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Hi all,

I bought Jim's old car & thought I'd start a build thread so here goes.

This is how the car looked when I bought it







Then this happened on the way home



So I was left with it looking like this



On friday I went over to Jim's workshop & did a bit of grinding/sanding of all the little surface rust spots on the car. It now looks like a bit of a patchwork quilt but will be ok through the winter.









Today I collected a new heart for it which will be in by next weekend.



I also won these on ebay today..... 80's Ford recaroness



And am hoping to collect these next week







16x8.5 & 16x9.5 Corvette turbines..... Just got to figure out what the adapter thickness needs to be.

I'll keep updating as things progress

Cheers

Jamie

Did you use the grinder I left you, or just the sander?

Engine looks OK, but what did Mike the mechanic make of it?

I just used the sander Jim, I'll bring some pads over when I pick the car up.
Mike was really busy when I got there, he had a car on the ramp, 3 waiting to be done & Jason turned up just after me wanting his Passat looked at so he didn't really have a chance to check it.

He'll have a look at it & let me know if there's any problem with it.

I thought they were Corvette C4 wheels the moments I saw the pics! Interesting choice. You might want to try the hot rod shops for BMW-Chevy adaptors if you draw a blank with the usual outlets.

E21meister wrote:I thought they were Corvette C4 wheels the moments I saw the pics! Interesting choice. You might want to try the hot rod shops for BMW-Chevy adaptors if you draw a blank with the usual outlets.

I've found a place in the US that makes custom adaptors. The offsets on the wheels are +56mm on the 8.5 & +61mm on the 9.5. I'm thinking of taking then both down to +6mm & rolling the arches a tad, with 215/35/16 0n the front & 215/40/16 on the back..... I think they'll sit just about right

After getting prices around $600 for a set of adapters for the C4 Turbines I decided that they were a no go but as it happens there was a set of my 1st choice of wheels on ebay....... I won them this aft



I just won a set of 4 15x8 25mm offset c/w 195/45/15 rubber at a decent price. Collecting them on Saturday, then will have to sort out spacers.

They look like Revolutions.

They're Schmidt Modernlines.... All the parts are coming together

Good stuff. Look forward to the finished result mate.

I prob should know this ,but the spoiler on the bootlid of your car is it a bbs or a zender item , cheers !

Good work dude

I like the wheels!! They looked like Renault 19 16v phase 1 alloys or maybe even Renault 21 turbo wheels when I 1st clapped eyes on them!! Well nearly!!

Keep the pictures flowing

Any news on the engine installation? Not been down myself - maybe tomorrow night!

Thanks for the positive comments!

The spoiler is a Zender item & I can't make my mind up wether it's staying or not.... I've settled on what colour I'm painting it so it depends on how it looks against that.

I have spoken to Mike yet Jim, I'm going to call him tomorrow lunchtime to see how he's getting on. I can't wait to get it moving & have a play

I should be heading down there tomorrow evening so will report back.

Cheers Jim