84 body restoration

[bluemane500]

hey guys, I'm ready to start a restoration on an 84 i picked up this winter at a reasonable price,,it seems to run well and it is solid and all there, I'm gonna try an walk you through it,and post some pics along the way,, I'm not on alot so any questions you have ,just be patient and i will get back to you,,,this is my contribution to the forum for the help i have gotten here,,,i hope you enjoy



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[bluemane500]

[bluemane500]

so a couple hours on saturday with the assist of my new lift and the bumper cover is removed,,, today after i finish here i will take off the rear cover

[bluemane500]

for those of you that have never removed a cover these pics will show you where all the nuts are to be removed,,,first take out your plastic wheelhouse's to get access to all the nuts,,,after all the nuts are removed there are five phillip screws under the hood,,,also disconnect headlight washer hoses

[MPDano]

Interesting, you left the Front Spoiler on when you removed the Front Bumper, most remove that first. Great job, can't wait to see more pics of your progress.

[924CarreraGTP]

Nice 850i by the way, and please show us some pictures of the mint green lady on my 928 pictures post.

[sonett3]

Much easier to pull the Front cover off with the spoiler still on it . I do that all the time.

[MPDano]

Originally Posted by sonett3

Much easier to pull the Front cover off with the spoiler still on it . I do that all the time.

Must be a Painter Guy Trick

[sonett3]

No just much easier to get it off as one .

[laneyamps]

Very cool, thanks for the pics!

[AirtekHVAC]

I have garage/lift/car envy....

[davetr]

sweet garage

[tedward515]

Good luck with your project! And please do tell about the early mint green car in the background.

[bluemane500]

thanks for the compliments,,the 850 was a customers car,,, the green car is my 79 5speed restored a couple years ago,,,,,,so after a busy week i had a little free time today, so i removed the back bumper,,,after removing the wheels, plastic shield on drivers rear,next the antenna and the side marker lights the bumper begins to be unbolted

[bluemane500]

after the nuts are removed on the underside of the body, the bumper guards need to come off,,, easy enough loosen the bottom bolt and remove the center bolt

[bluemane500]

now in order to remove the cover the tail light wiring unplugs behind the corners of the interior quarter panel trim,,,to correctly remove those you really need to take the interior apart first,,, so i take out the front seats first---next the rear lower cushions,then the fold down rear seats,,then lastly the quarter trim,,,,you must find all the screws,,,there are screws in the seat belt opening trim,,you must move the belt left and right to get access to these screws,,,when your ready to remove the panels they slide out towards the front of the car,,,then you will have access to the tail lamp plugs,,,unplug and push gromets thru body,,now remove top retaining screws on top of rear cover and you are ready to remove cover,,,dont forget to unplug the plate light wiring as you take the cover off

[bluemane500]

so the cover is off,, the day is over almost 6 hrs in today,,, and its time to clean up and put the parts away,,,,,,

[bluemane500]

its been a long day but now i have access to remove quarter glass and get rid of the rodent nests that are inside the panels,,, and no i don't own the 76 308 it just came in for an accident repair,,, sweet car but id rather drive a 928

[bluemane500]

well i haven't been able to work on the car since the ferrari came in and it wont be too soon i have any free time but i took it outside today to blow out the interior and engine compartement and i found something you guys might like

[bluemane500]