Finally got round to showing off my Pride and Joy :) 318is

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peterrigby123
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Post Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:03 pm

Hi all ive been on the forum a few months but never really poseted much, finally got the chance to show you my pride and joy! I have spent hours on the car this summer after purchasing it the beginning of june. I will let the pictures do the talking because personally i am thrilled to bits how it looks and even more impressed how it drives.

Set off at 5 in a rather fancy Landy to bristol
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All loaded up
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Back home
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Doesnt look 130,000 miles old to me!
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Sooo many spares! Cant thank andy enough for all these!
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Let the work begin :D (luckily the weather was kind to me this summer!)
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PAPER MASHAY IS LIGHTER THAN CARBON FIBRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Acied dipped wings for £30, well worth doing. Removes any silicon which has been picked up from the wings and removes any changes of the paint bubbling. Also rots through any thin areas allowing fibreglassing. Sorted :)
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Had to do something while to paint dried :P
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And then got roped into helping a mate out in a ridiclous off roading project!
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Very close shave!
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Putting it back together :)

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Hope you guys appreciate the amount of work thats gone into the front of the car, it honestly looks brand new :) im chuffed to bits.

Cant thank andrew casey enough for selling me a brilliant car to drive, i was rather nervous travelling 5 hours because i didnt want to return with an empty trailer if it was a bag of rust but he was honestly such a pleasure to deal with. Cheers andy!
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Post Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:33 pm

lovely car mate, well worth all that effort and great job !!
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peterrigby123
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Post Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:39 pm

cheers mate, i agree! haha
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Post Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:22 pm

loving it mate
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Post Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:31 pm

Stunning, but put the chrome grill back on for the love of god!
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peterrigby123
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Post Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:48 pm

a few people have said that! hmm im 50 50 about the grills
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Post Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:40 pm

that's how you have to treat a E30, love the work you've done!!!
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Post Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:40 pm

I wear those type of pringle boxer shorts, they are so underated and so much better than your CK's etc etc.... Costco is your friend :)

Nice car BTW 8)
How do you pronounce 'either'? I say 'either', but some say 'either'. Either is correct.
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Post Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:56 pm

This is coming on well 8) , just how i like facelift cars as well......iS lip FTW!!
Duke137 wrote:I wear those type of pringle boxer shorts, they are so underated and so much better than your CK's etc etc.... Costco is your friend :)
Why you looking at blokes pants :gay:
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Post Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:09 pm

Kedge wrote:This is coming on well 8) , just how i like facelift cars as well......iS lip FTW!!
Duke137 wrote:I wear those type of pringle boxer shorts, they are so underated and so much better than your CK's etc etc.... Costco is your friend :)
Why you looking at blokes pants :gay:
Those Pringle boxer shorts offer comfort with a durable life span, not like the Y-Fronts you told me you wear, even if you can turn them inside out after 4 days....

Anyway, the bloke has jeans hanging round his arse, you can't miss them, it's just free advice for any zoners thinking of upgrading their pants, doesn't make me gay Dave :roll: :D

This car has come on nicely taking into account you have done it on the driveway. The front lip makes all the difference on the white coupe's 8)
How do you pronounce 'either'? I say 'either', but some say 'either'. Either is correct.
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Post Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:26 pm

Looking good!
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Post Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:24 pm

nice car mate :cool:
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Post Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:09 am

cheers guys!
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Post Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:29 am

Welcome to the iS cru 8)

Nice looking car man! check my iS in my project thread if you get bored lol

good luck with it!
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Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
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