Adam's 6.9 restoration (part 1)

[adamb]

I wanted to share you with these images taken yesterday morning when I visited Mohan in the workshop. As you can see most removable bits have been removed, blasted clean of rust and set aside ready for prep work. When I took the car to the workshop in late February, I had removed door trims, chrome, plastic, rubber and aluminium trim. The workshop removed all door internals in order to do a clean job. The guys were happy to report that there are no horror stories under the old paint. One exception is the near side front wing which has been welded and patched up in the past. This will need to be replaced with a clean panel from a breaker. I am not yet showing the sunroof frame which will need extensive repair to stop future leaks.

Restoration gallery
Pre-restore winter photos

I am quite impressed with how it's going so far. What you see in pictures has taken 30 hours to do. There is still 2-3 times this much work to go until the car is done and is wearing its new shiny coat.

[s class]

That's pretty exciting stuff.  What are they going to do about that right rear arch?  Weld in a replacement arch?

[jbrasile]

Nice Adam!

Have you decided on a color? Are you going to remove the engine to restore the engine bay as well?

Tks,

Joe

[adamb]

That's pretty exciting stuff.  What are they going to do about that right rear arch?  Weld in a replacement arch?

I've got repair sections for both rear wheel arches. These will be welded in place soon.

[adamb]

Nice Adam!

Have you decided on a color? Are you going to remove the engine to restore the engine bay as well?

Tks,

Joe

Thanks! Yes, the colour is going to be bespoke - black with 10% pearlescent red. Purists will not be happy!!

The engine will stay in place. We will paint black all around or I might wait until it needs to come out. At the moment there is no reason to remove the engine other than under bonnet aesthetics which are not my priority.

[WGB]

Thanks for the photos.

Best of luck.

Bill

[Mforcer]

Yes, the colour is going to be bespoke - black with 10% pearlescent red. Purists will not be happy!!

That colour sounds great. Looking forward to seeing it!

[jjb-w116-hu]

hi everyone, as there is a lot of painting going on and i've been contemmplating for a while the most efficient way to do it - i am keen to remove all the doors and strip them right back also. how hard is it to remove (or costly to replace) the chrome inlays that go around the windows' edge?
anyone know what its actually called so i may ask the local parts stockists?

[koan]

anyone know what its actually called so i may ask the local parts stockists?

Try window garnish molding, I bought one years ago.

koan

[TJ 450]

I wish I could see the pics... my internet connection is slow as hell at the moment.

It sounds like a very thorough project though.

Tim

[adamb]

hi everyone, as there is a lot of painting going on and i've been contemmplating for a while the most efficient way to do it - i am keen to remove all the doors and strip them right back also. how hard is it to remove (or costly to replace) the chrome inlays that go around the windows' edge?
anyone know what its actually called so i may ask the local parts stockists?

The doors were sand blasted first to remove all rust. It's possible to strip them down yourself. Not too hard after doing the first one. After that you need to pay professionals or find friends with equipment. As for flattening the metal for preparation to painting, I think experience and good tools are essential. The paint will not look good unless the surface is flawless. I don't have the time or space to do any of that so have to pay a garage. I still did most of the stripping myself so feel like I am participating in the event rather than just being a passenger.