Thanks mate, I'll shoot them a query about our requirements.
No way to treat a lady.
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Thanks mate, I'll shoot them a query about our requirements.
A nasty job finished. Stripped all the old wiring tape off but the 40 year old tape had discarded its gummy adhesive from the tape onto the wiring so I cleaned each strand. Took about 20 hours and about 130 meters of tape.
Dynamat dynamat everywhere. Double layers in doors and rear window recesses. One layer on trunk side of rear seat bulkhead and another layer inside the car plus Dynaliner on BH and floor under the rear seats.
Trans tunnel, engine bulkhead and foot well will have the same treatment. Checking clearances for things such as the refurbed heater box before adding Dynaliner on top of the Dynamat. Looks patchy, and the pic shows only a partial fitment, but this stuff is expensive so I try to use it all. It will mostly be covered by carpet and paneling anyway. You can see the newly taped wiring in the under dash pic. Working out where it all goes is a challenge because it was in a box that came with the car and the rest of the pieces.
It must be obvious by now that I want a quiet and cool car.
Dynamat dynamat everywhere. Double layers in doors and rear window recesses. One layer on trunk side of rear seat bulkhead and another layer inside the car plus Dynaliner on BH and floor under the rear seats.
Trans tunnel, engine bulkhead and foot well will have the same treatment. Checking clearances for things such as the refurbed heater box before adding Dynaliner on top of the Dynamat. Looks patchy, and the pic shows only a partial fitment, but this stuff is expensive so I try to use it all. It will mostly be covered by carpet and paneling anyway. You can see the newly taped wiring in the under dash pic. Working out where it all goes is a challenge because it was in a box that came with the car and the rest of the pieces.
It must be obvious by now that I want a quiet and cool car.
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Amazing build. Love the details that no one will ever see but ones that you will be able to enjoy for years to come. I am a huge fan of Dynamat.
Another excellent job from Bela. I would also like to publicly thank Bela for his efforts above and beyond the usual dash restoration. I won't go into details but suffice to say make sure that when you send Bela your dash declare the value as zero otherwise you will run the gamut of Hungarian customs and payable duties. Thanks to Bela however I will hopefully recover the duties as the item comes under "return to sender after repairs" and therefore duties are refunded.
Köszönöm Béla
Köszönöm Béla
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Update on a slow moving project. These are before shots as the car is now at the trimmers for a complete interior fit out. Will post pics when it comes back. Using Bentley leather from Germany and found a place there that does a very close rendition of the original 73 basket weave embossing for those parts of the door cards and seat centers.
Engine waiting to go in along with refurbed 265. Lots o dynamat and dynaliner. Double on the doors, trans tunnel, fire wall plus paint on sound deadener in the wheel wells and parts of the under body.
Pics show new Bela dash, deQ air con console and new vinyl dash parts fitted. Still getting it to fit evenly and without gaps. When you pull one of these cars apart it's actually quite a shock to see how crudely some of it was made and fitted originally. I done a lot of fabricating new and hopefully better clips, brackets etc.
If anyone has an opinion - I quite like the 73 bread loaf style head rests over the later "Wolverine" hair style ones with the swept up sides. I have both types, what do you think? My car can go either way as it is a cross over 73 / 74. Some elements of the car are original 73 such as the aforementioned embossing however the wiring is 74 switches and connectors throughout.
Next job is to rebuild the power steering pump and box. Hi ho, hi ho, etc etc.
Engine waiting to go in along with refurbed 265. Lots o dynamat and dynaliner. Double on the doors, trans tunnel, fire wall plus paint on sound deadener in the wheel wells and parts of the under body.
Pics show new Bela dash, deQ air con console and new vinyl dash parts fitted. Still getting it to fit evenly and without gaps. When you pull one of these cars apart it's actually quite a shock to see how crudely some of it was made and fitted originally. I done a lot of fabricating new and hopefully better clips, brackets etc.
