Bertl
Goißatreiber
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After I had picked up my car in 2009 it became soon apparent that the car hat been maintained constantly by the original owner, but the usual rust traps were present. I changed the chassis for a zinc coated and sealed one, but the body shell and doors proved to be rotten as well - certainly not beyond repair, but beyond what I could do and pay for at the time)
To get the car back on the road as quickly as possible, the body was temporarily replaced by a red '87 one that came from a car that had been in an accident. It served well for two years, but since 2014 the R4 has been waiting to be restored properly. I got a replacement body in very good condition that matches the '78 model year and will require much less work than the original one. I had already collected doors, bonnet and a rear door, but my garage never got round to tackling the project.
Now this (hopefully final) replacement body is being prepared for the paintwork, and I'll have to try and put back everything in order, re-fitting the old style dashboard.
I hope you can help me with a few questions:
What material is used as a seal for the air vents? Is this bitumen tape? Looks like there's some fabric tape in the back as well. Any recommendations?
My original R4 body (and indeed the '87 replacement) are fitted with the cloth roof liner which I'd like to transfer over to the "new" body. I've read up on the fiddly procedure, but what bothers me is if it can be fitted at all, since the "new" body came with the plastic one-piece roof liner.
Thanks!
Robert
To get the car back on the road as quickly as possible, the body was temporarily replaced by a red '87 one that came from a car that had been in an accident. It served well for two years, but since 2014 the R4 has been waiting to be restored properly. I got a replacement body in very good condition that matches the '78 model year and will require much less work than the original one. I had already collected doors, bonnet and a rear door, but my garage never got round to tackling the project.
Now this (hopefully final) replacement body is being prepared for the paintwork, and I'll have to try and put back everything in order, re-fitting the old style dashboard.
I hope you can help me with a few questions:
What material is used as a seal for the air vents? Is this bitumen tape? Looks like there's some fabric tape in the back as well. Any recommendations?
My original R4 body (and indeed the '87 replacement) are fitted with the cloth roof liner which I'd like to transfer over to the "new" body. I've read up on the fiddly procedure, but what bothers me is if it can be fitted at all, since the "new" body came with the plastic one-piece roof liner.
Thanks!
Robert