Maytag is not going to Utah. Vlad is.
I am way behind in keeping this thread updated. Tons happened before and during 5erWest and not all of it had to do with E28s. So while some pics were taken as wrenches turned, not as many as normal. Here's what I got...
I was prepping parts for Minerva and noted the trunk cover and toolkit I had planned to use was not really good enough for that car. So I decided to remove pretty much the last remaining evidence that Maytag was ever an Eta (yes, I fudged the foam install up and didn't get it perfectly straight. Sue me.):
ML320 eBay cup-holders FTW. These aren't as nice as the variant the PO put on Vlad (more positive action, auto deploying the arms), but I still think this is the best E28 cup holder mod out there.
I didn't have time to do any work on my cars, due to more important things like getting ready to take a new job in Utah, so I removed the engine bay insulation and cleaned everything real good.
Instead of replacing these, as I did on Vlad, I repaired them with 3M black weather strip adhesive. Great stuff.
Ok, the REAL reason I decided to clean all this:
See the end of the throttle cable?
See this gash?
Things get really interesting when said end of throttle cable gets stuck in said gash. At first I was like "That's odd that this car is idling so high. Let me open the hood to see why it's doing that." And of course the high idle stops as soon as I pop the hood.
Then, over a week or so, it got more pronounced. But whenever I'd open the hood, the racing engine would go back to normal.
Eventually a very dim light went on and I noticed the gash.
The problem is the hood insulation absorbs oil. Over 30 years it gets soft and sags from all that oil.
The solution is to clean it. Well.
Which I did:
After it dried, it was firm again. For extra protection I put a piece of vinyl tape on each side of the gash. Woot.
I found out the week before 5erWest that my seats were not going to be done. I had taken too long getting the upholster the fabric (actually, I had taken too long to decide on a fabric). I was able to beg the upholster guy (Mike at All City Customs) to at least get the door cards done. He obliged. I picked up the cards and the rear seat so I'd have everything but a passenger seat for 5erWest (I subsequently dropped the rear seat off at the shop again, because I'm doing this fabric front and back...just on the center sections of the seats).
He did a really great job and I'm even more excited than before to see the seats!
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The fabric is a '75-80 Porsche "Scottish Dress Tartan" in Blue/Green (2AC).
I purchased it from Lakewell Classic Car Interiors of Belgium.
http://www.lakewell.com/en/general/fabr ... an-fabrics
Fun side story: I emailed Lakewell asking about the fabrics, here's the first reply I got back:
(He's referring to this:
http://www.kindel.com/porsche/options/options.asp)
It was a pretty big risk choosing this fabric. I've never done a car interior before and my primary purpose was to get experience without doing something totally stupid. I wanted something unique, but not something super 'loud'. Folks who've seen the fabric in person in car seem to agree with me: It's nicely muted. Not overbearing or bright. Fun.
I drove Maytag to 5erWest and @vince101 drove Vlad (we swapped for the last half of the return trip). The roads and weather were epic and Maytag was a joy. The M5 steering box needs to be adjusted, and the alignment still isn't right. The car is no where near as 'tight' as Vlad, but it's getting there.
The motor is fantastic. I had no problem going as fast as I wanted on any of the roads we were on. It'll be nice once it's tuned, but for now, no complaints.
Really, really, good company:
We needed to order more fabric to finish the seats and it's due Sept 23. I'm guessing the seats will be done mid-October...
