Bringing back an E9.

[Yezzz]

Nothing like testing your freshly rebuild car than by panic braking for a near collision. I wouldve probably had a heart attack at that point.

Perhaps the "gun holder" is an actual glovebox?

Car is looking absolutely stunning!

[theseeker411]

She's absolutely stunning man. Excellent work!

[mpower5266]

We finished buttoning up the interior.

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Found that it has a "gun holder." Well not really but I like the idea.

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Installed the final little bits of window trim.

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I also took it for its first real drive. I even wore my period correct Seiko to commemorate the experience. It even has the same build month and year as when the car was imported to the states.

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I just took it to the hangar and back. It ran great but there are some issues we are addressing this week. Most importantly the throttle was hanging wide open if you floor it. We have since fixed that, the linkage was hanging up on a hose clamp. It was also poorly aligned and actually broke while my dad was driving it so we re-routed it and it should be fixed. Also I think one of the rear brakes is hanging up but I may have fixed that during the drive. I had someone pull out in front of me while I was doing about 60mph. They had zero clue I was there until I locked up the brakes and swerved into a turn lane. So once I calmed back down and holstered my middle finger, I continued the drive and brakes felt better. I think it also needs a little work on the toe in, it seems to track and wander a bit on the road. We also have ordered a smaller Nardi steering wheel since the oem wheel hits our legs. There are a few other little things to work on but damn, it is a nice car.

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[gnmzl]

This is superb, props for doing the work. This car is amazing

[TheLightBulb]

This thing has been a blast to watch come together. Great work! I'm excited to see more!

[mpower5266]

Front bumper, round two.

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This time the over riders were in much better shape and the bumper went on fine.

I stopped by on the way home to drop off the plate frame and my dad just so happened to have the tag so we went ahead and installed it.

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It still needs some little trim bits and part of the dash, but since it was tagged.... Here are a couple videos.

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My dad and I took it on quick little spins around the neighborhood until it go up to temp. It seemed to run really well and I hope to get some real time behind the wheel tomorrow.

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I love the presence this car has when it rolls up, its such a good looking shape. The "build" portion of this thread might be coming to an end but I know we will have some little projects left to do, so stay tuned.

[mpower5266]

My dad made some progress while I was out of town this weekend. We got the front bumper on the car.

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After that he installed one of the over riders. But it had an issue.

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When he tightened the over rider down, it pulled the bolt head through the metal (the one on the right.) So he added a washer and tried that, the bolt an washer pulled through this time. (on left.) We were told these were OEM BMW when we bought them but they were likely knock offs. We got our money back and ordered some from a trusted source, they should be in today.

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They looked much nicer than they actually were.

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Since we are waiting on those, he went ahead and installed the rear bumper and license plate lights.

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Any finally put a coat of paint on the exhaust tip. We have a chrome cover for it on the way and I need to play with the hangers to get it leveled out a little.

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Not a ton left to do before we can start shaking it down. Just some little trim bits and some random seals. We should have a license plate for it this week. More to come.

[mpower5266]

The house is still a mess and thank you for the kind comments. I am getting ready for a big work trip, and with the house I am not really working on the car. But my dad is still knocking things out. He installed the rest of the carpet.

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Installed the passenger seat.

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I love the little finishing details.

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And steering wheel and drivers seat in.

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Its really coming together. I will probably be able to drive it when I get back from my trip. We do have a lead on brown door handles, but the black is fine for now.

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[gnmzl]

Wow, happy to know everyone is okay too. Car is coming together really nice

[hinrichs]

Damn dude that sucks about the house, glad to see you guys are all okay tho.

[mpower5266]

Last Thursday night/Friday morning, my house was hit by an EF-4 tornado. It took some heavy damage but held up pretty well. I had planned on working on the car last weekend but I had other things to do. My wife and twins are great and no one was injured, it could have been much worse.

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Anyway, enough of that bs. My dads shop was fine so he continued to work on the e9.

He got the back seats installed.

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And the rear carpets.

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Drip rails.

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Installed the hazard switch, and I think a fog light switch( I was a little distracted when I talked to my dad. )

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Got the ignition reinstalled. Fahrt, hehehe.

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And finally redyed and installed the kick panels.

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In process, not fully installed.

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[SebastienPeek]

Wow, the interior trim coming together is making me really want to take back stripping the interior in the 911...

The metal pieces next to the door latch is very interesting. Does this get easily scuffed when in use?

[mpower5266]

Another small but time consuming update.

Made vapor barriers for the rears.

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And installed the rear cards.

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The time consuming part, is getting the door card, weather stripping, and metal pieces for the window sill all stacked in the right order. I think we got it right.

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Here is a more detailed photo of what I am talking about.

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Anyway, more to come.

[Arbuuzs]

This is so good! I really have a soft spot for these old beemers.

[mpower5266]

This might be my most boring update yet but I have the photos and time so why not.

Saturday I cleaned the seat belts.

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While I did that, my dad worked on installing the needlessly elaborate door trim and weather stripping. I really cant explain the process but the pics should kinda show it.

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Ok, that was boring and I hope you are still awake. Here is some rubber on the rear bumper.

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The over riders for the front bumper showed up, ignore the pile of fried chicken in the back ground.

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And finally, my dad started to install the vapor barriers on the door and rear 1/4. But there was an issue.

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The E3 is a sedan for those that dont know, so we got one that would work for the E9 but the rest are trash. Funny story, the first time we ordered from this company they just sent an empty shipping tube so they are getting better. Rather than waiting we are just going make our own. More updates soon.