Riviera Resto

[Geoff Raynak]

well ... before you install them ... and can have them 6-feet apart ... you should find a friend to raise a glass with

 

mighty fine work!

 

regards

geoff

 

[Get2theBimmah]

Adjusted the valves.

 

 

More satisfying sandblasting fun.

Blasted the bracket.  Electronics and tank are new. 

Headlight buckets looking like new.  Also good time to note - front air dam measured and mocked up exactly where it is going to be on the car then trimmed for the bumper bracket.  We just used this hardware to hold it in place for the time being.  It's a bit redundant, but he just sprayed it early on with the body panels that weren't on the car.   He wants to strip the whole air dam down then trim, rivet and paint it again.  He doesn't mind nor do I.

 

Had the original gas tank cleaned and coated by a local radiator shop. 

 

 

Comparison of what the gas tank filler neck pieces looked like before I sandblasted.  The old crusty flange I replaced with a new one, but kept that lock ring.  The bolt pattern didn't line up between the new quarter panel, new filler neck, and new flange.  Despite all of the rotations I tried, it wouldn't sit flat.  In order for the gas cap to fully close at the horizontal position, I had to redrill the quarter panel receiver area and rubber filler neck.  

 

 

That 45* angle was going to drive me nuts, now it's much better. 

 

 

All new rubber plumbing, new fuel filter, and fan.  The wiring a little further in place. 

 

 

Fuse box in need of some love.

 

 

My supervisor is always breathing down my neck. 

 

 

Looking like new with the tutorial in the article here. A little further with metal polish got the tabs ready for fuses and aesthetically pleasing under the new cover. 

 

 

Edited March 26, 2020 by Get2theBimmah

[zinz]

Gorgeous work. 

[114TYP]

Did the VDO bottle clear up so nice or is it a new aftermarket bottle?

[JsnPpp]

4 hours ago, 114TYP said:

Did the VDO bottle clear up so nice or is it a new aftermarket bottle?

 

I think he wrote its a new bottle. Would be awesome if it came out that clean with scrubbing!  

 

This is a great thread, really makes me happy to see the progress.

 

Jason

[NickVyse]

5 hours ago, JsnPpp said:

 

I think he wrote its a new bottle. Would be awesome if it came out that clean with scrubbing!  

 

This is a great thread, really makes me happy to see the progress.

 

Jason

 

they seem weird that white - guess I never saw a new car back in the seveties so they've always been yellow to me!

Edited March 25, 2020 by NickVyse

[Get2theBimmah]

23 hours ago, zinz said:

Gorgeous work. 

 

Thanks!

 

15 hours ago, 114TYP said:

Did the VDO bottle clear up so nice or is it a new aftermarket bottle?

 

New bottle. 

 

11 hours ago, JsnPpp said:

 

I think he wrote its a new bottle. Would be awesome if it came out that clean with scrubbing!  

 

This is a great thread, really makes me happy to see the progress.

 

Jason

 

Thanks, glad you're enjoying it! 

 

9 hours ago, NickVyse said:

 

they seem weird that white - guess I never saw a new car back in the seveties so they've always been yellow to me!

Yeah it is strange seeing it so white, but it does work with the brake fluid reservoir too.  It would be too staggering if one was done without the other.  I doubt it was ever like that new.  Although those old plastics just aged differently, I would imagine the chemicals in the plastics then compared to now wouldn't have looked like this new either.  We'll have to get the verdict from those original owners here to tell us

[Get2theBimmah]

More sandblasting before paint. 

Before the paint went on.

 

 

Headliner and pillars addressed..

New OEM headliner. 

 

Drooping headliner with a Z1 cameo. 

 

 

 

 Loomed the interior and the engine bay.

Before which gave me anxiety every time I looked in the car. 

 

After...so much better. 

 

 

 

 

To clean up the engine bay aesthetics, I ran the wires and cold start fuel feed line through the runners. 

I used a heavy duty heat shrink sleeve for protection from extra heat in there. You can just see it on the fuel line when it goes in.  

 

 

I also trimmed back the excess wiring for the different routing through the intake runners from the firewall. 

 

Got the axles up and in the car. 

Edited March 28, 2020 by Get2theBimmah

[Get2theBimmah]

Haven't been back here in a bit.  Been up and down on the car.  Set it aside for a little bit, but trying to keep on track.  I decided to rip out the 4 speed that was in the car and convert to 5 speed to mate to the 3.91.  I knew it was going to bother me with the the new lsd, but of course I just waited until everything was bolted in, torqued down and paint markered to change my mind haha.  

 

While I've been gone here..

 

I got the air dam reinstalled with the rivets painted blue. 

 

 

Got the hood mounted and aligned. 

 

 

Front and rear windshields installed. 

[Get2theBimmah]

Test fitted the ride height with the 15" RS's I will be running.  Not bad for tossing the new CA Tuned coil overs in.  Gotta dial them in later, but an exciting teaser of the final outcome. 

[Get2theBimmah]

Carpet and dash going in.  Just Dashes did a killer job on as expected.  Huge shoutout to @esty on the carpet, such an easy install.   

 

 

[ray_]

Awesome!

 

For the gas cap orientation it always bugs me to see them not horizontal too. But for me it was just a matter of clocking the collar that attaches at the inside of the quarter....

 

Cheers,

[jgerock]

Not sure why I missed seeing your build thread. Very nicely done!

[Get2theBimmah]

On 8/30/2020 at 6:44 PM, ray_ said:

Awesome!

 

For the gas cap orientation it always bugs me to see them not horizontal too. But for me it was just a matter of clocking the collar that attaches at the inside of the quarter....

 

Cheers,

I rotated it all different ways, but the bolt pattern didn't line up to the quarter panel to sit flat.  Maybe it was the new quarter panel? I don't know. It wasn't terribly difficult to take that extra step, but I'd rather not have had to do it at the time lol. 

 

 

23 hours ago, jgerock said:

Not sure why I missed seeing your build thread. Very nicely done!

Thanks, coming from you it means a lot.

[jp5Touring]

Is impressive build. What are you using for blasting ? Parts turn out very nice.