2 Years go by in a flash nothing major changes (except constant combing of 1. Ebay.DE 2. FAQ classifieds 3. EBAY US Religiously hoarding parts) and in the summer of '19 I decide I badly want to paint my car inside and out and just go for the full resto.
Colors I wanted in order of priority 1. Night blue from e24 series 2. Florida Green 3. Factory Sahara
BUT....
I forwarded a series of photos to over 10 shops at the time throughout the Bay Area and Socal shoot even o
Been on the road for the last 4 months, enjoying so much in its current state that I didn't follow up on blog so here goes the list of work I neglected to post :
1. Full suspension rebuild:
a. Bilstein sports with HR SS
b. IE poly bushings everywhere (diff mounts, sway bars, control arms, rear trailing arms) Car feels tight!!
c. Condor Racing Rear subframe mounts
2. Overhauling of Single Circuit brake system keeping all original parts going:
a. Rebuilt
Sold my old my beloved squaretail to jump on the chance to pickup my new project, thought I had every piece to restore another car from what i had accumulated over the years but had a rude awakening when I found out this early car is a different animal.
It is a solid example only showing a quarter size rust hole in the spare wheel well and some light patina on the body. All seams look good am excited to start with such a clean shell, I do believe the major factor of preservation here was th