My '88 Sport-a-like

[d6dph]

It's been a while since I have posted proper pictures on the forum and as Billing is this weekend it seemed like a good idea to drag the car from it's pit and give it a quick clean up.

I know the car is not perfect, there are rust spots & a couple of areas of lacquer peel but it's 21 this year and has covered 160k so I'm pretty happy with it's condition.





























So after taking the photos I grabbed the legal plate from behind the drivers seat & proceeded to fit it for the drive home. Saw a farmer on a crop spraying thingy in the field next to me so thought I had better chip off as I wasn't really sure I should have been there.

Skip forward an hour or so and there is a knock at the door, It's the local police officer. Apparently I had been spotted swapping plates over and someone thought I had been up to no good so he had come round to ask me what I was doing. Opened the garage up for him to see that all was above board and off he went

[A1BMW325iSport]

cool pics, cool car, sits nice on those wheels

lol about the copper

[cro320]

I like it a lot

[carlrst]

wow, looks awsome lol pigs haha

[Jhonno]

Looking great Dave! Love it..

Can't believe what busy bodies are about though, with nothing else better to do

[d6dph]

Cheers Gents.

[shaf7886]

lovely motor, looks clean..

[bss325i]

Getting a bit of an RD fettish aren't we dave?

pics.

[d6dph]

I got it bad Barry My next project is to replicate the RD dial face.

(Couldn't be arsed to plug the scanner in, Camera was closer )

Just waiting for Si to give me a price for the strut braces

[Alex]

looking good dave, usually rot wieler seat base then

[d6dph]

No not at all Alex. A little wear on the bolster so that's why I keep a cover on it so it doesn't get ruined.

[Alex]

No not at all Alex. A little wear on the bolster so that's why I keep a cover on it so it doesn't get ruined.

good idea

i hate having to get into mine when i cannot open the door properly, becuase i'am a short arse i end up having to squeese between the seat and door as the seat is that far forward and i'am paranoid that i'am going to wear the bolster away

[billgatese30]

Can't believe what busy bodies are about though, with nothing else better to do

to be fair though, if it had been some pikey that had been swapping fake plates onto your freshly stloen car you wouldn't mind a busy body phoning the police.


...plus you have to admit, dave does look dodgey as fook

[spook]

Thats one nice car ya coont

Rims are ace.

[d6dph]

Mr Downes, Just you wait.

Spook, Cheers you Coont.

[billgatese30]

[Dan320is]

Looking tidy mate

[d6dph]

Cheers Dan, Hows that touring coming along?

[Cotty]

It does look really good Dave

[ImysE30]

Very nice looking sport Dave

Nice pic's too

[Rickz]

Looks very nice, what alloys are they?!

[Alex]

a poor attempt, i did toy with the idea of orange like the e30 zone, but couldnt get it rite

[d6dph]

Looks very nice, what alloys are they?!

Cheers
7.5 x 16" et25 Racing Dynamics.

[Alex]

i posted in the wrong place

[The_Diddler]

Nice car that

Obviously missing a couple of doors thou

[Dreamracer1]

Nice looking jam jar on a nice piece of three ply!

Busy bodies can be a very good idea. I was a busy body once, thwarted the theft of two cars, cheque books, credit cards, two valuable old clocks and a freezer full of food by four scum bags just by walking my dog!

[E30Gheko]

What's with the body bag over the drivers seat?

You have nice taste in interior! Here's mine, not too dis-similar I thought but probably that's where the similarity ends...



Lovely looking sport though bud.

[d6dph]

Nice looking jam jar on a nice piece of three ply!

Busy bodies can be a very good idea. I was a busy body once, thwarted the theft of two cars, cheque books, credit cards, two valuable old clocks and a freezer full of food by four scum bags just by walking my dog!

I get the jam jar bit but three ply?

Cheers Gents, I'm happy with how it looks for this year. Just a few little details and then I'll start saving for a paintjob.

I have ordered new handbrake & shift gaiters in black alcantara, The company are doing the stitching in blue and green to tie in with the RD theme. I'm hoping they will look pretty sweet but if not I can always dye the thread and just have plain black gaiters.

Btw, It's not a sport

[Dreamracer1]

Old rallying term, two bits of tarmac with grass growing in the middle ('cos it's only used occasionally and the council only put down a thin layer of tarmac!).

Still a cracking yoke though.

[ImysE30]

Btw, It's not a sport

It's a Birmingham Sport

[E30Gheko]

Btw, It's not a sport

It's a Birmingham Sport

Who cares? It looks cool!

[Rav335uk]

Very nice dave, btw when you wash the car, do you have to use ladders to reach the roof

[josh-hocking]

that looks really nice.. i do love your car dave!!

[d6dph]

Again, Thanks for the nice comments. Rav, I have a little gantry built with a harness and (strong) rope. I descend from above like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible.

[Daryll]

The snort looks great. The RD wheels are growing on me too.