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Yes the e36 will live i just need a hardtop for it now :stupidme
I found a good 2.8 with low miles for the price of the wheels i just sold
so it worked out nicely :thumbsup


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Congrats on that deal JB!
It's the man next door!

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uwbuurman wrote:Congrats on that deal JB!
Thanks, i just drove by the garage where my car is and had a little look.
Its finally in the bodyshop :banana :banana
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Oh dear more welding

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I was expecting it though e21s all rust around this area.

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the paint is ordered though and everythings going well
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aye , you never know until the screen is out what is lurking under there.
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Yup, but not exactly a surprise albeit disappointing of course
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only choice is to get the surround and use what we need from it i think.
w&n have them with the wiper holes in the wrong place though
hopefully i wont have to go that far along, just the corners
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The windscreen frame came this week and will be fitted tomorrow.
The front panel has been sanded and primed and all the unwanted brackets removed from the engine bay

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The sunroofs out now too. Some repairs to be done around it. Im going to have it sealed up for good now though

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:thumbsup
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:thumbsup
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A little more done this weekend

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Nice job so far jimbob
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Nice piece of metal you've got there!
It's the man next door!

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We love new pieces of metal!
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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this is getting pretty extensive! nice work so far though mate
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