71RS Pro-Touring update 2nd November 2009
 

Hi all, I thought I would post my project here.
I allready post at PT.com since the early days (2000~2001) and am lurking for a while on lateral-G.

My name is Martin and I live in the Netherlands....have my car since 1998, finished it after a few years, drove it daily for 1.5 year and then started over again to make it even better.

The whole story with pics is on my page....
www.pro-touring.nl
for the ones who allready visited my site before; latest update is on page 35

Martin

good to hear from you again Martin. :thumbsup:

Jody

yahoo - glad to see you over here

Welcome Martin!!

The pic of the subframe on the roof of your car is great!

Welcome To An Awesome Sight.

Lars is a lucky man, er, passenger !!

My dad drove a clapped-out Ford panel van.... :(

Looks great !!!!!

Jim

Thanks for the welcome and kind words everyone!!

I hope to get it back on the road this year... I will post again when I have a new update.

maybe nice to have a look what cars we have here in the Netherlands..
http://www.ebmp.tk/
this is a Dutch meeting photo site, you might be surprised at the diversety of cars.....

Martin

My page has not been updated yet...no time for it, but I made some good progress last week.

http://www.amerikaanseautopagina.com...hp?pic_id=4331
http://www.amerikaanseautopagina.com...hp?pic_id=4332
http://www.amerikaanseautopagina.com...hp?pic_id=4333

Martin

martin , looks like you have hade your hands full .
keep up the good work.
rick k:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Links aren't working....

Very :cool: !

SW

Hello Martin,

Any plans for a trip yet?


Jan

Hi Jan...no plans yet...just hope to finish it this year... I just gave up my job after 15 years to go free-lance... so besides my allready planned holiday to Mallorca I am not going anywhere.

I hope to visit the Vasteras meeting sometime though....

I attached the pics so they should be visible now.
Martin

A small step for mankind but a huge leap for my project!!
www.pro-touring.nl
page 36

Martin

and yet another update...:)

http://www.pro-touring.nl
page 37

Martin

another update...

http://www.pro-touring.nl
page 38

Martin

new update...

http://www.pro-touring.nl
page 39

Martin

Looking good Martin. I like how it's turning out. I have to do the same thing to my car.

Thanks Allen, and if I can do it you can do it too (btw what's your estimate on when you get it back on the road?)

Martin

40 pages but still not finished.....at least I am making progress....see my last update:

http://www.pro-touring.nl
page 40

Martin

it's that time again.....new update.

http://www.pro-touring.nl

page 41


Martin

Almost there...



new update on www.pro-touring.nl

page 42



Martin

martin it seems that both your and my Ride will hit the streets around the same time!! FINALY................

it is back on the road but not completely finished...
www.pro-touring.nl page 43

Martin

sneak preview
 

new update will follow end of the month....here's a sneak preview

http://www.pro-touring.nl/paint.jpg

What color is it going to be?

Any trips north in the plans?


Jan

Hi Jan, it will be the same silver again, Alfa Romeo Grigio Chiaro 612.....
No trips planned since all our money is going into the house at the moment, also doing some upgrading there :)

I went to look at it this morning and is was in the paintbooth....(very hot inthere!)They worked till 9 last night....

It is in filler primer now and the door jambs and inside of the trunk are in color allready.....I am sooooo happy :)

All these "paint jail" stories.....I must have a very good painter...I think the whole process will take under 2 weeks!

Martin

Looking good - I can't wait to see it finished in color

Started on putting everything back on it, still not finished but almost there.
Also had it appraised for the insurance yesterday.
I will modify the exhaust soon, pipes are too long in the back.

http://www.pro-touring.nl/paint01.jpg

http://www.pro-touring.nl/paint02.jpg

http://www.pro-touring.nl/paint03.jpg

Martin

looks really nice - I bet you can't wait to drive it.

Sweet. I like the painted bumpers.

Looks great !
Wayne

Finally had some time to make the paint update on my page:

www.pro-touring.nl
page 44

with over 70 pics!!

Martin

Looks like it is coming out real nice. The new paint looks good!:thumbsup:

Looks great, cant wait to see it on the road.

Great job! I like the color and the painted bumpers. very clean...

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
rick k

finally went to my first meeting....

I had to repaint the right inner fender last week since it didn't look good, now it does.

Still have to finish off the AC and reupholster the rear seat and some small stuff.

driving home late I was at a traffic light and some guys in a car next to me rolled down the windows to listen to my car (don't we all do that?) so when we left the lights I just rolled out slowly and when they were ahead of me I floored it.....

I passed them and kept on it...late and an empty road....then somewhere around the 40~50mph the wheels started spinning so I let off the gas and corrected the car.

even though the road was a bit wet I never experienced this, knew the motor has power but this is cool

Now finally I can start driving it again.....very happy about that!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23...0705Snc007.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23...0705Snc008.jpg
(thanks Bert for the pics)




Martin

Martin glad your enjoying all your hard work . Looks very good Keep the Shiny side up !
Wayne