If anyone has an opinion - I quite like the 73 bread loaf style head rests over the later "Wolverine" hair style ones with the swept up sides. I have both types, what do you think? My car can go either way as it is a cross over 73 / 74. Some elements of the car are original 73 such as the aforementioned embossing however the wiring is 74 switches and connectors throughout.
Next job is to rebuild the power steering pump and box. Hi ho, hi ho, etc etc.
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Spectacular!
The breadloaf headrests were on 2800CS coupes and the 73 all had the Wolverine as you call it, as did 72 I thought.
It's turning out so nice, so fresh and so beautiful! Very nice work.
In my opinion I would go with the wolverine style headrests, especially if the interior color is light.
In my opinion I would go with the wolverine style headrests, especially if the interior color is light.
Okay that makes sense as I have some extra things that were thrown in with this car when I bought it. The extras are from an art car project which used a 2800CS as a base; mentioned in a previous post on this thread .
So it has to be the wolverines then.
What year did the basket weave run to?
So it has to be the wolverines then.
What year did the basket weave run to?
Compare the diameter of the headrest posts, they changed I believe when the style changed.
Very, very fine work!
Long time coming - new rear seats, roof lining, carpet, front and rear glass in. Sigh of relief with the new front screen not causing problems, though he took a few goes at it.
Had to make a few minor compromises but I think it turned out quite nicely. Yes I deleted the rear ashtray - which was not a compromise.
Replica basket weave embossing is hard to see in this shot. When I get the car home I'll take a few more.
Now to work out an aesthetic seat belt arrangement.
Had to make a few minor compromises but I think it turned out quite nicely. Yes I deleted the rear ashtray - which was not a compromise.
Replica basket weave embossing is hard to see in this shot. When I get the car home I'll take a few more.
Now to work out an aesthetic seat belt arrangement.
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Wow those seats are done right!
Not sure where to put this so I will start here. Following up on your assertion with a picture. 3.0CS on the left 2800 CS on the right.
Time for a regular update. Car is finished, though I suppose they are never really finished.
It's the usual M30B35, 5 speed Getrag, Carl Nelson suspension resto mod. 400+ hours on the body plus blocking and Glasurit Fjord. Engine fully rebuilt with the assistance of Don. Not a Don here in Oz but THE Don. 10:1 forged pistons, Scrick 284, big port head. HD Ireland Engineering rockers. Fully sequential Link engine management. Custom built headers / extractors / manifold / whatever. New just about everything from W&N and others. Most of the reused parts have been refurbished. Reconditioned LSD.
Dyno - 192.3 RWHP at 5200 rpm and 225 FtLb at 3750 rpm.
Given the time period I have forgotten much of what was done and spent.
It was always meant to be a project - "Build a car". I can't even remember why I chose to do an E9. Perhaps a picture reminded me of them?
Anyway here it is. Some pictures -
It's the usual M30B35, 5 speed Getrag, Carl Nelson suspension resto mod. 400+ hours on the body plus blocking and Glasurit Fjord. Engine fully rebuilt with the assistance of Don. Not a Don here in Oz but THE Don. 10:1 forged pistons, Scrick 284, big port head. HD Ireland Engineering rockers. Fully sequential Link engine management. Custom built headers / extractors / manifold / whatever. New just about everything from W&N and others. Most of the reused parts have been refurbished. Reconditioned LSD.
Dyno - 192.3 RWHP at 5200 rpm and 225 FtLb at 3750 rpm.
Given the time period I have forgotten much of what was done and spent.
It was always meant to be a project - "Build a car". I can't even remember why I chose to do an E9. Perhaps a picture reminded me of them?
Anyway here it is. Some pictures -
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00E900 is a well crafted beauty! Off to Burleigh Heads for dinner with your lovely wife.
A huge thanks goes to you for sharing the build with people from around the world.
A huge thanks goes to you for sharing the build with people from around the world.
Beautiful! Love the color combo.
mad props for not putting on the shock tower insulation