The original bumpers for the 99 Turbo were pretty much shot. The ’78 bumpers have plastic chrome and black rubber decorative lists and the plastic is pretty much always scrap. A NOS front bumper came with the car which was a great help. I figured I would try to find …
The engine and gearbox were in pretty good condition already before the project started. Putting the engine and gearbox back together should be pretty straightforward. But of course when you start taking things apart you usually find at least a problem or two. No exceptions here… Cylinder head We took …
After the engine and gearbox were disassembled I proceeded to collect all the other stuff I needed to have zinc coated and yellow passivated. I acid bathed most of the small stuff like nuts and bolts, but glass bead blasted the bigger ones. I used citric acid for the bath. …
The next step was to disassemble the engine and gearbox to have the components refurbished. Taking the engine apart was pretty straightforward. As usual I took several detail photos of the different components and what type of bolts go where. Also, I separated all the nuts and bolts according to …
The wiper mechanism was in working order but needed some cleaning and new grease. I used best parts from three different units to get it as clean and rust free as possible. Heater unit overhaul The heater unit was a mess and some of the plastic parts were also damaged, …
After the car was painted it was time to start putting some parts on the body shell. First job was to install the suspension components.
Finally – The 99 Turbo is now in paint! Painting in a home made booth does have challenges. One of the biggest is not enough light. Real paint booths have large light panels for a reason – to see what the hell you are doing! 😀 Despite the many lights …
Time to move on to the doors. The major decision here was if I wanted to paint the doors upright or laying flat. Laying flat would be easier but if they were upright the paint would settle down the same way it would on the sides of the car. I …
Well it doesn’t always go as planned. I proceeded to paint the bonnet and the rear hatch and other smaller pieces. Unfortunately some contamination from painters tape got on the bonnet and the hatch so there was pretty much no other options than to wash it all away and start …
After doing the practice run with the interior it was time to move on to the engine bay. The 99 engine bay is not an easy thing to paint well. There are all sorts of nooks and crannies that are difficult to reach. Especially the “canyon” between the wheel well …
