Chamonix 3.0CS Restoration

[OCCoupe]

And I used OCCoupe’s method to paint the steering column cover and the a/c panel with chip guard, it came out great.

Pics or it didn’t happen.

 

[HB Chris]

 

[OCCoupe]

That looks nice; but why is it on your freshly painted hood?

 

[HB Chris]

E12 hood!

 

[bluecoupe30!]

nothing is easy.

Great reminder Chris. we take on these projects that seem to be so ordinary and straightforward, yet hours go by until resolution. So, not just me, sometimes the fix goes sideways for a while. Dash looks excellent! Mike

 

[Stan]

Chris is the most patient man I know

 

[alprada70]

For sale, Chris:

 

[Pinstripe inc.]

Well, looks like I will be rescuing a 73 3.0CS four speed that has lived it’s whole life in California and was last registered in 1989. I won’t have it in my garage for a week or two and I wasn’t looking for a project but my local enablers convinced me it could be a fun if not tedious project. I will post more photos when I bring it home.


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Check out that turn signal lens!

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Congrats ,love the original alloys

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

...love the original alloys

Me too!

I don't know if you've already answered this, Chris, but are you keeping them on the car? I believe that at some point in time (maybe soon?) the stock wheels will be making a comeback. As these beautiful cars get scarcer and more expensive, originality may be becoming more important to a larger group.

From a purely personal perspective, I think the now popular larger diameter wheels and relatively thin sidewall tires just aren't a great look with wheel well shapes that were designed for 14" wheels and lots of black sidewall showing. Trying to "update" a 50 year old car doesn't always work as well as the original (this from a guy that has built more hot rods and modified cars than stockers )

 

[HB Chris]

Dick, I will be switching to 14” Alpina 20 spoke wheels, I think the extra inch of width looks great and I will keep 195-70 tires, I just wish the Pirellis were available in that size but I don’t want to wait. My plan is to bring it to Legends in August.

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

Dick, I will be switching to 14” Alpina 20 spoke wheels, I think the extra inch of width looks great and I will keep 195-70 tires, I just wish the Pirellis were available in that size but I don’t want to wait. My plan is to bring it to Legends in August.

Period correct for the win!

 

[Stevehose]

You don't want 205's for the wider Alpina's? Nice little extra beef

 

[HB Chris]

Staying stock other than five speed this time around.

 

[wkohler]

The stock wheels have really grown on me but I like the 14” Alpinas too so excited to see that.

 

[HB Chris]

I love their look on Stan and Steve’s coupes.

 

[Stan]

I love their look on Stan and Steve’s coupes.

When the current 225/60/14s time out I will replace with 205's

 

[HB Chris]

Even they are not available right now.

 

[Stevehose]

Even they are not available right now.

Longstone has them for 1,100 quid set of 4:

205/70 WR 14 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN36

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www.longstonetyres.co.uk

 

[HB Chris]

How do you like them Steve? Quiet and smooth?

 

[Stevehose]

How do you like them Steve? Quiet and smooth?

Very. And not that you’ll likely need it, but also very capable in the rain. With the Alpinas they don’t look too fat because the wider rim absorbs some of that, and not skinny either. As soon as I have recovered from engine rebuilding etc expenses I will get another set asap before they decide to stop making them.