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Seen this on Copart last week and thought it would be a nice buy:



Its a 318i automatic in Bronzit, has 69k on the clock, its a Cat D but is very clean!! The damage caused was the scrap on the bonnet and wing. The replacement bonnet i have bought and should get on tuesday. The wing is clean apart from the top but i need to take it off to see if there is any rust at the bottom. The driver's wing has rotted so might get that replaced. There is a couple of bits slight scabbing but nothing that would cause concern.

I gave it a clean and changed the wheels for some bottle tops:



Will let you know how it goes.

Costco jack FTW.

I love that havana brown trim with brown carpet I think I have lost the plot

You certainly are addicted!

Duke137 wrote:Costco jack FTW.

I love that havana brown trim with brown carpet I think I have lost the plot

You certainly are addicted!

Haha, love that jack had for ages and its served me well.

Its o very likable interior, i think its retro!!

Slightly addicted but more wanting to see it go to a good home.

Well worth saving!

Good to see another saved with such minor damage!

Well, i think a update is well overdue, especially with me trying to sell the car now. Guess i got a lot to fill you in on so here goes.

I managed to find a bonnet in the same colour that was off a C reg car, it said in the advert that it was clean and i spoke to the guy and he said that it would go straight on. So when i got it, i unwrapped it and got it fitted:




The bonnet looked nice from a distance but it wasnt as nice as the seller made out but it'll do as i said to myself. I decided to take both wings off to see how bad they both were and see if i could get away with rewelding the top half of the damaged wing. But upon inspection both wings were rotten at the bottom:





And to make it worse, the drivers footwell was rotten too which i wasnt too impressed with either. It only took Alex a few hours to do but it was needed:





I got the new wings and i had Alex weld the cut off from the new wing to the original which he done really well but with all the hassle I would have just painted the new wing and fitted as it was:








Once i got it all fillered and primered, i got a few rattle cans made up and went out painting them:






Once i painted the wings and fitted them back on the car, the colour match was totally off, the new paint was a shade darker. Really annoyed so i took it to my mates and let his sprayer have a go. He did have a go, and another and then i got it back after a month. The colour was the same as i did which pissed me off even more!! So i gave it back to him and took him another 3 months to get it sorted!!:





It took his new sprayer 2 attempts to get it colour matched but the job wasnt the best so i took it back and learnt my lesson not to take my cars to him any more.

I put all the trim back and put it in for an MOT, it failed on a missing side repeater and low brake fluid, which was easily rectified. As i test drove the car i noticed the car wasnt sounding right so i popped the bonnet and did the carrot test and the viscous was faulty. A call to Euro and £15 later it was fixed.

So after a good clean here it is, ready to be sold to its new owner:







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Will let you know how it goes.

nice work..respect the effort and its nice to see one being saved.

i would put new under bonnet foam on your list to santa..

Nice.. I love a Bronzit two door.. Have you put it up for sale yet.. if so, where?

TPS wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-F-BMW-31 ... 417ac57dd6

Cheers TPS, I should have tried first

G-Bear wrote:Nice.. I love a Bronzit two door.. Have you put it up for sale yet.. if so, where?

Get it bought needs an M42 transplant from that car you've been hiding for the last couple of years! That would make a great useable daily

Duke137 wrote:

G-Bear wrote:Nice.. I love a Bronzit two door.. Have you put it up for sale yet.. if so, where?

Get it bought needs an M42 transplant from that car you've been hiding for the last couple of years! That would make a great useable daily

I've been thinking about you of late. Sadly that turd is on a slow road to the bridge.. Yes reality got it frosty clasp upon me.. I'll update that thread soon..

Having done a M42 transplant, its well worth the effort.

G-Bear wrote:

Duke137 wrote:

G-Bear wrote:Nice.. I love a Bronzit two door.. Have you put it up for sale yet.. if so, where?

Get it bought needs an M42 transplant from that car you've been hiding for the last couple of years! That would make a great useable daily

I've been thinking about you of late. Sadly that turd is on a slow road to the bridge.. Yes reality got it frosty clasp upon me.. I'll update that thread soon..

If there was ever the right owner for a car, you are it! Just bolt in your new running gear and get out and enjoy it

Duke137 wrote:

G-Bear wrote:

Duke137 wrote: Get it bought needs an M42 transplant from that car you've been hiding for the last couple of years! That would make a great useable daily

I've been thinking about you of late. Sadly that turd is on a slow road to the bridge.. Yes reality got it frosty clasp upon me.. I'll update that thread soon..

If there was ever the right owner for a car, you are it! Just bolt in your new running gear and get out and enjoy it

I'm touched..

aimlessrock wrote:nice work..respect the effort and its nice to see one being saved.

i would put new under bonnet foam on your list to santa..

Cheers, would be nice to see it go to a fellow Zoner.

I would get one if i was keeping it, but the new owner can do that.

G-Bear wrote:Nice.. I love a Bronzit two door.. Have you put it up for sale yet.. if so, where?

Well its up for sale if you want it???

TPS wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-F-BMW-31 ... 417ac57dd6

Cheers

Duke137 wrote:

G-Bear wrote:Nice.. I love a Bronzit two door.. Have you put it up for sale yet.. if so, where?

Get it bought needs an M42 transplant from that car you've been hiding for the last couple of years! That would make a great useable daily

I agree lol

An M42 transplant would be ideal, put some 15's on it and lowered. Nice little sleeper.

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timmzey wrote:So glad thats been saved. Right Retro mobile.

Good Luck with the sale!!!

Cheers bud