Chris' CSI Restoration

[cdavie2002]

Hi All

Been a member here for a while but only recently got my hands on an e9. Its a 1975 csi in need of restoration.

I will post some pics soon, away with work just now.

Been doing some homework on body repair panels, ie sills. Can anyone tell me where they have bought inner/outer sills from.

I know of a few suppliers;
-Walloth & Nesch (Germany)
-Jaymic (UK)

Any more parts suppliers?

Chris
Aberdeen (UK)

 

[rb1971]

I've bought some parts from Jaymic over the past few months and they couldn't have been nicer to deal with and are in my view fair on prices.

I just bought some parts from them and from southern California on the same day - and the parts from Jaymic got here first!

 

[cdavie2002]

 

[Bwana]

Ouch!

Looks like you've got a real project on your hands. Did it come with an engine?

 

[cdavie2002]

Hopefully a bit at a time, i will restore it. It did come with an injection engine. I have been looking for one for years.

 

[bjshafer]

The good news is that the rust is in all the usual places.

 

[cdavie2002]

Yeah, great news! I suppose if i expect the worst, i wont be surprised!

 

[cdavie2002]

 

[deQuincey]

congrat....
sorry i can not finish the word
unless you are a skilled bodywork man, and you do marvels with a weld torch, give her a proper funeral and try to find anotherone !

 

[Nicad]

I'd buy that Australian shell before embarking on this project. Might be a huge time and money saver.

http://www.e9coupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13846

 

[cdavie2002]

Not many rot free shells in Europe...

What would you spend to get a clean shell?

 

[ABZY]

Its all in the mind...

Good luck...anything is possibke if you put your mind to it....take insiration from mine - at least you have a floor...

 

[ABZY]

incase you need more....

Heres a few more - needed to do fred flinstone impressions - by the way the cars nearly done ;-)

 

[pestosmum]

Recent restoration completed

:shock:You might want to look at this restoration of a RHD car recently completed...

I warn you that this is not for the purists!!!!

http://buildgallery.kwecars.com/Oth...T530P/27786709_MgXz46#!i=2343063307&k=2q663gw

 

[DerSchwede]

:shock:You might want to look at this restoration of a RHD car recently completed...

I warn you that this is not for the purists!!!!

http://buildgallery.kwecars.com/Oth...T530P/27786709_MgXz46#!i=2343063307&k=2q663gw

That is SICK and just disgusting!

 

[bwalvoord]

I realize that at age 37 I represent the younger half with our 17" wheels and crazy Ipod integrations, but this is just tasteless.

I'm referrring to the conversion to automatic, of course. Well, and all the buttons, satnav, etc.

 

[deQuincey]

That is SICK and just disgusting!

+1
such a huge ammount of work and ending up with ....THAT !!!!

 

[Stan]

but wait

he has red handled um....pliers

 

[pestosmum]

Ah well, as I said - not for the purists! Our customer wants to drive it every day, keep it forever & pass it on to his son and what is important is that he loves it!

In the UK it is the case that when you buy an old 17th century cottage, you may want to keep the exterior as is, but you also want to install the modern technologies like central heating & double glazing & a Smeg fridge (OK I borrowed this from a tv presenter talking about the modernisation of classics)! So, we have the beauty of the original form, but the comfort of today. I know whatever I say will not appease the purists, but here is a 1976 car still on the road & it will be for many years to come (new European anti-car laws notwithstanding)!

 

[daddywad]

Hi, Walloths and Jaymic for steel parts. They do the very outer rocker cover in steel but if you want ally ones like on a CSL we have them. £120 per side

Also have front and rear strut braces, carb airboxes.

Rear figlass bumper and motorsport style flip up rear spoiler with rubber lip soon

Mark