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TheMeathead
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Post Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:07 am

haha yea i guess lol :mad:

got some more pics to post up later one
was going very well till the pig flu hit :(

oh well shes getting there now not long ti;; shes finished :cool:
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Post Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:12 am

scottidog wrote:
b4gga83 wrote:Some BBS 15in would just finish it off.
+1
+1

PS: How do you like the drive of a 320? People seem to think they're sluggish?
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:33 pm

update time :D

the works been going well, both the arches are tubbed, finished and undersealed
the fuel pipes back together with a new filler neck boot.

put the new wings on the car:
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started priming the car the other day and its starting to look gd :D
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now its time to tackle the roof 8O
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oh dear :?

you may have noticed ive got hold of some 15in bbs :cool:
not bad 5 of them for £100

and this for £10 from a scrappy
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another update at the end of the week then she will be in for the respray winkeye
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:09 pm

what paint did you use?

sorry to say it looks a bad match m8 after your work.
also did you use a compressor and paint gun?

what's on the rear arch here?
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:16 pm

what paint did you use?

sorry to say it looks a bad match m8 after your work.
also did you use a compressor and paint gun?

what's on the rear arch here?
hey magpie

its only being primered atm and sort for paint, its being painted by a pro in a booth 8)

which part did you mean?? im confused :mad:
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:22 pm

i see 8)

sorry this bit.

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looks a moulding of some sort.
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TheMeathead
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:30 pm

sorry dude but i must be blind or something

do yo mean the lil bit by the door trim??
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:42 pm

yeah
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:52 pm

oh right its part of the body work its on all the moredoors and tourings i think?

btw yours looks nice, when you fitting the M50?
oh and nice burn out at the bmw show haha
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Post Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:58 pm

PS: How do you like the drive of a 320? People seem to think they're sluggish?
hey e30bmart, umm well mine goes pretty well tbh with you
pulls nicely and kept up with a local 318is easy enough :D

will go better with the new speedtouch chip, fpr, b25 tb and six branch ive got
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Post Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:59 am

TheMeathead wrote:
PS: How do you like the drive of a 320? People seem to think they're sluggish?
hey e30bmart, umm well mine goes pretty well tbh with you
pulls nicely and kept up with a local 318is easy enough :D

will go better with the new speedtouch chip, fpr, b25 tb and six branch ive got
Cool thanks :) call me Mart hehe
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Post Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:26 pm

well been cracking on with car got the sunroof tray sorted out :D
used an old baking dish that was the right depth to fix the holes, so no more leaking into the car :P

this means that the intrior can be put back into the car :D
ive also got hold of an mtec2 wheel and some sports seats for the sum of £0 :cool:

a mates car was being crushed as it was a cat.B right off (his now getting an e36 compact with an s50 in it :mad: ) so i got them for nothing :cool:

now for the bad news :-x
im being evicted in less than a week so the cars going on hold again for a while :x

ill post some pics when ive taken some