Many of you have seen my '67 2000CS and know the back story found here: https://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/formal-intro-67-2000cs-now-in-the-austin-texas-area.23866/
The tear down and restoration of the paint and interior started in earnest a few weeks back. My good friend Barney Toler invited me to bring the car over to his personal shop where we could disassemble the car and perform any rust repairs and such. Barney has all the stuff to accomplish most any repairs and I was humbled at the invite for such a big project, knowing it would take up space for several months. Barney insisted and off we went.
September 8:
After 9 months of acquiring parts and lining up experts to help... the resto began in earnest yesterday afternoon. Barney graciously offered a space at his personal shop, tools, and his good humor so that I could begin the restoration. This '67 was redone back in the '80s in San Francisco, then it spent 30+ years baking in the sun of Albuquerque, NM. The plan is for new paint and interior....sooooo, everything has to be removed if this is to be done correctly. We pounced all over it and knocked a good bit of it out today with massive assistance from Barney and good guy, Greg Resa. Trim is off, lights out, doors gutted, most of the interior is out. We'll be back at it again this weekend, but I'm thrilled to have the project off to a good start. Everything we've inspected so far is very dry and rust free. I am very thankful for such a good car.
Over the next week or so we were able to spend more time on the car and pulled the engine/transmission out the next weekend.
Also got the dash out and the rest of the interior.
Ed
The tear down and restoration of the paint and interior started in earnest a few weeks back. My good friend Barney Toler invited me to bring the car over to his personal shop where we could disassemble the car and perform any rust repairs and such. Barney has all the stuff to accomplish most any repairs and I was humbled at the invite for such a big project, knowing it would take up space for several months. Barney insisted and off we went.
September 8:
After 9 months of acquiring parts and lining up experts to help... the resto began in earnest yesterday afternoon. Barney graciously offered a space at his personal shop, tools, and his good humor so that I could begin the restoration. This '67 was redone back in the '80s in San Francisco, then it spent 30+ years baking in the sun of Albuquerque, NM. The plan is for new paint and interior....sooooo, everything has to be removed if this is to be done correctly. We pounced all over it and knocked a good bit of it out today with massive assistance from Barney and good guy, Greg Resa. Trim is off, lights out, doors gutted, most of the interior is out. We'll be back at it again this weekend, but I'm thrilled to have the project off to a good start. Everything we've inspected so far is very dry and rust free. I am very thankful for such a good car.
Over the next week or so we were able to spend more time on the car and pulled the engine/transmission out the next weekend.
Also got the dash out and the rest of the interior.
Ed
