The white composite flooring IKEA was quite easily damaged and the light color showed every scratch and muddy dog print. Vinyl plank flooring is similar looking but is much more durable, waterproof and the darker color will not show every …
Bathroom rebuild
A bathroom project is one of the most complex and time consuming jobs. It involves many types of materials, fixtures, electric and water. Usually its all confined to a small space and special care must be taken to avoid leaks, …
Backdoor removal and new window, seat and closet.
At the rear of the house is a typical old wooden entry door with poor weather sealing. This was formerly the only way to exit the rear of the house. With the installation a patio sliding glass door, this door …
Kitchen redo
The orginal kitchen with its dark cabinet and ugly stained formica counter top were cheaply made and poorly designed. A new IKEA kitchen was designed using their online software at ikea.com. The quality is much higher then many people expect …
1968 Fiat Dino Spider – Introduction
“The Dino” named in honor of Enzo Ferrari’s son Dino, who died at the age of 24, refers to a series of cars built using a V6 engine designed by Vittorio Jano. The first version; a two liter all aluminum …
Fiat Dino Restoration – Part 1 – Discovery
This FIAT DINO SPIDER, VIN Number 35AS0000990. The 990 is the is the production number. This car is number 990 out of the 1,163 2.0 liter spiders made It was found in running but worn out shape. I did not …
Fiat Dino Restoration – Part 2 – Teardown and Rebuild
This initial restoration is mainly focused on the mechanic aspects of this Fiat Dino. The body and interior would be worked on another time – the goal of this work was simply to be able to drive the car with …
Fiat Dino Restoration – Part 3 – New Exhaust system
The next step was to have the original style steel exhaust replaced with one made from Stainless Steel from Stebro exhaust. This unit was supposedly designed to fit this car but was discovered not to fit at all and required …
Fiat Dino Restoration – First stage complete
With the engine, transmission, suspension, steering and exhaust system rebuilt/replaced, the enjoyment of simply driving the car rather then working on it can be had. At this point the car is looking fairly good, better from a distance. The paint …
Fiat Dino Restoration – Convertible Top and Interior work
August 12 2007 The convertible top was probably not original but it sure looked fairly old. Its a very complicated top to install so there is little wonder it was not replaced more often. It is made up of two …
Fiat Dino Restoration – Stearing Wheel
June 8 2009 The original steering wheel for the Fiat Dino is quite distinctive and was produced only for the Fiat Dino and therefore is quite rare. This car did not come with the original wheel so locating a replacement …
Fiat Dino Restoration – Phase two; Body and Interior
January 18 2012 Six years after rebuilding the engine, suspension, breaks and drivetrain to make the Dino drivable the time has come to address the body and interior. In a normal complete restoration of a classic car, the body and …