effort and remove the fiberglass, there is just so much grit and grime and rust that you would never get out without removing it all. Also the factory used wood shims in many places that just soak up moisture and remain wet all the time spreading corrosion around it. I hope to remove the last pits and pieces on Monday, pick up another rotisserie and have it to the blasters by the end of next week. This one is going to take some time as I have a number of projects to start and finish before I can get back to this. It does get it out of my shop for awhile and will free up some space. It is much lighter than a 246 as 2 people can lift it.
Almost in Primer
The car is one week from it’s first primer. The owner has decided on the color so now I can proceed with the interior which will be black. Exterior to be yellow, it’s a question of which one as the Dino compendium shows 2 yellows with about 200 cars being done in each yellow. I need to find out if both were offered in 1974.
Today’s Progress
