What did you do to your E9 today?

[Markos]

Picked up my parts I had scattered around town! Fortunately some of it isn’t mine.

Edit: Since picking up parts isn’t “working” on your e9, a quick update. I had to remove enough bits off the long block for me to get the motor out of the trailer on my own. No ramp on said trailer. So I turned a wrench or two from 10:30PM to Midnight. I wanted to pull the head but I doubt Uhaul will be excited about a trailer full of motor oil.

 

[Ajay]

Mark, where did u find that skateboard with the CSL on it. Super cool.

 

[Markos]

Mark, where did u find that skateboard with the CSL on it. Super cool.

Came with my B35 but it is from here. I’ve been meaning to get one. Can’t skate with the boy until a vaccine though. He may be fine but I’m guaranteed a trip to the ER!

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[TodB]

Thanks rick

new wires were ordered but were too short. I tried to stretch them but then one of the dist cap nubs broke off. Another one of those days. More wires, hopefully correct this time, and dist cap ordered.

Correct plug wires and new cap installed. Carbs tweaked. All is well again!

 

[Markos]

Wrestled with my motor. Another solo engine dance around midnight. Getting the long block off the subframe and onto a dolly. I need to buy a cherry picker!

Took a quick peek at the insides. I pulled the water pump and t-stat housing, installed an early timing cover, and an early valve cover. Threw my carbs on in and wheeled it into a corner. Now I can forget about it and move on to the next endeavor. Really though I need to prep it for storage. I just need it out of the way for a week or two.
Note to self, B35 studs are too short for an early valve cover.

Not that it matters right now but I did remove the bolt on the end of the cam that fastens the rotor mount.

 

[JFENG]

Wrestled with my motor

Too many motors?

 

[Markos]

Too many motors?

I have two family vehicles, a project car and a spare motor. I think I’m doing better than most on this board.

 

[Gary Knox]

Let's help Mark get all that is needed for the complete 4th car. He already has the motor!! I've got 4 wheels for the project!!!

 

[Adkfrank]

Wait as long as possible to install belt trim and don’t over tighten the nuts. It is easy to wrinkle the paint.

Reassembly has begun...

 

[HB Chris]

I bought my coupe in Jan 2005 and it was painted in 2006. After 14 years the paint is failing so deconstruction has begun in prep for a complete respray.

 

[autokunst]

I bought my coupe in Jan 2005 and it was painted in 2006. After 14 years the paint is failing so deconstruction has begun in prep for a complete respray.
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Looking forward to following along.

 

[Stevehose]

Who is going to paint it?

I bought my coupe in Jan 2005 and it was painted in 2006. After 14 years the paint is failing so deconstruction has begun in prep for a complete respray.

 

[OCCoupe]

Who is going to paint it?

The Earl of Scheiße

 

[HB Chris]

Only Mike could come up with a comment like this lol.

 

[vince]

Wow Chris! Very cool! I bought my coupe in 2003 and it was painted in 2004, it's still holding up. I'm saving my money to paint my six, it has original paint but is too far gone on the top surfaces to save.

 

[adawil2002]

I bought my coupe in Jan 2005 and it was painted in 2006. After 14 years the paint is failing so deconstruction has begun in prep for a complete respray.
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Please start a project thread for your dismantle & respray so it doesn't get buried in this one.

 

[HB Chris]

Please start a project thread for your dismantle & respray so it doesn't get buried in this one.

Andrew, I’m not sure it is worth a thread on this. Since I’m not changing color or painting inside jams, engine and trunk it is a pretty simple remove belt trim, window sills, badges and all that other exterior stuff. I will have my belt trim polished and reshot with ceramic as well, I have a new windshield courtesy of Don from W&N. We will go down to bare metal by hand as my current paint is failing due to it being stripped previously only down to the factory primer. Everything is already removed from front half of the coupe and it only took two hours, need to remove rest of belt trim and rear bumper. Maybe I could document the reinstall process.

 

[Markos]

I overcame my fear of the front hood torsion bar. I pulled it this morning and boxed it up to ship away. Thanks to a few CSL owners on factory CSL prop measurements.

Used my head and installed the CSL prop first!

 

[DavidE9]

Not exactly today but got it dry ice blasted last weekend.

 

[OCCoupe]

Not exactly today but got it dry blasted last weekend.

David,
What is dry blasting and where did you have it done?