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Post Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:15 am

like micky says it weighed .well bits of it lol ........ the boot pocket is in my garage but mine has gone as well so usin it on mine ...............
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:17 pm

well an update .......had a nightmare last week thought was losing garage NOT due to my fault but all is sorted now so time to get cracking and get this baby back out with a few changes in mind
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Post Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:53 am

well i havent done anything to the car yet with thinkin i was goin to lose the garage ..............

i am leaving it alone for now as might be getting a unit with my m8s so i dont want to pull bits off in case i weaken the structure of the car ........ but all will be continued in february then the rebuild begins .......
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Post Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:55 am

got the money to order these on wednesday ........

i know these are for the 318is but will they fit my 325 running gear or will i have to get the 325 stuff

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerflex-Rea ... 3cb5f56fbd
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Post Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:54 am

yes.^

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Post Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:41 pm

not lazy m8 just time n money was holding me back but now can get crackin wif it
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Post Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:56 am

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Post Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:07 am

ask jim i bet he has one on the touring he is stripping
Touring for life
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Post Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:05 pm

jonny323i wrote:ask jim i bet he has one on the touring he is stripping
is that jim320i or sumin like that
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Post Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:23 pm

Yeah that's the Jim 8)
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Post Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:23 am

well parts ordered woop woop so got until middle of january to get my rear beam cleaned up and ready for all the new bushes to be put in place ............
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Post Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:30 am

I'll get them posted out to you soon as mate :thumb: Project is looking good too :cool:
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Post Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:53 am

cheers jim ....... am itching to get this back out and on road now .....
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Post Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:38 am

well am puttin it back together today and transporting it back to my garden as not 100% certain of future of garage now so dont want to risk losing everything so going to re build it in my garden as much as i can anyway unless we find a cheap unit round my area.....

will post some update pics up over weekend gonna be a busy couple days for me but worth it to keep my car
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Post Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:05 pm

started putting bk together today as signed for new premises today
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Post Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:23 pm

got keys to new unit today ........ car gettin moved on sunday then its all systems go
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Post Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:37 pm

ney pics?
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Post Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:59 pm

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the new unit .......
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Post Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:00 pm

oh and part of stevet1986's vectra lol
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Post Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:54 pm

well well well a see i havent updated for a while ....... i will update the pics at weekend once i have been and done more work on the bm
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Post Wed May 02, 2012 11:31 am

well as i promised here are a few pics

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then i go got taking the rear panels apart started to see how they come apart

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^^^^^^^^^^^i actually like this photo ........... ^^^^^^^

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will take some more today when i am down there
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Post Wed May 02, 2012 11:33 am

Brave man Paul :)
How do you pronounce 'either'? I say 'either', but some say 'either'. Either is correct.
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Post Fri May 04, 2012 11:26 pm

well been a minor set back this week due to some lil scum breaking into the unit but didnt take anything .......

gonna be down there in mornin to get cracking again
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 9:23 pm

more pics

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jacked back end bk up and started taking rear panel off

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vendetta's lil project
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found a hole

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Post Mon May 07, 2012 9:55 pm

that inner arch looked rotten :D
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 10:19 pm

it is m8 .......... its wrecked ....... but putting new ones in
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Post Sat May 12, 2012 9:11 pm

well more pics ......

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Post Sat May 19, 2012 11:03 pm

more work been done to it this week again ...... oh and i have decided to drop a 2 litre lump in next yr once i have rebuilt the engine
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Post Sat May 19, 2012 11:06 pm

There will be nowt left :eek: :mad:

Dont bother with a 2.0 they're slow as foooooook

stick a 2.5 in :D
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Post Sat May 19, 2012 11:08 pm

am getting the lump cheap m8 plus am not to arsed about speed m8 ..... just want it to sound nice ...... to p my neighbours off lol
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Post Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:07 pm

not buying that lump now alex ... lol .

right the new panels are now seperated and just about ready for to be welded on next week i will upload pics after the weekend ........depends if any fits state as off to willington , durham for a good ole drink lol
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Post Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:15 pm

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This is the Driver side, isnt it?

:chuckle: Great picture
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Post Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:53 am

hahahaha nice one jim ........
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Post Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:55 am

Ule get there m8 keep going
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Post Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:54 pm

That's some serious metal work right there.

I noticed no guard on the grinder. :D

I took a sizeable lump out of my nose picking finger last year using a grinder without a gaurd.

I would love a big unit to work in and play with scrap.

I hope you have plenty of gas and wire

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