bigred's newly aquired shell

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Post Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:02 pm

not puttin engine into this one gonna buy another e30 ........... ave put the back bumper on as well will take pics tomorrow and get them on here
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Post Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:58 pm

well engine might be sold to pay for new toy
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Post Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:17 pm

good work m8,
"well engine might be sold to pay for new toy" what you buying?
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Post Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:54 am

either merc vito or people carrier but keeping e30 tho
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Post Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:58 pm

new seats in my pride and joy and rear bumper still needs painted tho and front one put on


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Post Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:38 pm

100 quid for a full respray??? That sounds good... Would it be a good finish? Sorry to go off tpoic. lol
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Post Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:34 am

II ITS A GOOD RE SPRAY M8
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Post Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:24 pm

mine has now got heated seats ..........
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:55 pm

just fitted the mtech front bumper ........ needs put on better but this it .........


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getting painted soon
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Post Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:11 pm

BUMPERS ALL PAINTEDE .......... will post pics up at weekend once they are on
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Post Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:52 am

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front end and back end painted now
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:08 pm

She's coming together Paul.

PS - your tracking needs doing :)
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:12 pm

You need them mirrors and brows painting too bud, that car will look nice when done

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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:19 pm

try telling that to a kid on facebook he is totally griefing my car lol ....

just had tracking done lee m8 got done yesterday
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:24 pm

bigredbmw wrote:try telling that to a kid on facebook he is totally griefing my car lol ....
What do you mean?
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:25 pm

add me on facebook al show ya ......... paul bigred byers
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:27 pm

done
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:43 pm

What size are the tyre walls on your mims? I have 55's on mine and they rub! :cry:

BTW the colour coded kit looks great.
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:18 pm

205 50 15's m8 .....cheers aye its comin along nicely
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:20 pm

50's - umm that is what I was thinking. Yours has a nice drop. What did you do for centre caps? Just get a blank set and paint them?
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:24 pm

they came with the car i just painted them black am gettin the re done soon in anthricite .....40 mm drop
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Post Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:44 pm

Duke137 wrote:You need them mirrors and brows painting too bud, that car will look nice when done

Don't take the wrong way, but that website address is a FAIL.

Totally agree. Cars coming on nicely but that sunstrip is poo :D
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Needs 24V rightness in there mate winkeye
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Post Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:22 pm

Dezzy wrote:Needs 24V rightness in there mate winkeye
Defo need a new engine if it were me, still lovely motor.
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Post Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:39 am

keeping same engine in m8
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Post Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:49 pm

my car with ccfl's in ...........just fitted on saturday before trip to carlisle

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took the m badge off the front looks much better
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Post Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:07 am

awaiting gear to change sunroof to electric and new headlining will be in soon as well ....... just need to get the parts together for the rear beam ...............
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Post Tue May 11, 2010 6:29 pm

well new rear bushes in now .............. just a case of putting beam back on car then sorted woo hoo
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Post Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:42 pm

beam back on now few things left to do ...... tighten exhaust change rad for some reason its leaking and try get it to bloody start
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Post Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:32 am

oo hoo its back on four wheels ............... drives ..... just needs motd now .............
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:22 am

in for mot today .............
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:37 am

take some bribe money along with you :P
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Post Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:36 pm

didnt need to m8 flew thru again m8
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