Latest re-badging on my new restoration

[SpiderJim]

Thanks to Toby from Calgary who was gracious enough to loan me the 8" Pininfarina badge so that I could reproduce them. In the pics you will see the new badging that I am placing on this new restoration. All my trim bits are in gun metal to match my Rotas. I have not made the crown in gun metal as yet but will do in the next few days.

Temporary install


No!! that is not rust but wax undercoat in the wheel well.


Side view of both. My side moldings are also GM color. No wheel caps installed as yet


Okay! Spot what is terribly wrong that I overlooked in this picture??

[wachuko]

Come on Jim, let us appreciate the photos before starting to look for things you overlooked.

That car is gorgeous! Wow!

[wachuko]

OK... too newbie to know, but I will take a wild guess...

You did not install your front hood badge?
You are missing a steering wheel?
You are missing a top?
You left a blue paper under the car?
You are missing the center caps for the wheels?
You are missing a side rear view mirror?

Sorry man! I give up! Let me go back to drooling....

[manoa matt]

The white paint behind the front grill. The new door weather stripping that needs to be trimmed.

[courtenay]

I'm going with the white paint behind the grill too. Are you ever making progress in a hurry!! You've made great strides since Chris and I saw you on Sunday!!

[SpiderJim]

The white paint behind the front grill. The new door weather stripping that needs to be trimmed.

laughing.... Matt wins being the first to notice the white behind the grill. Grill and horns are in gunmetal and I forgot to paint the blasted rad surround. So a removal and another paint job in the near future. Bruce gets second place. Jaime does have a good eye for all the other missing items.

Just a note.... I had put a couple of dabs of weather seal glue on the back of the badges to hold them for eyeballing the placement. Ten minutes later I removed them to find all my clear coat gone!! So no mounting badges with that stuff.

[SpiderJim]

I'm going with the white paint behind the grill too. Are you ever making progress in a hurry!! You've made great strides since Chris and I saw you on Sunday!!

yep.... Working my bloody butt off to have it ready so we can go tear up the town together. Upholstery starts next week then a new exhaust like I put on yours. Yours sounded so Ferrari when you and Chris left Sunday it got me all excited if you know what I mean.

[perthling]

Okay! Spot what is terribly wrong that I overlooked in this picture??

I was going to say that somehow you accidentally put the heavy tube bumpers back on...

[SpiderJim]

Okay! Spot what is terribly wrong that I overlooked in this picture??

I was going to say that somehow you accidentally put the heavy tube bumpers back on...

Go for the jugular... laugh. If I went with lighter or no bumpers my car would sit up another couple of inches. Cannot afford to cut anymore spring height off.

[Nick]

That's so amazing! That combination is perfect! Well done

[Kingme2]

Pininfarina badge looks sharp... from a distance...

So, turned out sharp, what's it look like close up?? Reproduction looks similar to the original?

[SpiderJim]

Pininfarina badge looks sharp... from a distance...

So, turned out sharp, what's it look like close up?? Reproduction looks similar to the original?

Looks identical except not chromed. The only issue is that your original is very thin so making them in anything but metal is not very strong. This morning at 6am I hand made a thicker one using yours as a template. I think it will be much stronger now. My molding chamber is down until I get a valve so cannot make the mold for a day or so. I'll knock you a couple of the thicker ones off and send with your caps ASAP. Again thanks for the loan of the original

[Kingme2]

yeah, I was wondering if the thickness would be an issue (came to me when I visualized shipping

The mold material... is it "flexible" or ridgid?

[SpiderJim]

yeah, I was wondering if the thickness would be an issue (came to me when I visualized shipping

The mold material... is it "flexible" or ridgid?

Ridgid with a little flex enough to form around bends. Can be heated in the oven to form aggressive bends if desired then stiffens as it cools.

[Fiat88]

Your car looks badass!