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  • #16
    That car is just beautiful!
    Before I got my 1970 Audi 100 I hovered between an E9 and the 100 C1, but unfortunately didn't find a suitable E9...

    I'm curious what you will make out of it!

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    • #17
      Damn, I love seeing the progress on this thing!
      Ol Dirty Bastard - RIP

      Photo by Alex Dooley
      2016 Ducati Scrambler, 2015 Subaru Impreza

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      • #18
        So I haven't really spent much time messing with the E9 since I bought a new daily a few weeks ago. I love this thing..

        IMG_7359 by Nick Wood, on Flickr

        Anyway, we had some parts on order and they finally came in. We buttoned up the exhaust, driveshaft, and shifter and put it back on its wheels.

        Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

        It sat there for about 15 minutes before the interior started coming out. The seats look pretty good, not sure if we are going to redye them or just clean them for now.

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        I also paid way too much for these AC hardlines, but I had to have them.

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        Anyway, back to the interior. We pulled the door cards and removed some of the wood trim.

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        It looks like I am going to learn how to lay a veneer. We may change the color and grain, so we have some samples coming.

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        We also sent the power steering pump out to be rebuild. At the price it was a bargain. It looks like its ready to ship back to us.

        P6240001 by Nick Wood, on Flickr

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        P6250003 by Nick Wood, on Flickr

        So as of now, we are waiting on the pump and veneer samples. We also need to pick a carpet color and order that kit while the interior is out and then start putting it all back together.

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        • #19
          Not a huge update but we finished pulling the door cards, thankfully the doors weren't full of rust.

          Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

          We also got the rest of the interior out, as you can see the carpet is not saveable. Again, I was happy to not see the shop floor while in the car. One of the writers for Bmw Roundel magazine Rob Siegel just did a big write up where to look for rust on these cars, one of the best quotes in the article is. "they will start oxidizing if you even think a moist thought within 20 feet of them." I have been happy with the little rust we have found.

          Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

          Then, out came the back seats which are in amazing shape.

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          I am probably going to go over Sunday and bring the seats over to my garage to start cleaning them. I may do a little youtube video of the process, and if it takes off start shooting video of other projects.

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          • #20
            o I picked up the passenger seat from the e9 the other night and brought it home. It fit nicely in the wagon.

            Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

            It needed a good cleaning badly.

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            I used a mixture of steam and leather cleaner with a horse hair brush. The steam pulled up a lot of gunk on its own.

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            After the steam I went over it with leather cleaner.

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            After I finished the seat, I continued the same process on the head rest. Before.

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            After.

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            Once the seat and the head rest dried out a little I gave them both a thick coat of conditioner.

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            And the finished product. It was still soaking up conditioner in this pic but after buffing with a microfiber it now has a less glossy finish.

            Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

            It didn't come out perfect but I love the patina on it.. its like an old baseball glove.

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            • #21
              That seat looks so much better, amazing how dirty they really get.
              Insta Mintyhinrichs

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              • #22
                I have been away on a work trip for the last few weeks, so I haven't made much progress on the car. That being said, my dad has done a few things here and there. We wanted to fix the wood trim so he pulled the dash.

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                Since we had the dash out, we shipped it out to be refinished. We hope to see it before Christmas. Since we now had access to all the wood trim, we got to work on it. The dash trim wasn't terrible but it did need some attention.

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                And the gauge cluster trim has seen better days.

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                We have most of the trim re-veneered as of now although the gauge cluster is a pain in the ass. Now we just need to decide on a stain color.

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                The next projects will be staining the wood, replacing the carpets, and cleaning the seats, while the dash is out for repair. We are also going to start on some of the body work repairs while we wait on the dash. The dates have been announced for the 2020 Vintage and I have my sights set on driving it up.

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                • #23
                  wow.... actual wood dash trim. love it.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Miroteknik View Post
                    wow.... actual wood dash trim. love it.
                    It going to look amazing when its done but it is a major pain in the ass to work with. We finished the cluster bezel last night, it only took 5 attempts to get it right.

                    Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

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                    • #25
                      I dislike Byron.



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                      • #26
                        Boring update, I have been traveling and trying to get my m3 fixed so I haven't done much on the car. We have most of the wood fixed and stained. I only took one pic, but you get the idea.

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                        We also recovered some of the trim panels.

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                        We also cleaned the window regulators and made some adjustments. Apparently the windows were missing some parts so we ordered some stupid expensive springs from Germany.... Seriously this thing is killing me.

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                        We also ordered a new headliner and removed the old one. The headliner in the car was actually in pretty good shape except someone cut a square out of it.....no clue..


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                        I hope to have some more meaningful updates soon.

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                        • #27
                          I love even the boring updates, keep up the good work.
                          Insta Mintyhinrichs

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                          • #28
                            I gave the visors a good cleaning last night. I am impressed with P&S xpress interior cleaner.

                            Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

                            Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

                            As you can see in the video, it took very little effort.

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                            My dad also made a speaker mount for the dash.

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                            Not a major system but we plan on driving this car and we need some music. We will likely get a vintage look radio with bluetooth or a modified vintage radio.

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                            • #29
                              Small update, not to leave well enough alone we weren't 100% happy with the trim. So my dad stripped the veneer and re-stained.

                              Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

                              I think they are good now.

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                              Who am I kidding, I'm sure we will do them again.....

                              Also, the headliner material showed up so we will work on that this weekend I'm sure.

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                              • #30
                                oooohhhh that wood work... how thin was the veneer to get it to bend over those tight forms...

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