Restoration shots

[bmwloco]

Here are a few shots of my 912 Restoration project. It seems to go on and on...but it's going to be rolling soon.

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This is the Aircraft Stipper I use to help loosen up old paint and undercoating. The longer it stays on, the more it takes off. This is the tool box cover from the trunk being treated.
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Dynamat Extreme in the doors. I probably went a bit overboard here, but it's easy to work with and doesn't take long to install.

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The interior without the seats. New pans in the rear, front pans scrubbed to bare metal. POR-15 covers it all. I put Dynamat Extreme all over the floor. $10 worth of insulation from local trim shop covers it all. I have refurbed Recaro's from Aardvarc Racing (a BMW 2002 shop) to install along with new carpet.

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This is where I've been spending the past three days - under the car. It's not easy work, but the results are good - clean metal. After spraying on Aircraft Stripper, I let it soak over night, then chip off the old undercoating with a 1" metal scraper and a 3" metal scraper.

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Here's the front pan replacement. The gas tank is out. All the new metal has been coated with POR-15. While I had the clip out, I went ahead and did the suspension; new KYB struts up and front and shocks in back, new turbo tie rod ends, and new ball joints.

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Lower valance off; you can clearly see the new metal - it's all black with POR-15. Once the valance is on, you won't see the black.

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The rear of my '67 912 Targa. There's a Maestro Engine under the lid. No, the paint is not original - it's supposed to be Crystal Blua, but it's a Mercedes gold now. Someday I'll respray her - probably an original grey or possibly an Audi color I just saw, Aviator Pearl Grey. It's really "retro" looking.

I'll post more shots as I put the car back together.

[JuiceMan]

Love that color!