Bringing back an E9.

[SebastienPeek]

I will be driving the hell out of this thing.

That is what I like to read!

[mpower5266]

So what museum is this going in? I would like to visit.

I will be driving the hell out of this thing.

[poondobber]

So what museum is this going in? I would like to visit.

[mpower5266]

Few more bites out of the elephant.

Tracked down some wiring issues and got the tail lights working again.

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This also made the under hood light work. :dunno

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Glued down some elephant skin in the trunk and got it pretty much buttoned up.

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And finished installing the trim.

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[mpower5266]

Another small set of E9 updates from the weekend.

Installed the rear emblem. For now, a reproduction but we will eventually source and restore an original.

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Installed the original front roundel. This will be restored as well when we source a rear one.

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Stripped and polished more trim.

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And installed that trim on the car.

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Painted the inside of the bumpers.

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Mounted the bumper center on the car. We are waiting on over riders for the bumper to show up before we can install the rest.

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Finally, we test fit the hood grills.

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We are waiting on some parts, so the car will come off the lift this week. Its at a point where we can start putting the interior back together so thats the plan this week.

[SebastienPeek]

Little crab pinchers!



But seriously, seeing a project having it's badges and plastics put back on mean it's so much closer to being driven. I'm excited for you!

[mpower5266]

Another super small boring update but I like to keep track of these things and hopefully you all enjoy it.

Prepped the bumpers to paint the insides. We noticed they were pretty rusty so we figured it wouldn't hurt to protect them.

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Installed the rear emblem.

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Installed the rubber covers for the bumper mounts.

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And finally, bolted on its pinchers, I mean front bumper mounts. I thought it looked a little like a crab.

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More to come soon.

[mpower5266]

Not a huge update but we are kinda waiting on some small parts to show up before we can put the bumpers on. Last week, the car went back to my dads shop since I was done with the paint. We then installed the repainted rocker covers.

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Cleaned up the strips on the front bumper that the rubber attaches to.

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Installed the gills with the black vinyl underneath this time.

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And put on some of the trim.

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And finally cleaned up the rear license plate lights before installing them in the rear bumper.

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We are waiting on some stripper so we can finish stripping the trim and polishing it and some rubber parts for the bumper. I am thinking its still about 3-4 weeks away from the first drive but I am hoping it will be done sooner.

[Yerboogieman]

It's difficult to find a good build thread anymore. Great job! Facebook and YouTube just don't feel the same.

[SebastienPeek]

This is really coming together now, looks great and that paint is seriously ridiculous!

[gnmzl]

That car really looks amazing. You deserve a Collinite 845 cologne!

[mpower5266]

Wow its looking amazing. Can not wait to see it with the bumpers and trim on. Are you guys still planning on selling it for a better example?

We are certainly in it where we could make a decent profit on it but I think its going to stick around for a while. We have discussed looking for another one to work on, but we already have a ton of projects. Up next is my 944 hopefully and then maybe building my 1974 2002 that I have tucked away in the basement.

More small updates on the e9. Monday night I put a coat of Jescar Powerlock sealant on and installed the hub caps.

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My dad is knocking out little projects while I have car, he painted the rocker covers.

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He also picked up the rear bumper from the chrome shop. The front bumper was not included with the car, so we sourced one shortly after buying the car. It was in much better shape than the front so we had this one chromed to match. It came out very nice.

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He also polished the front bumper using the worlds oldest can of Turtle wax chrome polish. No joke, I think that can is 30 years old..

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Last night I put the first coat of 845 on. This might be the only chemical that rivals Hoppes 9, I would wear a Collinite 845 colone.

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I also cleaned and dressed two of the tires and started cleaning the windows, but I didn't get pics.

[hinrichs]

Wow its looking amazing. Can not wait to see it with the bumpers and trim on. Are you guys still planning on selling it for a better example?

[mpower5266]

I finished the polish work over the weekend. Compounded the hood fully.

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And gave the rest of the car a full polish.

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And pulled it out in to the sun to give it a once over. Its looking pretty damn good.

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Ill get the sealant and wax on this week and get it back to my dads shop next weekend. The bumpers are ready to go on and most of the trim can be installed. I am hoping its about 2-3 weeks out from a first drive.

[mpower5266]

I actually got some garage time in last night. I finally finished wet sanding(hopefully) on this car. This was about midway through the process. I ended up doing 2 passes with Megs 101 and one pass of Jescar compound. This was after the first pass of Megs.

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I am hoping to pull it out of the garage this evening, blow off all the dust, wipe it down and give it a good looking over before the sun sets. Then hopefully tape it off for polishing after the kiddos go to bed.