My 87 eta project – a flood car’s second chance

[evandael]

i love this build. great progress, very similar to what i want to be doing with mine!

[n0m4d]

Thanks! Without all the build threads on here I don't think I would have gotten this far. There seem to lots of great refresh/rebuild project threads going on right now. I love reading how everyone approaches the same issues a little differently.

i love this build. great progress, very similar to what i want to be doing with mine!

[MattAvino]

Awesome. I'm really enjoying your bodywork.

[n0m4d]

So I have moar pics for you. I spent half the weekend doing some long needed cleaning / organizing in the garage mostly so I could have the room to work on interior stuff. Inside the car I hit some the surface rust on floorboards with some Eastwood Rust Encapsulator. I also dyed the carpet and the parcel shelf with Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric paint which really came out great. It took less than 3 cans to get the job done and it really looks like brand new black carpet.

Here is the carpet after, it's jet black in person. I have a before pic earlier in this thread.

Here is the parcel shelf before, stripped of the speakers and vents.

Here it is after, it also looks brand new and jet black.

[Butler]

The dye looks great! I hope it lasts for you. I need to do the same with mine. Thanks for the encouragement! Your car is coming along nicely.

[n0m4d]

I have been making a little progress. I have been working on some interior parts. I picked up a rough but crack-free dashborad last fall that I rehab'd with some dye. Here is the before:

Here is after two light coats of dye:


The dye looks so good I decided to use it on my b pillar trim and part of the center console that I had laying around.

Here is the parcel shelf reassembled:


I'm kinda waiting on a headliner before I can start re-installing interior. This weekend I may attempt the oh so fun dash swap. I also have been running wires for the stereo and wiring up things like the keyless entry and cruise control.

[JA1991]

Did your car not have cruise control when you bought it? I was wondering how difficult it was to put cruise on a car that didn't come with it.

[n0m4d]

Did your car not have cruise control when you bought it? I was wondering how difficult it was to put cruise on a car that didn't come with it.

I did not have cruise control when I bought the car but I have almost all the parts to install it. I'm still tracking down a clutch switch and bracket. It doesnt seem terribly hard to retrofit. I am using the following how-to article as a guide:

http://84.45.115.78/e30zonewiki/images/9/90/E30_cruise_control_install.pdf

[durtyE30]

Love the blue, don't change that blue interior it's more rare than you know.

[n0m4d]

I didn't know that blue was a rare or desirable interior color. I have 4 blue door cards, 2 blue front comfort seats and a rear with ski pass and headrests. If someone wants to trade for black door cards and rear seat (for a sedan) in equal condition I'd be all for it. Otherwise in about a week or so it will all be dyed black. I find the blue to be hideous personally.

[CrusherCurtis]

Damn that dash looks brand new.

[JA1991]

i might put cruise on in the near future. I would have loved to have it when i drove from florida to michigan

[Schnitzer318is]

I recently retro'd cruise into my 87 eta and it was one of the best things I have done to the car so far. You will enjoy and notice it every time you use it.

[squidmaster]

Love the blue, don't change that blue interior it's more rare than you know.

Listen to this guy. If you want a black interior, sell the blue and buy black and still have cash left over.

[evandael]

save the blue interiors!