1971 Dino... dignity restored

[Apollo_Auto]

Hi everyone! Here`s a 1971 Dino that I`ve just finished and I`ve been waiting to get my hands on this one! Let me start by clarifying that this is not a Ferrari (contrary to popular belief). Dino is a separate brand and was produced to put an "affordable" sports car out on the market; the "poor man`s Ferrari" as it`s been called. I believe this was one of Ferrari`s final attempts to try and pull the company out of financial turmoil, but ultimately wound up in a merger with Fiat. Legend has it that right around the time of the merger Ford also showed strong interest in Ferrari, but I suppose they decided to keep it Italian and joined forces with Fiat. Anyway, nuff said here`s the goods!



Very swirly monster and lifeless finish...



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Wipers removed



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Side mirrors removed (these are actually mirrors from an old Alfa Romeo... this Dino didn`t come with mirrors)



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I`m not quite sure what the heck it was, but there was some hard, black gunk all over the car, which took me about 2 hours to remove with some of my swanky new super elastic heavy duty clay bar.



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This is some very elastic clay :)



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All the badges removed and given to my father-in-law for reconditioning. The Ferrari badge was a crappy aluminum one that someone made so he made a cast from it and re-poured it with brass and had it chrome-plated.



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[Apollo_Auto]

A big chip in the paint by the trunk. This was actually a useful thing because I had no idea how thick the last layer of paint was (lots of fillers and Bondo on it).



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Years of built-up gunk... this old man`s been really neglected.



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Another chip. After all the polishing was done I repainted these chips with some rosso corsa flavored paint and a very fine brush. I put about 12 coats on these to "build up" the layers so they`d be on the same level.



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The boot looked like poo... actually the entire car looked like hell, but this part really added to its aged appearance.



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"Hey look! Grandpa`s colostomy bag can double as a windscreen wiper fluid reservoir!"



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This entire area was scrubbed with a wire brush to remove the old, flaky paint.



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Repainted



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All repainted with a satin black finish.



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The pans under the louvers on the engine compartment were also removed and repainted.



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I went to town with the black spray paint on this one :). It has a lot of black parts everywhere that were chipped and faded.



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Other side of the engine housing also painted.



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I didn`t paint anything on the motor tough. I spent quite a while cleaning the engine with APC lots of brushes and rags.



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A refresher of the damage. These weren`t your average swirls... these were deep and it was obvious that the car had never seen a "sand-free" car wash in its life. I could feel these swirls/scratches with my bare hand...



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The test area after 3 steps. This paint was actually pretty hard for a SS, so to level everything out I used a wool pad and Intsa Finish Insta Cut #15, followed by a polishing pad and #15 and then finished up with a finishing pad and Insta Cut #30.



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[Apollo_Auto]

All covered up at the end of day 2. I wanted to keep it as dust-free as possible and also wanted to keep the polish oils on the paint as long as I could.



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Wipers repainted



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The latch that holds the small window shut had to be reglued.



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All finished! I only vacuumed and dressed the interior with Insta Finish Leather Conditioner. The total time on this was 20+ hours, but believe me I could have spent another 20+ on it... I had to finish it in time for a show that it`s going to (the took it to the show by trailer on Thursday). The owner was very happy to see this old-timer sparkling again :). Wax for today was Migliore Primo. Enjoy the afters!



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Chipped paint before >>



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Now filled in. The color was slightly off, but not really noticeable.



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Refinished and new badges all back in place.



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Thanks for reading and to all the Playboy subscribers, thanks for "reading"!



- Jesse

[TSC17]

Beautiful resto work there my friend! Jobs like these are always very rewarding...



:bow:bow:bow

[smokin180]

That is one nice old ride. I bet you enjoyed yourself. Car looks amazing.

[Barry Theal]

now how in the hell am i supposed to post here in this section when you do work like this! that was outstanding. this has got to be my favorite write up of yours. I loved this one bud. your a true pro!

[Superior Shine]

I would have flown to you and helped out for free on that one (not that you needed any help)



AWESOME WORK!

[MarcHarris]

some of your best work Jesse! Truly amazing and I don`t know how you can keep out-doing yourself bro. SICK stuff, and I can`t wait to see what`s next

[Cactus1]

Great job! The Dino 246 is my favorite sports car of all time.

[Pats300zx]

What a resto Jesse !!!! Amazing work.

[Apollo_Auto]

Beautiful resto work there my friend! Jobs like these are always very rewarding...



:bow:bow:bow



Thank you, Todd! Yep, I had fun doing that one, but I wish I could have spent a little more time with it :(




That is one nice old ride. I bet you enjoyed yourself. Car looks amazing.



Thanks mate and yes it was avery nicea!




now how in the hell am i supposed to post here in this section when you do work like this! that was outstanding. this has got to be my favorite write up of yours. I loved this one bud. your a true pro!



Thank you for the kind words my friend! I`ve got something coming for you soon... :)




I would have flown to you and helped out for free on that one (not that you needed any help)



AWESOME WORK!



Thanks Joe! I`ll be sure to let you know when the next one like this rolls around ;)!




some of your best work Jesse! Truly amazing and I don`t know how you can keep out-doing yourself bro. SICK stuff, and I can`t wait to see what`s next



Cheers Marc! :D I`ve got a couple Maseratis, a Porsche and some other stuff that I may post soon, but nothing special like this one :).




Great job! The Dino 246 is my favorite sports car of all time.



Thank you, sir!




What a resto Jesse !!!! Amazing work.



Cheers Pat!!

[imported_d00t]

Amazing work Jesse! I love how you take the extra steps that others wouldn`t.. such as repainted and rechroming. THAT`S attention to detail ;)

[Adam91LX]

Simply awesome. You put your heart and soul into that job. Well done.

[imported_DJ Mayo]

Awesome recovery, Jesse!

[Apollo_Auto]

Simply awesome. You put your heart and soul into that job. Well done.



Cheers Adam!




Awesome recovery, Jesse!



Thanks DJ!