318Is m52 turbo and restoration

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magpie
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Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:55 am

he's renowned for this
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m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
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Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:05 pm

magpie wrote:he's renowned for this
yeah done a bit of digging and it seems like loads of people have had issues with him. Think its up to about 9 weeks since i paid him, shame he's the other end of the country or i would go and get them myself.
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Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:14 pm

had to repair one of my trailing arms
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sorted out all of the chips and scuffs in my rub strips
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etch primed all my plastics
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primed my rear subframe and trailing arms
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ready to give everything a coat of satin black
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Mon Oct 17, 2016 6:55 pm

Excellent work buddy,would be good to see the finish pics :cool:
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Sun Mar 26, 2017 4:28 pm

Been a bit slow the past few months. Painted the trims and kidney grill black
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My dipped headlights where already blacked out so i made some crosshairs for the mains
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primed my driveshafts and arbs
and finally got some wings :D they are klokkerholm pattern parts but seem to fit really well.
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word of warning to anybody thnking of buying anything of boyd beattie (baverian retro cars) paid for a sunroof panel and genuine wings around 8 months ago. Aparently they have been lost in the post, he offered a refund two months ago but i still havent had that either :cens:
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Sun Mar 26, 2017 4:32 pm

Also i was offered this beauty that was rotting in a barn/driveway and couldn't leave it there for the price
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will be having its own build thread soon :cool:
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