Over the weekend, okay in the few hours before it got unbearably hot...
Cleaned most of the nasty road grime off my new 904 trans, and got rid of the spiders.
Cleaned the dirt and surface rust out of the trunk. Most of the surface rust is over on the left side, and there's a little in the spare tire well.
The rear seat isn't wanting to fold down without a lot of sticking fingers into the hinge/latching mechanisms and lifting the hook, so I pulled it all out. When I removed the bottom of the rear seat, I found a build sheet, a recipt for Jack in the Box dating back to 1995, eight cents, a mouse nest, a mummified mouse, and a steel pin which managed to work it's way out of the seat back hinge mechanism. I took apart the hinge/latching mechanisms (P/N 2802522 and 2802523) on both the left and right sides where it bolts to the car body. There is a little cam with a plastic bushing. The cam is held onto the square rotating rod which sticks out of the sides of the rear seat with tiny little allen screws. They will need to be tightened upon reassembly. I will need to either buy some bushings, or get new bushings made. Does anyone have access to a 3d printer or a lathe?
I forgot to get pictures of the back seat, but it's in fantastic condition for 47 years old. I only took one picture where you can see any of the seat, and it's not very much. I'll get some more pics of the seat when it goes back in. It's white, and unmarked. I'm going to have to change it to black or black and red once I paint the car. Some of the stitching is coming out in one spot, about 1 inch in length. Better than the rear seat seatback in my black 2001 year model 540i, that I sold to get this badass fish. (By the way, I am NEVER owning another black car). And the rear seat back carpet, and rear deck carpet is faded and needs replacing.
