Getting this 3.0CSi back on the road

Today we took some small steps with the headliner installation, this is something that I've never done before, but they say you'll never learn if you never try.

Still waiting on the A + C pillar foam and vinyl pieces, but started with the small patch at the rear window.

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Glued in place and ventilation holes cut open:

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After that we played around with the headliner trying to find the right position for the rear wooden ceiling board, not so straight forward but we think we got it. Here the headliner is glued to the board:

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Now I have to install the A and C pillar vinyl pieces before continuing with the headliner, will hopefully get them from the upholsterer this week.
We also started to glue the rear engine compartment gasket, patience.. patience..

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This weekend we continued with the headliner install, and prepared us for dash installation later on.

Started with the dash prep, glued new vinyl onto the dash base.

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Testfitted the three small wood pieces

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More testing

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Going back together

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Gauges installed

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Ready for installation in the car, when that time comes

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But had to testfit it in the car just to check how it looks!

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Back to the headliner installation, glued in the small vinyl patch under the rear window.

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Foam backing

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Glue time

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With the C-pillar vinyl in place we could continued with the actual headliner and sunvisor panel, here is the panel with new vinyl:

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And the fun begins

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Finally glued along the sides

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Then started to cover the A pillars, foam glued in:

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And vinyl:

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Repeat

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All glued in place, the line where the headliner meets the A pillar vinyl is not as they came from the factory, but there were some issues and this was simply the best way to solve it.

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And the other side

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C-pillars

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It came out allright, there are some wrinkles but overall I think it looks pretty good for a first time DIY.

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It was nice to get that out of the way, been worrying myself over the headliner install for a long period of time, and it wasn't fun, not at all, but it is totally doable with some thinking and patience.

Cheers,
 
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Thanks Alan!

Today we installed the dash and some chrome trim, wasn't the easiest and also managed to break a little piece of the passanger end of my very expensive, close to pristine dash top I've bought from DeQuincy :(, I'll glue the little piece back in later when the windscreen is installed, looked like it will go back in pretty seamlessly. Not optimal, as many other things on this car.

Another thing, every part of this dash is from bought from different places/cars, so not one thing fitted together without adjusting and some serious head scratching, big PITA. Not that it's news to me, but it's still unbelieveable how much different cars/parts differ from each other.

On to the pictures:

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Gauges installed:

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Then came the horrific moment when the dash top end broke and it kinda ruined the day, so I forgot to take more pictures of the install, but here the dash top and grabrail are finally installed:

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And the chrome trim that goes over the headliner at the door openings, lower door opening chrome trim and glove comparment button:

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Steering wheel needs refinishing too, will do that later. Overall I'm very happy with the result, looks so nice IMO :)

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Thanks Rick,

I bought the clamps from a local store called Biltema, they sell 10-packs for a couple of euros, I don't have any idea where you could get them the easiest and cheapest way in USA. Maybe somebody else can chime in on this?
 
The dash wood looks fantastic, great job. If there is one thing I learned putting it all back together.... go slowly

Cheers. John
 
never seen such a beautiful piece of wood for the dash base mine is rather beat up and old lookin
really nice work
know what you mean about the dash
mine did the same thing went to put in my perfect original dash and the right tip broke off
luckily just dashes saved the day in a matter of days it was back stronger than before
cant say enuff about those guys
also i burned a blemish in the dash cover from a light
and saved again
 
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Thanks guys! Appreciate your words, Bela really did a great job on the wood and I couldn't be more happy with the result, he nailed the vision I had in my mind when I explained how I wanted it.

Alan, yes, just dashes could probably save or repair my dash top, but sending it across the globe back and forth is both time consuming and very expensive for a big fragile piece like this, and before I bought this top I asked around locally if anyone want/could recover my old cracked top and guarantee a perfect result - without luck.
So I'm going to live with this small blemish for a while, replacing it later is of course a big job, but I have to draw a line somewhere, this is after all a driver, not intended to show - ever.
I know I wont notice it when I blast down the road:)

Cheers,
 
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[QUOTE="Gransin, post: 184629]
So I'm going to live with this small blemish for a while, replacing it later is of course a big job, but I have to draw a line somewhere, this is after all a driver, not intended to show - ever.
I know I wont notice it when I blast down the road:)
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This definitely one of those things which, right now, seems like a total disaster but once the whole thing is done, 1) no one will notice and 2) even you will realize that, compared to the mountain of work you did everywhere else, it really is no big deal.
 
Small update, installed more chrome trim in the door openings last weekend:

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And yesterday we moved the car to the rust protection shop, both rockers, every box and crevice will get filled with cavity wax or whatever rust protection product the shop think is best.
If the weather allows, it will be moved to the car glass shop next week to get new front and rear glass installed.

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NIIIIICE!!!!!! In the old days when it was very hard to get any waxoyl or anything like that we would use diff oil, it has a rust preventive additive in it. we would lay it on about 6-8 inches from he bottom and let it drain down thru to drain holes. Not the best but it did work
 
Thanks! That brings up some memories, I've been doing some sketchy rust protection attempts myself back when I was younger, heated up oil to over 90+ degree celsius in a big saucepan to make it fluid enough to spray it in and under the car, can't remember what car it was thou.. maybe a Volvo 240.
 
The car has been rustproofed, and after that I got the windscreens installed, luckily both windows went straight in without any problems, phew!
But now it's time to let the car sleep in a storage garage until September or October. I'll now continue building my garage instead, so don't expect much to happen in this thread until then.

Here is a couple of pictures after the glass installation:

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Gransin said:
But now it's time to let the car sleep in a storage garage until September or October. I'll now continue building my garage instead, so don't expect much to happen in this thread until then.
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Just keep posting pics of the garage build. 1) It's part of the coupe restoration process 2) It adds variety to the thread 3) I don't think anyone could get tired of pics of the garage with that stunning lake behind it.
 
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