1990 325i Sport M Tech 2

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Post Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:43 pm

Hi all....And here begins the restoration of my seemingly clean, solid and reasonably tidy, 1990 M Tech 2 Sport...

Do note that I purchased it without proper wheels and without and interior!

It started off as an automatic, but has been properly converted to 5 speed manual. ( And I did notify the DVLA )

These are the photos upon which my initial interest was generated:

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I have had it for about 1 month now, and in that time, it has sat on the driveway...I have been over the car already and it looks rather rust free and straight...

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My plan is to get it into the garage,up on axle stands and strip it down, to confirm that there is no hiding rust under the bodykit etc...

Once thats done, to treat it with Waxoyl etc, put an interior in, stick some wheels on, get the brakes etc checked, get it MOT'd, and then to enjoy it!

The paintwork is 'reasonable', and if I keep it pristine then I can justify a full re-paint further down the line.

Anyway, today, I have removed the passenger side front and rear pods!..and that's it!...

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The metal and paint underneath is pristine! Not a hint of rust. I wont start taking the skirts, bumpers and pods from the other side off until its in the garage and up in the air, but I did tease the passenger skirt a little and as far as I can tell, its mint underneath:

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And the rest is yet to come! :)
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Post Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:58 pm

I can assure you that there is no rot under the kit.
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Post Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:04 pm

Topblag wrote:I can assure you that there is no rot under the kit.
Awesome!...and I do believe you...but I will take everything off just so I can have a photographic record of everything..:)
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Post Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:33 pm

Looks like a decent buy