Project - 320 TSi

messenjah · Post by **messenjah** » Sun May 02, 2010 12:51 am

no retaking of licence but yeah 6 month ban lol

yeah tom i can help with the engine swap i get mondays and tuesdays off work i dont have acces to a hoist and bring that rocker cover round ill stick it in the decarb thattl get all the oil off ill run it through the dishwasher too and ittl be sparkling

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Sun May 02, 2010 9:00 am

Insurance will be expensive when you do get it back!

messenjah · Post by **messenjah** » Sun May 02, 2010 9:10 am

RetroBeemer wrote:Insurance will be expensive when you do get it back!

yes but spoke to my insureres yesterday as i had already paid the year the amount it would go up is more then balanced out by the amount i save not driving for 6 months so they are keepoing the policy running and sending me a partial refund. so dont have tot worry about insurance till january

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Sun May 02, 2010 9:28 am

result.

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sun May 02, 2010 12:23 pm

andy i have gained access to a fork lift at dhesi's alcohol imporium and the use of all there tools aswell

last night i stripped the inlet manifold of the new engine and wiring and the ports are big size which is a good start, just gotta take few other bits off and give it a lick of paint and then start thinking bout getting existing m10 out of its shell.

picking up wheels tonight/tomorrow so will get those done ASAP and then the shell is rolling so can take it down the road and start work on the old girl.

engine bay needs a bloody good clean no matter what!!!! so much gunk from the old engine. one big problem at the mo is the exhaust system which i cant seem to get off at the manifold or the head. its been on there farrrrrrr to long!!!!!!!!!!!

need some andrew power to get it off i think

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sun May 02, 2010 2:32 pm

well sundays at work are boring as hell so i though i would have a go at drawing how i want my car to look.

apparantly i can still draw, what everyone think?

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Sun May 02, 2010 2:48 pm

that looks f**kin mean

what colours( body n stripes)

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sun May 02, 2010 2:55 pm

as is, black roof, all white body work. black alpina stripes but nowhere is alpina gonna be written on it because i think that would be just asking for bad comments.
wheels are being collected tomorrow and will either have dark bronze centers or gloss black and 6" mirror dish

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Sun May 02, 2010 3:02 pm

very nice

i do prefer the alpina stripes when they are outlined.
i think gloss black on the centres would look the nuts

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sun May 02, 2010 3:10 pm

a lot cheaper aswell as i dont have to pay a graphics shop to fit pin stripe vinyls and i can just make it all up. costs £2 for 10meters of tape. better than £100 for a whole set plus fitting

im such a cheap skate

messenjah · Post by **messenjah** » Sun May 02, 2010 11:41 pm

teusday is my only day off this week pal but if you wanna do some work on it tomorrow night you can pick me up from work lol

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sun May 02, 2010 11:50 pm

Playing split rims tomorrow nite will let u know

messenjah · Post by **messenjah** » Sun May 02, 2010 11:55 pm

ok ill take your number to work and give you a bell when it looks like im finishing
see what you are up to

340i · Post by **340i** » Mon May 03, 2010 7:44 am

i like the two tone but not so much on the stripes. "less is more" FTW. shave the handles and it'll look awesome.

your mirrors might be a bit small too...

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Tue May 04, 2010 2:32 pm

right, time for a little update

went to pick up the rims other night, got more than i thought

11 centers and enough rims and barrels to build whatever i want

these 2 pics are of the shiniest rims but these dishs are far too small. to fill my massive archs i am flipping the rear drums round to give me my required 8" from hub to dish
ben and hannah and myself spent about 3 hours last night stripping the wheels down and this is what my 4 wheels will look like. the fronts have the same dish but slightly less offset.

because of dirt and pitting on the barrels i cant polish them so going to be black centers with a white painted lip. not to everyones taste but i think will look great

adaptors arrived this morning so will have some wheel on pics when i get the chance