dbower
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Here's our Baikal/tan, if you're still dithering about colors. I'm 45 minutes down the road from you. Really enjoying your progress.
Don
Don
73 POLARIS E3 BUILD...Slowly..
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Oh, I’ve seen your car in person and it is absolutely gorgeous! I’m trying to stay away from metallic, though, so I think I’m leaning towards Riviera. The panel I shot has been growing on me..
Question I keep forgetting to ask. Before I look closer, is there an easy way to remove these lower trim clips so I’m able to reuse them or do I just replace?
Stephen, i have 12 brand new ones for you ... somehow i came home from the parts pickup with them in a box. 51 13 1 807 669
Brilliant! Thank you!... I shall remove these old ones without fear..
. I shall remove these old ones without fear..
you will still have to get 6 more. you can see that the pin is driven into the rivet to spread the plastic ... holding it in place. removing it, if you can get to the backside, is just cutting it off. if you can't, you might have to drill out the plastic stem. somebody like @Frederick might know the easiest approach
PM me your address and i will mail them to you
PM me your address and i will mail them to you
I think I remember from the small ones, that I used to just push the pin through.The backside is in the rocker panel, though..which I have looked into with a borescope. They're clean!
I considered finding the exact size plastic rod as 2000 CS mentioned. Eventually went with these. If you need some, I have lots because I think it came in a packet of 50.
Same kind of device, but not quite as sturdy but they worked,
or it might’ve been that the plastic got petrified over 50 years and very hard.
Same kind of device, but not quite as sturdy but they worked,
Coast Motor Werk
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Hi Don!
Coast Motor Werk
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Looks awesome! I think I’m leaning towards Arles blue..I want a solid color, but the bmw blues just aren’t quite doing it for me..
dbower
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Ok, now that I've helped my brother change the clutch in his beautiful e28, and helped my son with his sweet e30, I'm back to working on my Bav! Finally finished cleaning up and painting the rear subframe and arms, etc. After removing the driver's side windows and mechanicals, I'm moving all parts to basement storage so I can concentrate on sanding the body in prep for primer..then blocking...filling, primer, blocking, filling, etc...lol. My 16 year old came out to the garage yesterday and said, "It's nice seeing you work on your car again. You seem so happy..". That's pretty cool.
I'll get some pics soon..
Still leaning towards Arles Blue from the Defender..I'd love to do a green, but my daily driver (76 FJ40) is green...that would be too much green..
I'll get some pics soon..
Still leaning towards Arles Blue from the Defender..I'd love to do a green, but my daily driver (76 FJ40) is green...that would be too much green..
That's what I'm thinking for color..I'm too nervous to spray a metallic, and I like solid colors on older cars...
Coast Motor Werk
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Let me know if you need any parts or some build tips. My daughter and I recently restored a '73 E3.
Pittraider18
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I like this a lot! A good gloss, non metallic suits older cars well in my opinion. My Datsun was originally Safari Gold and I hope to return it to its simple yet bold self in the future.
chope97
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How about Riveria Blue? an original non metalic color
Thanks! I'll keep you in mind when I get to the assembly phase...I took a ton of pics, but this has been 9 years in the making...oops...lol
I like Riviera in the sunlight, but in shade its just so dark. I did a sprayout of it and it's just not quite right for me..I wanted to like it more, but still hasn't grown on me enough