CSL restoration beginning

[Kizilsakal]

Here are some more pics of the progress

we are making a rotisserie for the car.

new metal going in.

we will have a lot of work around this area

 

[eriknetherlands]

some floor pics that you requested..

 

[Kizilsakal]

some floor pics that you requested..

Thank You Erik
I'll put them to good use

 

[Kizilsakal]

some updates

the car is connected to the rotisserie

the crap on the floor is removed from 1/4 m2 of the underside

in previous repairs they didn't bother putting in the intermediate sill panel

a lot to do but all will be taken care of.

 

[Kizilsakal]

How to make a REAL light weight CSL.

add lightness

now we can access all rust.

here is some decal I liked on an Alfa

That is the chemical formula of rust as you may have guessed

 

[sfdon]

Is that a license plate on the wall?

 

[Kizilsakal]

Is that a license plate on the wall?

Yes
a souvenir
Washington plate

 

[Kizilsakal]

Another update

we are attacking rust on all sides. There won't be a piece left untouched.

Pieces are being made, for example half of that trunk panel is hand made new.

Some parts have been sand blasted and sprayed with epoxy primer.

Some new parts arrived

 

[Kizilsakal]

The primer on the parts was to protect them from rust in the warehouse maybe but not good enough to put on the car.
so I removed it. I will be putting on epoxy primer.

removed the sill on driver side. the intermediate piece was missing as we noticed before.
about 6-7 kg of dirt was there instead.

 

[Kizilsakal]

today's archaeological find

so what do these numbers mean 8789 and 60

 

[Sean-e9]

8789 is just a serial number issued by Karmann. 60 indicates the car was originally Polaris silver.


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[Markos]

8789 is just a serial number issued by Karmann. 60 indicates the car was originally Polaris silver.


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Yup, and you can see that the 8789 is actually painted polaris.

 

[mulberryworks]

8789 is just a serial number issued by Karmann. 60 indicates the car was originally Polaris silver.

The Karmann serial number has been discussed before, and it seems to be an internal process number and not tied to BMW VIN or serial numbers in any way.
No one has found any additional information about those numbers from Karmann, though there might have been some long ago, it's probably long been purged.

 

[Kizilsakal]

some more progress

structure around the rear wheel arch and the rockers are done all the way to the bottom of the a posts

Also the diff mounting piece caused a lot of stress fractures on the body so it's reinforced. the engine will be more than the standard 200 hp most probably.

the front fenders are also removed
a lot of rust and stress fractures, so everything is normal.
also some missing pieces I suspect

fixing with the help of CAD.. Cardboard Aided Design.

 

[Kizilsakal]

Can anyone tell me where pieces number 3 and 7 should go?

 

[eriknetherlands]

They are actually quite well located on the image. On top of the inner fender, connecting the extension piece to the outer fender.

Some hints here as well:
https://sites.google.com/site/mthompsonorg/Home/bmw/1972-3-0cs

 

[Kizilsakal]

They are actually quite well located on the image. On top of the inner fender, connecting the extension piece to the outer fender.

Some hints here as well:
https://sites.google.com/site/mthompsonorg/Home/bmw/1972-3-0cs

Thanks Erik
I now understand which parts they are but they are drawn terribly in that diagram.

 

[Kizilsakal]

I haven't been able to post the updates for a while but the work continues.

Every piece is treated with rust converter after being cleaned, then epoxy primer. after welding in place we clean the weld area again and spray another coat of epoxy primer on the burnt parts.

the other side is in worse shape, it will be next

 

[Gransin]

Great work and progress! Did you decide on what engine you will use? Stock?

 

[Kizilsakal]

Great work and progress! Did you decide on what engine you will use? Stock?

Thanks Gransin

Most probably stock looking engine (apart from the distributor) with modern EFI and internals. First goal is to finish the bodywork as perfect as I can.