Pearl white coupe revival

[ottawa coupe]

Got the s6 exhaust all done and the car dropped nicely. Finally sitting more or less at the ride height i have wanted since i bought the thing.... in 2019!

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And with that done i have stuffed everything away for the winter. The workshop is now cleared out for coupe work.

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My friend who actually knows how to do this stuff and will do the actual painting is coming over tomorrow to take a close look at the state of the shell now and then we'll come up with the steps i need to go thru to get it ready. It's actually gonna be nice this week so i hope to get the bulk of the sanding done outside while i can.

[RedV6]

That ride height looks just right on the S6. One down, one to go and then....... ?

[ottawa coupe]

.....something will break on the house lol

[ottawa coupe]

Well, didn't think it'd be THIS empty again....

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So, we're gonna get going this weekend/next week. I need to clean everything inside and get the door alignment sorted first though. There is a possibility that my friend will be able to get access to a proper spray booth for the colour and maybe i'll get another friend to help with an enclosed trailer so we can spray it this winter as opposed to having to wait. We'll see. But for now it'll be 1 panel at a time.

[ottawa coupe]

What's the fitment of your hatches like? I can't seem to get mine right.

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Much tighter on the right side and one side projects rearward too far. The hinges are tweaked as far as i can get the in the holes in the roof. The panel gap on the roof is a canyon.

Is this just late 80s-tastic panel fitment? Perhaps the hatch has warped due to it not being metal?

I am thinking i may open up the holes in the roof a bit more to get more adjustment?

These pics are without hatch struts or latch to ease movement

[RedV6]

Ours is pretty good even after the side panel replacement.
Do you have the side wedges/locators in place?

[ottawa coupe]

Ya, i have tbe stops in, just no latch. Gonna put the seal in and see if that changes things.