Hello. My name is Dan, and today I doomsday prepped

[straight6pwr]

YoungCR said:

Great updates! 

m42b32 said:

That seat looks incredible, I can't wait to see it all put together in the car!

thanks!

Jdesign said:

I would love to borrow that chart. From what I have seen online, I always thought buckskin was the closest to what my interior was.

That seat looks amazing BTW. How long do you have to let it set before you can uh.....sit?

sure thing. next time you are around town just give me a buzz.

SEM recommends 24hrs before heavy use. From experience, I recommend waiting until you can't smell the paint/dye anymore. Complete flashing took a couple days, in this case.

[straight6pwr]

brought the drivers seat in last night  to start tear down and got a proper before/after.  also to note, the palomino is showing brighter yellow in my kitchen due to the lighting/camera.  the door panel picture I posted earlier is a much better representation.

[B C]

Made from Genuine Homer Simpson Leather

[YoungCR]

The palomino is very '80s Ferrari interior color now that I think about it.

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YoungCR said:

The palomino is very '80s Ferrari interior color now that I think about it.

fun fact: the 348tb is my favorite Ferrari. this must have been in my sub-conscience.

[KaiserRolls]

Dan your updates are awesome. Pics are just as nice as the work you do.

(Also that helmet is cool and I want it)

[straight6pwr]

well thank you, kind sir.

i will decorate your helmet for you. little miata silhouettes?

[KaiserRolls]

straight6pwr said:

well thank you, kind sir.

i will decorate your helmet for you. little miata silhouettes?

[Jdesign]

Dan that color looks so nice. Ugghh now I am reconsidering the Buckskin.....

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Jdesign said:

Dan that color looks so nice. Ugghh now I am reconsidering the Buckskin.....

i agree, but what about the color of your top? personally, I couldn't mismatch them.

well, I'm all done with the interior, just have to install it when we get better weather. officially, the paint booth is disassembled and I can have my room back (and also have women over without them thinking I'm a weirdo).  I have somehow lost one of my memory cards (i think the cats stole it) and therefore a few pictures of the bolster replacement and vinyl repairs are AWOL, but i still have some pictures to show.

driver's seat had one crack in the frame, at the bolster.  i had dave weld this up for me

driver's side seat also had very seized mechanisms (but not broken) so a good 2-day soak in PB blaster, followed by silicone lube, followed by white lithium grease and they are all back to good.

driver's outside bolster was f'd, but i replaced it with a brand new vinyl bolster and a good replacement foam. no pictures of the replacement piece before dying, for now.

and the final result! the pieces are not actually this shiny, the light in the room is super intense from the paint booth setup, so it appears that way (2x100w bulbs)

[m42b32]

Wow... if my interior ends up even half as good as that, I would be stoked.

[Boris3]

This all turned out really well. Nicely done!

[Bassboy3313]

Amazing!!!

[Jdesign]

Dude Yes. And yeah you are right about matching the top.

[RobZR]

Nice work.  Quite the transformation.     Ohh!, the single life,  turn a spare room into a paint booth and here nothing but silence. jealous!!

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RobZR said:

Nice work.  Quite the transformation.     Ohh!, the single life,  turn a spare room into a paint booth and here nothing but silence. jealous!!

oh, don't be jealous of my situation.  i'm just making hay while the sun shines.

also, you own like 12 bmws and have a couple of them in pieces, so I think you're doing OK in that department

and thanks, everyone.

[straight6pwr]

to quote brian

Snap said:

Four steps forward, three steps back.

got the carpet pulled today.

discovered a couple things:

1)there is water getting in the cabin somewheres (wet in passenger rear footwell)

2)my heater core is leaking

3)i think the radio is just DED dead. does that happen that one day a radio just doesn't turn on anymore? i thought it was from the aftermarket stereo/old alarm wiring that I cut to the battery, but I traced all the wires and none of them actually went to the radio, besides some rca subwoofer cables.  pictures for my further investigation.  EDIT: Just crossed check the radio/car wiring charts, and everything is in order. Also double checked for a blown fuse, did not find one. Just need to confirm the violet and red/green indeed have power.

4)there are remnants of an old keyless entry/alarm system which I have to weed out. not looking forward to this.

5)i did some work on the central locking.  when I got the car, central locking wasn't doing anything. as well, the drivers lock cylinder didnt work, and there was a separate key for the ignition. well, the PO had removed the microswitches from the door locks and they were just bouncing around in the door.... so, i rebuilt the drivers side lock, greased up all the latches/handles, and reconnected the microswitches.  luckily, that's got me half way there. central locking will lock the doors from the drivers side, but not unlock, so i think the actuator is dying or a wire is corroded on that side. passenger microswitch is dead. trunk lock seems 100% OK.

[KaiserRolls]

My radio randomly stopped working during an autocross. Which is perfect because I'm removing it and putting gauges in. It was intermittent before that though, never put time into tracking it down.

I am no help

[Boris3]

Good thread on e30 water leaks:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=89648

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KaiserRolls said:

My radio randomly stopped working during an autocross. Which is perfect because I'm removing it and putting gauges in. It was intermittent before that though, never put time into tracking it down.

I am no help

no this helps, thanks. i just said f* it and ordered a new radio. old one is a garbage pile anyhow.

Boris3 said:

Good thread on e30 water leaks:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=89648

thanks!