*!Build of the year candidate!* Strange PNW Build: E30+Volvo

[adam.nonis]

Well, the adjuster is here right now, looked at the car, loves it, (he’s a BMW guy) and is out writing the repair estimate. He said he’s not even going to run comparables for valuation. He said, “it’s gotta be worth at least $50k like this. You’ve done so much work I wouldn’t even know where to start” (I just kept my mouth shut). He took extra pictures of the outside and the interior to show his team. I popped the hood and he took a bunch of pics under there too. Fingers crossed.

[LateFan]

Nissan "Strange-a"

Oh, and ho hum, just a Ferrari shooting brake dropping by.

[adam.nonis]

what in tarnation is that red widebody thing?

Nissan Stagea

[LowR3V'in]

what in tarnation is that red widebody thing?

[adam.nonis]

Promo photo shoot for PNW Wagonfest 2019. Made sure they only got the good side [emoji23]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvH4mBCDqlN/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=n8x0u1zgm9hh

[adam.nonis]

First you need to peel the old cloth



Then you need to strip the foam remnants. The easiest way is to use a cupped wire brush in a drill on slow. That way you run the least risk of damaging the fiberglass layer underneath



Next I used panelboard to extend the rear sides and fill the handle holes



A skim of filler



I usually lay the cloth on the headliner card and fold it back. Gluing half at a time (pro-tip, a good upholsterer will lay the suede in a “waterfall” with smooth going forward and down), stick it then glue the other half



The tape is for where you don’t want adhesive. It’s ok to float small areas where there’s defects



The trick is to be really light on the glue. Glue both halves, let it COMPLETELY dry and then spray a little bit on one half (usually the card). If you put too much adhesive on when you’re installing you can compress the foam and it’ll look “cottage cheesey”





Installing

[adam.nonis]

Who makes the best set of coilovers for an E30 that sits low?

[adam.nonis]

My least favorite part about wrapping a headliner

[AWDBOB]

x2 on a nice, warm white being the perfect color. I don't think an Alpine variant would suit it right.

[adam.nonis]

At first I saw everyone in here talking about white and thought to myself "nooo, white would be so boring" - then I saw the renderings and instantly changed my mind. White would suit it well.

Still gonna go out on a limb here though...

Grigio Medio!

I love grey. My daily is grey.



But, the car I’m really trying to not to be mistaken for looks like 1000 different colors depending on light. Including grey.



So, I’ll probably pass on grey. As much as I like it.



Here’s my top twelve choices for a white. Six of those are the variants of two colors.

[CubbyChowder]

At first I saw everyone in here talking about white and thought to myself "nooo, white would be so boring" - then I saw the renderings and instantly changed my mind. White would suit it well.

Still gonna go out on a limb here though...

Grigio Medio!

[Shu]

What's that nice warm white on 2002s, "Chamonix?"

ooo ... this is nice.

[rzerob]

If you are going to go with alpine white consider the later version, Alpine White 3.

[LateFan]

What's that nice warm white on 2002s, "Chamonix?"

[Jokester]

White cars are clean cars, it would tie everything else in nicely as well.