Name's Kev, as my handle indicates. :smile:
I am the proud, (if not fearful) owner of a 1973 3.0 CS that my father, brother, and I picked up as a restoration project. We picked up the car last July after seeing an ad on eBay. It was imported in the mid-70s by Heinz Meis. He apparently is the President of Gemballa North America now. Neat.
The previous owner refused to part the car out, even though most people who saw the car wanted to buy it for parts alone. He was willing to give us a break on the price, and it was too irresistible to pass up. It was in driveable, albeit unsafe condition, but after addressing a leaky radiator hose and a missing gasket on the oil filter assembly, she drove! A few days later, we began to inspect the car.
Oh Lord, what have I gotten myself into? :-?
Rust everywhere ... It seems like all the typical rust-prone areas have been eaten away. This will be an exercise in bodywork skills.
Here she is a few days after we bought her.
The interior isn't too bad, actually, minus the missing radio and delaminating wood, and the worn seats, and the rusted floorboards ....
Motor out, ready for a rebuild.
As she sits right now, I am preparing to take off the front fenders to replace all the rusted inner fender structural pieces. I wouldn't have even attempt this project, or even bought the car, were it not for the wealth of knowledge on this forum.
A few facts about me and my family - My father's been a mechanic for going on 30 years now. My brother and I have been wrenching on cars since we were two years old, and we used to work for my father's farm and turf equipment repair shop at a local country club. I am currently a law student in my last semester of law school, and I hope to find a job as soon as I graduate, so I can really get this car fixed up.
Anyhow, nice to meet you all! :grin:
I am the proud, (if not fearful) owner of a 1973 3.0 CS that my father, brother, and I picked up as a restoration project. We picked up the car last July after seeing an ad on eBay. It was imported in the mid-70s by Heinz Meis. He apparently is the President of Gemballa North America now. Neat.
The previous owner refused to part the car out, even though most people who saw the car wanted to buy it for parts alone. He was willing to give us a break on the price, and it was too irresistible to pass up. It was in driveable, albeit unsafe condition, but after addressing a leaky radiator hose and a missing gasket on the oil filter assembly, she drove! A few days later, we began to inspect the car.
Oh Lord, what have I gotten myself into? :-?
Rust everywhere ... It seems like all the typical rust-prone areas have been eaten away. This will be an exercise in bodywork skills.
Here she is a few days after we bought her.
The interior isn't too bad, actually, minus the missing radio and delaminating wood, and the worn seats, and the rusted floorboards ....
Motor out, ready for a rebuild.
As she sits right now, I am preparing to take off the front fenders to replace all the rusted inner fender structural pieces. I wouldn't have even attempt this project, or even bought the car, were it not for the wealth of knowledge on this forum.
A few facts about me and my family - My father's been a mechanic for going on 30 years now. My brother and I have been wrenching on cars since we were two years old, and we used to work for my father's farm and turf equipment repair shop at a local country club. I am currently a law student in my last semester of law school, and I hope to find a job as soon as I graduate, so I can really get this car fixed up.
Anyhow, nice to meet you all! :grin:
I will take a look at Ingo's resto as well.
