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strip down begins

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only two bad bits of rust

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front window

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rust

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thats the only bits of rust on the whole car
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That's pretty tidy! Not often do you find ones in such rot free condition. The boot and rear wheel arches are ok too?
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its perfect every where my only problem now is i was goin to put an e30 318is engine in it and paint it bmw estroil blue now i,m thinkin of restoreing it back to standard don,t no wa to do
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Standard is boring put the 318is engine in there
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r1nod wrote:its perfect every where my only problem now is i was goin to put an e30 318is engine in it and paint it bmw estroil blue now i,m thinkin of restoreing it back to standard don,t no wa to do
Stick a 325 engine in there, lower the suspension and drive it, oh motronic it also... be happy!!


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have my 323i converted to 325 already
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check you out with ya shiny red engine bay, nice :)
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looking good. what kind of condition is the motor in?
when i stripped mine down i found all kinds of rot on it.
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