The waiting game (1982 320/6)

[davidvincent]

Some small updates...

I removed and stripped the original 13" Mahle wheels so that I can refurbish them myself. A combination chemical dipping/stripping, soda-blasting, filing and sanding.. And a whole lot of polishing!

But to get the wheels offI needed a set of spares (thanks Paul) so a set of E30 Bottle Caps later I was almost ready to go, realising the offset was incorrect I picked up a set of these spacers:



Which seemed a really good fit:



So I'm able to drive now without any issues with the tie rod ends catching etc.

And then next week I'll be moving on to this!!:



I've been introduced to a local guy (two roads away!) who used to race E21's and now runs a garage from home. So he's on clutch duty

Final update is this, a small but interesting thing (for me at least) as now in the UK the tax disk doesn't need to be displayed, hence:

[davidvincent]

A few little updates....

Finally think I have all the parts needed for the PAS upgrade:



Some nos chrome handles:



And a k&n filter assembly for the weber:




I'm still in the process of stripping the 13" mahle's, but here's a snap o how snowy it gets in the garden doing the soda blasting!:



All good fun!!

[uwbuurman]

Haha, nice work!

[Jeroen]

All nice upgrades sir!!

[Tweet]

Hi guys

I bought this car and its been sat in my driveway for a while now
Gonna start work on it soon
Looking forward to keeping this thread alive with updates, pics and many many questions

Cheers Tweet

[Jeroen]

Ah, congrats! Already saw something on FB I believe, nice to see the history continue here... looking forward to your updates!