81 320 auto barn find project

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Well I drove it on to trailer and down my drive other then that. No idea if the auto box is any good. I have a friend who races bmw m3. A lot he trying to convince me to drop a m3 lump in but I'm happy with the engine that's in at the minute


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Well I've got a good bit of work done over last week this is the best part building it all up. Again

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So dyed all carpets and seats, fitted new dashboard and got a few more trims
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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Great! How did you dye the carpet? Using what?
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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I just bought some carpet dye off Internet it was called valeter's pride black dye, clean all the carpets once dried just applied with paint brush and did a couple of coats
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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:thumbsup
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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Well it seem to be a very slow process now not getting a lot done. But here are some pictures Image
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So it took me to long to do this but it was well worth it
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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Also made a start on trims but wow it's time consuming orderd a few tools to help me
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Was not happy with them so flatted and started again

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This is how it looks now happy with that I guess
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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Looks good!

I've got this job ahead of me so thanks for sharing your experiences!
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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Cheers just ask if I can help, I don't write a lot pictures talk for the self
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Cheers just ask if I can help, I don't write a lot pictures talk for the self
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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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The trim looks good, I'd bet it's a job well worth doing to a lot of cars.
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amazing sfuff :cheers :cheers

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Re: 81 320 auto barn find project

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Looks great!
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