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Got my 316 finally

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:59 pm
by Shushman
Great news to share. I finally picked up a very nice 316 thanks to luke :thnx . The car is great and had alot of work put into it by luke. Drove 260 miles home and it didnt miss a beat. Amazing car. Good to be back on the classic bmw scene officially since selling my e30.

Alot more work will be done to the car over the next 6 months starting with dechroming (some of you may hate me for this) and ridding the car of its minor rust.

This is a link to lukes build thread which he has been doing since he got the car.
http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=18626

Will keep this build thread updated to share for you guys and girls. Enjoy.

Ps. Will be asking for alot of help with things so all comments and advice is very welcome.

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Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:11 pm
by Jeroen
Congrats mate!

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:04 am
by nuke laars
Welcome to the club! I live in North London so will be on the look out for you. I also have an E30 too, I expect it would be hard to say goodbye to such a well performing car, although the E21 does have a lot more character and rarity.
Let me know if you need use of tools or a hand.

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:54 pm
by nas80
welcome and congrats

where abouts is home?

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:18 pm
by Shushman
Cheers mr laars. Home is north west london nas. The heating short circuited today :(

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:52 pm
by Shushman
After a good little clean

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Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:08 pm
by Jeroen
Shiny stuff! :banana

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:42 am
by woody m3evo
Gutted to see this leave the Southwest. :(

But looking forward to seeing the plans you have for it. :thumbsup

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:12 pm
by cobbler2u
looks nice.
have you thought about single light conversion

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:50 pm
by Shushman
woody m3evo wrote:Gutted to see this leave the Southwest. :(

But looking forward to seeing the plans you have for it. :thumbsup
Its a great car. At the moment. Just cleaning things up. Going to have to have some body work done as soon as i can afford it.

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:56 pm
by Shushman
cobbler2u wrote:looks nice.
have you thought about single light conversion
Yup. Its on my list of things to do. First got to do the main work. And bit by bit dechrome it.

Seeing as the protective metal panel infront of the fan blower was off. I saw it was in badish shape. So thought why not use up old primer and paint and started to give it a do over.

Started with the grill :mrgreen:

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Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:46 pm
by Reck
Good work! Fancy doing mine? :) My blower fan is whining so I'll be taking that panel off soon too..

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:44 pm
by Shushman
Haha. If the fan didnt have electrics i woould have dipped it in a bucket of wd40. :shock:

Heres the finished look. Thought id use up the matte black i had sitting around.

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Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:07 pm
by Jeroen
MOD: topic moved to owner's gallery

Re: Got my 316 finally

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:35 pm
by mupetmagnet
good luck with it mate, you planning on going low with her?