Burgy the Eta

[Petebee]

Came to my senses. Sold the Alfa to buy a replacement Volvo for my daughter (yeah that one in the pic has a blown HG...tired of fixing the thing), and still had enough left over to paint Burgy.

All trim removed. Tailights and front/rear windshields coming out too - just left them in until I drove the car to the paint shop (just up the road).

[Petebee]

Well...painter experienced primer lifting after initial body prep and primer. We'll have to go close to bare metal to get primer to adhere. He'd sanded through 2 layers of respray but apparently it has been repainted 3 times.

Fun part trying to figure out BMW paint code. I think it is 199. There is a Burgundrot Metallic II that is code 214, but I think it is for 87 model year only.

Should be finished up next week.

[HennaE30]

Well...painter experienced primer lifting after initial body prep and primer. We'll have to go close to bare metal to get primer to adhere. He'd sanded through 2 layers of respray but apparently it has been repainted 3 times.

Fun part trying to figure out BMW paint code. I think it is 199. There is a Burgundrot Metallic II that is code 214, but I think it is for 87 model year only.

Should be finished up next week.

E30zone has all the e30 paint codes iirc

[Petebee]

Burgy has new paint as of Friday PM. John the painter will let it cure for a few days then wet sand and compound. Then it is reassembly time for me.

Note paint is actually b-rot not black LOL



Area right in front of rear wheel on this side was the worst part. John seems to have got it nice and straight. He certainly put a lot of time into body prep!

[Petebee]

Ordered a bunch of seals and trim including front/rear windshield seals/chrome trim, inner window seals, various trim clips and body hardware. Will also replace front windshield with a new one.

Also got new plug wires, NGK plugs and the valve adjuster tool. I am going to adjust the valves tighter to compensate for the age of the engine. I've seen other threads where that helped quiet things down a lot.

I swapped a portable generator that I never use for a lower mileage M20B27 long block with all accessories and a rebuilt head. I will clean up and reseal the engine. Next year we'll pull the engine, upgrade/update all A/C components (including the missing ones) and paint the bay while everything is out.

I've PMd Stitch for a quote on some front seat covers in Pearl Beige as well. Will hunt for some period correct 15-in wheels, too. Right now I am leaning towards BBS Mahles with polished lips and Nogaro or gold centers.

As you can tell I've decided that Burgy is a keeper, and will pour too much money into an old eta Bimmer LOL

[318aye]

Great work. Hope to see you around town.

[Petebee]

Great work. Hope to see you around town.

Sounds good. Will likely try to make C&C in August.

Body is painted, cleared, sanded and buffed. Really hard to make out the B-rot on the camera.

In direct sun it looks rust:



On the shady side it looks like Malaga burgundy:



Hood and trunk outer surfaces painted last night. Will be sanded and buffed on Saturday so I should get the car back then. Woo hoo.

Gonna try to strip anodized aluminum trim with EZ Off and steel wool, then wet sand and polish. Wish me luck. I don't want to put dull faded trim on such nice paint.

[Petebee]

Couple of quick pics. Still need to install driver's grille when I replace broken hood cable. I'll take better shots this weekend.

[Staszek]

Looks awesome, can I ask how much the paint job cost with all the prep? I will be going there soon.

[Petebee]

$3k down to bare metal sort of (see primer lift issue) PPG base + clear.

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[Staszek]

Awesome!! I was thinking $5000, I will take $3k!

[Stapes]

Your car looks great! That's exactly what I'm aiming for.

I'm thinking of doing as much as I can, including sanding, to save some money. Any thoughts on that?

[Petebee]

I didn't have the skill or patience to try any of the body work. Paint was just...horrible.

Not perfect but a lot better :)

Had dragging brakes so I put a new master cylinder in. Problem solved.

Also adjusted valves to .09 and installed new plug wires and spark plugs. So much quieter and it doesn't sound like a sewing machine. I can actually hear my exhaust leak now lol.

[Petebee]

Well car actually needed a new brake booster to remedy the brake dragging issue, but that is all sorted now.

Picked up a set of 15" Hartge (mfg in Japan) for a great deal and had my buddy respray them. Not quite as nice as the 16s I had to sell, but I am very happy. These have spokes that match the profile of the 16s better (slight outward, convex curve) versus the OE 15s that I have seen that have a more concave face (spokes curve inward).





Found some OZ caps that fit the center bore. Since some Hartges were made by OZ I feel like I'm not cheating that bad.



Car is a bit filthy, and I promise to take some better pics once the weather clears up and I can detail it.