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Got cracking today, here is the progress.





Rear subframe is all but loose as well, diff hanger bolt loose, forward locating bolt plates removed, handbrake and brake hoses disconnected, rear struts disconnected,
hopefully will get chance to remove it and the propshaft wednesday night.

nearly all removed now




and a nice parcel

think i might go for a shaved engine bay? any opinions.

It's like christmas, more parts arrived today, rear boot panel, other drivers sided outer half of the wheel tub, another pattern sill panel, some new spot weld drills, 1mm cut off discs and flap grindidng discs.
next on the to do list is to start cleaning the engine bay and removing sound proofing/under seal.
then onto building a spit roast.

Where did you buy the rear boot panel from?
Mine is a bit crumpled from a rear end collision (happened before I bought the car), and I've looked on the Walloth and Nesch website but can't find that particular panel, just the lower half under the bumper.

Good project btw. Keep the pics coming..

all my genuine panels except one came from cotswold bmw as listed in the bimmer forum.
it one whole panel for the back end dont know if the lower half is available seperate or not.

started to clean up the shell a bit today,
found that white spirits remove the black wax/underseal stuff quite well,


removed 90% of sound proofing, just the drivers footwell to do, then little bits in the boot, but most will be removed when the new panels are put on the back.

this is how much i have removed so far

and only some mild burns.

No hair left on the man's head I guess huh nice progress

Good job! Nice to have another restoringproces to watch.

Let the pictures come please

Did you know, all internal sound deadening weighs in at 15.4 kg

finished the last bit tonight and weighed it.

got a new set of alloys now as well, so thats spending finished till after x-mas, unless its on tools, just good old graft from now on.
16x7j and 16x8.5j, if they dont fit i will make them fit.
3 piece, billet centers.

195 font 205 rear so a nice bit of stretch, and rolled arches i think.
et is around 20mm
centers will be re coated and modified to look a bit nicer as well.

Oh wow lovely wheels. I've not seen them before - should suit your car perfectly.

lol I bid on those.

rofl. i bid on them too. didnt go for them was worried about the offsets being out too far.