Update: AR1493E*06611 – Front End Work, No Replacement Necessary

Fenders were damaged and repaired with electrical conduit and braised with bronze and then smoothed with Bondo. All fender flairs have been correctly replaces as original. All welding was completed with Oxi-Acetylene and then hand planished to match original metal. Next, Trunk floor as removed from the car with new sheet metal template ready for…

First of all Happy New year to all.  Now the good stuff!!!! I purchased this Giulia SS in Austin TX last year and decided to do a complete restoration. I knew the car needed lots of work but NEVER imagined to be as much as what I have discovered. Thus far, I have removed a…

So far most of the sheet metal fabrication and metal work is virtually completed for 20107 (’59 Sprint 2+2).  Here is some of the latest work on the fender flare replacement for 20107. The series of five photos depicts the process of installing, Oxy acetylene welding, hand planishing and metal shrinking, all being performed in…

Now that the fender flares are almost done. We are about to finish the trunk floor followed the rear valance and complete metal piece along the trunk line which was damaged due to rust. .

These photos depict the floor work.  We made all the floor pans and other structural pieces and then welded them to the floor using a mig welder. I recently purchased a tig to use instead of mig but yet need to master the use of the tig welder. Tig is like most like oxy acetylene…